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Full awareness diving Text and photos Krzysztof Dziech
In 1979, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a MIT graduate holding a PhD in molecular biology, came upon the idea to introduce his private meditation practices based on the Buddhist “full consciousness” method into the hospital environment, both among patients and personnel.
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enerally, his purpose was to reduce stress levels. This is how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction came to life –
a protocol grounded in classical Buddhist psychology (however, in-depth research shows that its roots may be traced back to each philosophical and religious system, to a large extent also in the Judeo-Christian tradition) and at the same time based on classical medicine, psychology and knowledge of the western world. I encourage those of you who would like to extend their knowledge on that topic to read specialized compilations and spend some time to think about it and research the matter.
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