Receive training in mindfulness (Vipassana) meditation from the internationally known scientist, best-selling author, and meditation teacher who brought mindfulness practice into mainstream medicine and society. This new instructional CD set includes 5 guided meditations that lead you into the essence of Kabat-Zinn's acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a program offered at medical centers and hospitals around the world. In addition, you will learn the Seven Key Attitudinal Factors of MBSR — qualities of mind and heart that lay the foundation for mindfulness meditation, and for seeing and accepting things as they are, a first step to working with pain, stress, and sorrow, as well as the joys and pleasures of life.