Full Catastrophe Living is a manual for helping you to develop your own personal meditation practice and for learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's highly acclaimed stress reduction programme, where he uses mindfulness to help thousands of people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness.It provides easy-to-follow meditation techniques, a detailed eight-week practice schedule and dozens of success stories to show you how to use mindfulness to cope with a wide range of problems, including medical symptoms, physical and emotional pain, anxiety and panic, time pressures, relationships, work, food and events in the outside world.This new edition has been revised and updated to include the latest research in support of mindfulness-based programmes and their effectiveness for stress reduction, symptom regulation and emotional balance. It is a practical guide for anyone, well or ill, who seeks to transcend his or her limitations and move towards greater levels of health and well being.