Bob Stahl shares his journey exploring Eastern wisdom, which introduced him to mindfulness. He then orients us to mindfulness of the body within the context of The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, a sutra that describes the four as:

1. The Body
2. Feeling Tones
3. Mind States
4. Dharmas

Mindfulness of the Body is taught as the first of the Four Foundations, and it consists of 6 different practices:

1. The Posture
2. The Breath
3. Physical Activities
4. The 32 Body parts (20 solid parts and 12 liquid parts)
5. Contemplation of Death and Decomposition
6. The 4 Elements of Material Phenomena:

• Solidity,
• Liquidity,
• Motion,
• Temperature

Listen in as he explains the life-changing impact of the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation on those willing to embrace it.

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Bob Stahl, Ph.D., founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs in medical centers in the SF Bay Area before he retired in 2023 from El Camino Hospital in Mt. View, California.

He serves as an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the School of Public Health at Brown University Mindfulness Center and formerly at the Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Bob teaches MBSR Teacher Trainings and Insight Mindfulness Meditation retreats worldwide and is the former guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society. He is the co-author of five books:

• A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (1st & 2nd editions)
• Living With Your Heart Wide Open
• Calming the Rush of Panic
• A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety
• MBSR Everyday

Find him at https://mindfulnessprograms.com