# Quote — Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are

> Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.

- Author: [Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn.md)
- Book: [Wherever You Go, There You Are](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn/wherever-you-go-there-you-are.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn/wherever-you-go-there-you-are/mindfulness-practice-means

## More from this book

> It helps to have a focus for your attention, an anchor line to tether you to the present moment and to guide you back when the mind wanders. The breath serves this purpose exceedingly well. It can be a true ally. Bringing awareness to our breathing, we remind ourselves that we are here now, so we might as well be fully awake for whatever is already happening.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn/wherever-you-go-there-you-are/it-helps-to-have.md)

> Be a light unto yourself.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn/wherever-you-go-there-you-are/be-a-light.md)

> A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation—to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jon-kabat-zinn/wherever-you-go-there-you-are/a-good-place.md)