Guiding Stars of the Meditation Research Institute Switzerland (MRIS): Jon Kabat-Zinn, Zindel V. Segal & Jack Kornfield

Last Updated on July 17, 2026 by pg@petergamma.org

Jon Kabat-Zinn

who teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

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Zindel V. Segal

who teaches Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

Jon Kabat-Zinn & Zindel V. Segal teach meditation based on scientific findings.

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Jack Kornfield

holds a Ph.D.in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts. And he teaches meditation at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California.

Kornfield is furthermore a trained Buddhist monk who trained in Thailand, India, and Burma.