Author / Teacher

Bob Stahl

Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently offering programs at Dominican Hospital and El Camino Hospitals in Los Gatos and Mt. View. Dr. Stahl serves as a Senior Teacher for 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 is coauthor of 5 books: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Living With Your Heart Wide Open, Calming the Rush of Panic, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety, and MBSR Everyday. Bob is the guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock.

Articles by Bob Stahl

10 Mindful Attitudes for Reducing Anxiety
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10 Mindful Attitudes for Reducing Anxiety

Learn how to interrupt automatic reactions to anxiety while fostering inner peace and self-awareness with 10 key mindful attitudes. Read More

A Mindful Inquiry: Calming the Rush of Panic
Guided Meditations

A Mindful Inquiry: Calming the Rush of Panic

Explore how meditation can help you investigate emotions and feelings that come up with panic—with a curiosity to see what’s actually there. Read More

10-Minute Nourishing Breath Meditation
Breathing Meditations

10-Minute Nourishing Breath Meditation

The deepest healing occurs when you come to terms with the way things are. This simple awareness of breath practice is an act of self-love and compassion for the moment we find ourselves in. Read More

A Meditation for Investigating Panic Attacks
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A Meditation for Investigating Panic Attacks

By practicing mindful inquiry, you can begin to understand what is driving your anxious emotions and gain freedom from them. Read More

Explore Anxiety with Mindfulness
Mindfulness For

Explore Anxiety with Mindfulness

Bob Stahl unpacks what anxiety actually is, how those who struggle with anxiety can harness the benefits of mindfulness, and offers a mindful writing exercise to reduce anxiety. Read More

A Meditation on Anxious Emotions
Guided Meditations

A Meditation on Anxious Emotions

This practice involves deep investigation into the causes of anxious feelings so you can discover the story lines that trigger and drive your emotions. Read More

A Reconciliation Meditation
Guided Meditations

A Reconciliation Meditation

Anxiety engenders feelings of isolation—when we don't feel at ease, how do we find peace? This meditation explores making amends for the times we've hurt ourselves, others, or those who have hurt us. Read More

Turning Sounds into a Meditation Practice
Breathing Meditations

Turning Sounds into a Meditation Practice

You don’t need calm and peace to be mindful. Here’s a guided meditation that takes the basics of mindfulness into the noisier parts of life. Read More

Find Balance During a Moment of Panic
Breathing Meditations

Find Balance During a Moment of Panic

A short practice to help restore awareness of your breath and your body and reclaim your equilibrium so that you can face the rest of your day with calm and ease. Read More

A Meditation on Working with Anxiety
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A Meditation on Working with Anxiety

This meditation combines breath awareness, the body scan, and mindfulness of thoughts to explore sources of stress and anxiety. Read More

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