Things We Love
These resources are specific to helping you find and live a conscious life and to introduce you to some people and things that can have a profound impact. We have also selected some incredible articles on Mindfulness.
This is not an extensive list, but an array of very helpful resources.
General Mindfulness Websites
Websites we love
People
Music
Books
Courses/Institutes
Magazines
Movies
Free Online Audio/Videos on Mindfulness (courtesy of Mindful.org)
Mindfulness in mainstream press
Mindful Parenting
Mindful Education
Mindful Eating/Weightloss
Mindfulness and Goals/Success
Mindfulness and living a Conscious Life
Mindfulness in Business
Mindfulness, Meditation and Science
General Mindfulness Websites
Websites we love
Dailygood.org – A lovely community of optimists, reporting good news, uplifting stories, videos and daily emails.
Notes from the Universe –Always uplifting, inspirational and fun
People
John Kabatt Zinn -Spirit Rock
Sharon Salzberg– Teacher and Founder of Insight Meditation
Ruth M. Buczynski, The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
Patrick Connor – For guidance on finding the spiritual path and incredible retreats.
Mark Thornton – Meditation and spiritual insights for people in the real world.
Kute Blackson – motivation and great wisdom from an exceptional man.
Yogi Cameron – spiritual guidance with an emphasis on the yogic path and ayurveda. This site has great practices and information, all for free.
Arjuna Ardagh – A great teacher and writer of awakening, deeper love and true conscious living.
Elisha Goldstein– Mindfulness Stress Reduction author
Music
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Books
Wherever you go, there you are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Search Inside Yourself by Chade Meng-Tan
A Mindful Nation by Tim Ryan
The Mindful Manifesto by Jonty Heaversedge
The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
The Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo
The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley
The Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell
Truth Shall Set You Free by Swami Purna
Falling into Grace by Adyashanti (and any of his books)
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda
Loving What Is by Byron Katie
Change your Thoughts, Change your Life by Wayne Dyer (and any of his books)
Ask and It is Given by Abraham-Hicks (and any of their books)
Courses/Institutes
Vipassana 10 day free silent meditation retreats available all over the world.
Landmark Forum - premier self help course worldwide. Great introduction for beginners on the path of personal development
Spirit Rock - Retreat center in Northern California focusing on mindful living
The Path of Love– course based on the teachings of Osho to open the heart
Esalen Institute-center in Big Sur California that attracts great teachers from all around the world
The Optimum Health Institute – This is one of our top recommendations if you are looking to detox, heal, lose weight or learn to live mindfully.
Magazines
Mindful Parenting-http://www.mindfulparentingmag.com/
Mindful Magazine– general magazine accessible to everyone
Movies
Free Online Audio/Videos on Mindfulness (courtesy of Mindful.org)
Canadian Mental Health Association audio links on the benefits of MBSR
A “Google Tech Talks” video on “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation”
Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) at UCLA—mp3 downloads of Mindful Meditations
Sounds True’s interactive guide to meditation
“STOP: A Short Mindfulness Practice” by Elisha Goldstein
Talk and Guided Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn at Google
UCSD’s Guided Audio Files for MBSR practice
University of Missouri-Columbia Mindfulness Practice Center guided mindfulness practice audio
Center for Comtemplative Mind and Society guided meditation downloads
University of Virginia audio and video mindfulness instruction
Discussions on the basics of mindfulness practice
Mindfulness in mainstream press
WSJ article on conquering fear and self doubt
Mindfulness meditation in NYTimes
Mindful Parenting
What does a mindful parent look like
The Mindful Parent – A peer to peer support system for parents interested in how mindful techniques can be applied to parenting
12 Exercises for Mindful Parenting – John and Myla Kabat-Zinn’s approach on using mindfulness as a parenting strategy
Article on mindful parenting by Chuck Barbieri
Article on “How to Mindfully Parent an Autistic Child” by Miriam Mason
Mindful Education
Goldie Hawn-10 Mindful Minutes book
Article on the importance of teaching mindfulness to children
Association of Mindfulness in Education
Mindful Schools – integrating mindfulness into education
Mindful Eating/Weightloss
Mindful eating helps weight loss
Mindfulness and Goals/Success
A Mindful view of New Year’s Resolutions
Mindfulness the secret to success in 2013
Choice-the last of the human freedoms
What does it mean to be mindful?
Mindfulness and living a Conscious Life
Facing your stress consciously
10 steps for creating a more conscious life
10 reasons why we should live consciously
Bill Clinton turns to meditation to relax
Mindfulness in Business
Mindfulness grows in popularity in business
Mindfulness helping to prevent burnout
Mindfulness, Meditation and Science
How mindfulness can make for better doctors
“Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society” from The Shambhala Sun
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds Neuroscience research on mindfulness
The Mindful Society Discussions on people and organizations doing new work in the field of mindfulness
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