Resources for Mindfulness
Apps:
Headspace Guided meditation sessions of 10 minute duration. The app can provide reminders to turn it on at set daily intervals, and the sessions are straightforward: a sequence of meditations that simply talk you through different mindfulness habits over a 10-day period. BU is offering free access to Headspace to BU employees. For more information and registration instructions, go here: https://www.bu.edu/fsao/headspace-intro/. Available for iOS and Android
Calm by Calm.com. Contains a number of guided meditation sessions of varying lengths from 2-20 minutes. Free content for both iOS and Android.
The Mindfulness App by MindApps ($1.99)
www.mindapps.se
Mindfulness Meditation from Mental Workout (portions available at no cost)
www.mentalworkout.com
Shine App (portions available at no cost)
Liberate Meditation – by and for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community
Websites:
Stanford Medicine’s WellMD Website:
https://wellmd.stanford.edu/healthy/mindfulness.html Resources on mindfulness and compassion for physicians.
UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center:
http://marc.ucla.edu Free podcasts available on iTunes.
Mind & Life Institute:
http://www.mindandlife.org/dialogues-dalai-lama/ Videos of talks with the Dalai Lama.
http://www.mindandlife.org/product-category/books/ Books published by the Mind and Life Institute.
The Center for Mindfulness (UMASS Medical School):
UCSD’s Center for Mindfulness (good audio resources list – links to Amazon)
http://cme.ucsd.edu/mindfulness/index.html
University of California, Berkeley, Greater Good Science Center:
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): This site offers a wealth of information on alternative therapies, supplements, recent research, and training opportunities.It has live video talks. https://nccih.nih.gov
Yoga in the Boston Area :
There are many more Yoga Studios in Boston! A web search will find the studios closest to you. (Thanks to the Program for Integrative Medicine and Healthcare Disparities at Boston Medical Center for the list below.):
ATHLETA STORE (
http://stores.athleta.net/store-4876/
Offers free yoga classes & weekly running groups. See calendar for details.
COOLIDGE YOGA
South End and Coolidge Corner locations
KARMA YOGA STUDIOS
36 W Broadway,
http://southbostonyoga.net/index.html
YOGA WORKS
Back Bay, Cambridge, Chestnut Hill, Sudbury, Watertown, Woburn locations
https://www.yogaworks.com/locations/#5-boston
YMCA
Membership includes unlimited yoga and other group exercise classes, access to pool and gym, personal training and nutrition counseling
Various locations
Meditation in the Boston Area:
(Thanks to the Program for Integrative Medicine and Healthcare Disparities at Boston Medical Center for the list):
781-647-0020
http://www.advaitameditation.org/index.php
Open classes on Wednesday evenings ($10 suggested donation)
The
http://www.meetup.com/bostonmeditates/
Meets every Wednesday for free “Meditation and Tea” ; See website above for schedule details and how to attend the class
BOSTON MEDITATION GROUP
781-894-9664
http://www.bostonmeditationgroup.com/
All meditation services are free; donations are suggested
GREATER
Email at: info@bostonzen.org
Daily meditation classes ($10 suggested donation)
MINDFUL
617-388-2036 http://mindfulboston.com/
Schedule of meditation events: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulboston/events
Holds frequent meditation events; some free, some donation-based
Jamaica Plain,
508-979-8277
http://www.meditationinmass.org/
Tuesday ($10) and Sunday ($8) open meditation classes
Brookline, MA 02445
617-734-1498
http://boston.shambhala.org/programs/ongoing-offerings/
Daily meditation classes ($5-10 suggested donation)
SRI CHINMOY CENTRE
617-547-8501
http://us.srichinmoycentre.org/meditation/boston
Global meditation center offering free yoga classes in
Call for schedule details
Books:
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.
Jon Kabat-Zinn. Hyperion. 1994.
Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less.
Marc Lesser. New World Library. 2009.
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness.
Susan L. Smalley, PhD and Diana Winston. Da Capo Press. 2010
Articles:
Wake Up! The Surprising Truth about What Drives Stress and How Leaders Build Resilience by Nick Petrie, Center for Creative Leadership, 2014