Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Official website for the most renown mindfulness training program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindful Awareness Research Center
UCLA’s research center for mindfulness with resources for learning how to practice mindfulness, including Podcasts
Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian
A great introduction to mindfulness and meditation for stress reduction; comes with mediation CD.
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
An inspirational Buddhist writer, this book provides an uplifting reflection on how to gracefully handle difficult times using mindfulness principles
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A practical book on using mindfulness to work through depression from one of the leaders in the field.
Mindfulness Mediation by Jon Kabat-Zinn
This audio book includes the meditations used by Kabat-Zinn for his research on mindfulness and its affects on health.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a meditation
technique that is used to treat a number of mental
health and physical conditions. When practiced
regularly (5 minutes 5 days per week), this simple
technique can effectively reduce symptoms of
stress, depression, anxiety, addiction, and chronic
pain.
Getting Started with Mindfulness
1.
Listen to the "Why Bother
Practicing Meditation?" and "Mindfulness
Instructions"
podcasts.
2. Then try the "Guided
Mindfulness Meditation" or "2 Minute
Mindfulness"
Meditations to get started.
3. Practice mindfulness 5 days a week for 2
minutes; work up to 5 or 10 minutes using the
podcasts below or your own timer. You can download
the mindfulness
log to track
your progress.
4. Explore: Try the "Mindfulness
Body Scan" or
"Stress
Shrinking"
Meditations below or pick up one of the books below
for further reading.
Mindfulness Podcasts and Handouts