Virtual:
- Mindful.org: How to Meditate: A free website that goes into what meditation is, why it's important, how to meditate, and the science behind it. It also includes a variety of styles in meditation, and free guided audio practices.
- Virtual 8 week MBSR courses
- 8 week free MBSR course from Palouse Mindfulness
- UMass Memorial Health
- MBSR Training by Mindful Leader
- The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stress Relaxation Response/Mindfulness based stress reduction programs.
- Cory Muscara: Teacher, Speaker, Coach
- TED Talks & Articles | Behavior Patterns, Habit, & Mindfulness | Dr. Jud: includes several mindfulness exercises
- The Institute of HeartMath®, heart based wellness resource to support a healthy lifestyle.
- Biofeedback apps such as the EMWAVE to help use your heart rate variability information to create a more coherent relaxed state.
- Biofeedback apps such as the EMWAVE to help use your heart rate variability information to create a more coherent relaxed state.
- University of Minnesota website that has excellent mind-body resources including practical tools for creating and following a healthy lifestyle and navigating a healthcare system.
- The Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota
- The Center provides many workshops and webinars designed to help you take charge of your health and wellbeing to attend throughout the week. The webinars are free but require registration, and the workshops have pay what you can pricing.
- The Center provides many workshops and webinars designed to help you take charge of your health and wellbeing to attend throughout the week. The webinars are free but require registration, and the workshops have pay what you can pricing.
- Mental Health: Excellent website for patients and practitioners with information on mental illness.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- Dr. Kabat-Zinn is the author of the famous mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) courses that have been offered to professionals and hospitals throughout the country. These courses are meant to help people with stress, pain, and chronic illness.
- Dr. Kabat-Zinn is the author of the famous mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) courses that have been offered to professionals and hospitals throughout the country. These courses are meant to help people with stress, pain, and chronic illness.
- Stress Remedy
- A free audio relaxation exercise by Jay Winner, the author of the book “Take the Stress out of Your Life”.
- A free audio relaxation exercise by Jay Winner, the author of the book “Take the Stress out of Your Life”.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- A global community of mindfulness practice centers offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
- A global community of mindfulness practice centers offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
- Self-compassion meditation
- Guided practices and exercises for self-compassion meditation by Dr. Kristin Neff
- Noticing your own suffering and feeling compassion towards yourself will open your heart and is a different experience than constantly fighting against the conditions that are causing you suffering. Self-compassion meditation will only enhance your feelings of compassion for yourself and your fellow humans. This is useful for people who are highly critical of themselves.
- Center for Mind-Body Medicine The Transformation Self Care Resources - The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
- Fingerprint for Succeess - 9 Mindfulness Exercises To Help You Manage COVID Stress
- One Moment Meditation
- The One Moment approach takes you just one minute or less each day to practice mindfulness techniques in order to reduce stress and anxiety, focus better, calm family dramas, get more productive, and be ready for anything.
- The One Moment approach takes you just one minute or less each day to practice mindfulness techniques in order to reduce stress and anxiety, focus better, calm family dramas, get more productive, and be ready for anything.
- Video: One-Moment Meditation
Guided Imagery
- Free samples of guided imagery available here
- Health Journeys A site with a lot of beautiful guided imagery tapes that help people deal with surgery, stress, insomnia, pain, trauma etc. We suggest the following exercises by Belleruth Napartesk "preparation for surgery" “healthful sleep”, “relieve stress”, “ease pain”, "healing trauma". There is also a 15-min free guided imagery exercise.
- The Healing Mind
Interactive guided imagery by Dr. Marty Rossman
- Christian based meditation
- Centering Prayer: Father Thomas Keating, Provides training in contemplative practice.
