Positive Psychology: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jon Kabat-Zinn - UMindfulness Lecture

Jon
Kabat-Zinn speaking at the University of Miami on October 9th, 2015.

This lecture is part of the UMindfulness Lecture Series. Co-directed by
Dr. Amishi Jha and Scott Rogers, the Mindfulness Research and Practice
Initiative (mindfulness.miami.edu) is an interdisciplinary
collaboration across UM to engage in novel implementation and
cutting-edge brain research on contemplative training.

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License - Standard YouTube License

Link: https://youtu.be/dHpJNT7ekGs

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jon Kabat-Zinn - UMindfulness Lecture

Category - People

License - Standard YouTube License