[Mindfulness based stress reduction in a cardiac medical setting: my personal (22 years) and professional (10 years) experience].

This article is the description of the personal journey of one of the pioneers of mindfulness teaching in health care in Quebec. It emphasizes the need to practice and to understand this concept experientially rather than conceptually. It describes the contribution of mindfulness to his medical practice and provides a brief overview of the workshops he has led a the Epic Centre (Centre for Preventive Medicine and Fitness of the Montreal Heart Institute) for the last 15 years.