Meditation & Mindfulness: General Information
- What is mindfulness
- Great Resources on Mindfulness- Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life –
- Scientific Research on Meditation
- On the art of being present and free from suffering: 10 part webcast with Eckhart Tolle & Oprah. Chapter by chapter study of his book A New Earth. Your Workbook: The Companion Guide to Oprah and Eckhart’s Classes.
- Ascension Meditation (includes research on its efficacy
- Ascension Meditation Really Does Light People Up – Even Across Space and Time
- Video: Mindfulness – An introduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Jon Kabat-Zinn: Body Scan Guided Meditation From The Mindful Way through Depression (2007)
- Jon Kabat-Zinn – The Healing Power of Mindfulness (in Dartmouth)
- Learn to Meditate from home with Deborah King
- How to Meditate with Dr. Joan Borysenko
- Guided Meditations from The Chopra Centre
- 9 Attitudes Jon Kabat Zinn talks about the 9 attitudes of Mindfulness and how to use them in our practice and daily life.
- Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood (Research)
- Study finds Meditation Helps Tame The Brain’s Emotional Response
- Web: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindfulness and Neural Integration
- 20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today
- How Meditation Changes Your Brain
- Scientific Research on Meditation
- Meditation appears to produce enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain
- Research on Meditation (Wikipedia)
- Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindfulness and Neural Integration
- Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Connecting to Calm
- Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindsight and Neural Integration
- 14 days of FREE Guided Mindfulness Meditations by Cambridge Essentials: Here & Now
CHILDREN AND MEDITATION/MINDFULNESS
- How to Get Kids to Meditate
- Teaching Children Mindfulness and Meditation
- Mindfulness for Children (Audio)
- Meditation to Help Children Chill Out & Reduce Impulsivity
- Benefits of Meditation for Kids and Teens
- Research on the benefits of mindfulness for children: on Academic Performance (1, 2, 3) , Disciplinary Issues, and Teacher’s Perceived Stress
- The Many Benefits Of Meditation For Children (Article)
- Benefits of meditation on ADHD (Research)
- Benefits of mindfulness on ADHD (Research)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Children to improve attention & enhance social-emotional resiliency (Research)
- Meditation replaced detention in school. Read about the impact on kids. (Article)
- App: OMG Meditation
- Meditations for the whole family, by age group. Real Great!
- App: Mindfulness for Children, their Twitter Feed with great quotes and inspiration.
Mindfulness in the Classroom:
- Healthy Habits of Mind: How teaching mindfulness skills and compassion practices improve executive function skills in the classroom, such as sustained attention, focus, interpersonal skills, lowered aggression, etc.
MINDFUL PARENTING
- A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research
- Benefits of Mindful Parenting
- Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Using Mind Sight to Nurture a Shy Child
- Recommended books for adults and children here.