mindfulness
Client-Geared Resources
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Worksheets and Apps
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Articles
What is Mindfulness? from Mindful.org
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Breathing & Counting Exercises
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Visualizations & Guided Practices
“The Mountain” Meditation (script)
"The Mountain" guided meditation (YouTube) with Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD (20 minutes)
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Body / Movement-Based Exercises
Therapist-Geared Resources
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Trainings / Guides
MBSR trainings at the Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches
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Articles / Readings
How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective (Hölzel et al., 2012)
More Mindfulness May Be Part of the Answer for Anxiety-ridden U.S. by Alvin Powell, The Harvard Gazette, Feb. 2023
How Emotions and Organs Are Connected in Traditional Chinese Medicine by Sarah Vanbuskirk and reviewed by Armeen Poor, MD January 10, 2023 in Very Well Mind
Media
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Books
Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield
Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche
The Blooming of a Lotus Revised & Expanded: Essential Guided Meditations for Mindfulness, Healing, and Transformation by Thich Nhat Hanh
Here: I Can Be Mindful (ages 5 and up), written by Ally Condie and illustrated by Jaime Kim
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Podcasts
I Love You Keep Going by George Haas - the connections between Buddhist meditation and attachment theory.
The Risks of Meditation, The Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Podcast
Healing Through Sound Meditation & Breathwork, Dr Joy Harden Bradford, Therapy for Black Girls
Fierce Self-Compassion w/ Dr. Kristin Neff, The Laverne Cox Show
How Meditation Works & Science-Based Effective Meditations, Huberman Lab Podcast
Creating Calm Through Meditation & Affirmations, Dr Joy Harden Bradford, Therapy for Black Girls
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Websites
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
Insight LA - a non-profit meditation community
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Film / TV / Videos
Tara Brach’s YouTube Channel with guided meditations