- Introduction to Centering Prayer
- Thomas Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere - Sounds True A Walk in the footsteps of Thomas Merton
- Tara Brach's website
- Tara Brach is a clinical psychologist and meditation teacher whose website is rich in resources and guides you to online resources and talks
- Her guide on how to meditate
- Guided Meditations by Tara Brach
- Mindful Eating
- Psychologist’s website who discusses mindful eating, has books on mindful eating and offers consultations on mindful eating
- The Center for Mindful Eating
- "Mindful eating helps us become aware of our thoughts, feelings, and physical senations related to eating, reconnecting us with our innate inner wisdom about hunger and satiety." The Center for Mindful Eating (TCME) is a member-supported, nonprofit international organization whose mission is to help people acheive a balanced, respectful, healthy, and joyful relationship with food and eating.
- Self-help for anxiety and depression:
- E-Couch is for anxiety, depression, relationship and bereavement ($27/year)
- Site for self-help, offering free of charge cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression
- Moodgym is for anxiety and depression and stress ($27/year)
- My Compass is for anxiety and depression (free)
- Apps:
- Insight timer app available for download on iTunes or android (free) (offers instructions in multiple languages, including Spanish):
- 100,000 free guided meditations with playlists, polyphonic bells for peaceful meditation on a timer, courses to help master lifelong skills for dealing with stress and managing anxiety levels with the help of experts, and group meditation and a daily check-in to build a history of your journey.
- Suggested authors on insight timer:
- Jack Kornfield
- Eckhart Tolle
- Andy Hobson
- Tara Brach
- Steven Pendleton
- Elisha Goldstein
- Centering Meditation (Christian based)
- 100,000 free guided meditations with playlists, polyphonic bells for peaceful meditation on a timer, courses to help master lifelong skills for dealing with stress and managing anxiety levels with the help of experts, and group meditation and a daily check-in to build a history of your journey.
- Calm app
- An app for Sleep, Meditation, and Relaxation. Includes sleep stories, exclusive music to help you focus, relax, sleep, video lessons on mindful movement and gentle stretching, and nature scenes and sounds to enjoy while relaxing, sleeping, working, or studying.
- $69.99 billed annually or $399.99 billed once for lifetime
- Headspace app
- Find more joy, less stress, and the best leep ever. It includes guided meditations, animations, articles, and videos to improve the health and happiness of the world
- $5.83 a month Annual plan billed at $69.99/year
- $12.99 a month Monthly plan
- Plum village app (free)
- A free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations, and other practices including mindful movement and Qi Gong offered by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community. This app offers an opportunity to experience a range of teachings directly from an Apple or Android smartphone.
- Mindfulness app
- The creators believe in bringing an all-embracing peace to the world. To help the world become a more thoughtful place, they help as many people on their individual journey by creating a digital tool accessible by everyone to meditate and practice mindfulness. The app offers an extensive number of meditations with world-renowned teachers, customizable settings, and daily encouragement.
- One month free trial with a premium subscription for $9.99/month or $59.99/year
- Breathe by Dr. Jud app (free)
- A simple but effective one minute breathing exercise to relax
- Unwinding Anxiety by Dr. Jud app
- Provides step-by-step guidance with video lessons and exercises specifically designed for individuals, a weekly call with Dr. Jud to address specific challenges on live video calls, and an expert-moderated community to receive support, guidance, and inspiration in a safe place.
- 1 month plan is $29.99
- 6 months plan is $139.99
- 1 year plan is $209.99
- There is a 30 day money back guarantee on all three plans
- Shine app
- Shine app offers daily meditation and guided journaling personalized for each person, along with community support from mental health experts.
- A free app offering daily meditations, daily article, and a gratitude log in. Personalization and other benefits come with the premium subscription for $64.99/year
- Peloton app
- The Peloton exercise app also offers meditation
- Balance from Elevate Labs
- Personalized meditation app catering towards needs such as focus and anxiety
- Insight timer app available for download on iTunes or android (free) (offers instructions in multiple languages, including Spanish):
- Selected articles
- Dealing with feelings of anger
- A nice article describing 10 simple ways you can practice mindfulness each day Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
- University Minnesota Article
- Other Meditation Resources
- University of Minnesota Meditation Exercise: an audio link to listen to with closed eyes to meditate
- CIGNA: CLIMB (Changing Lives by Integrating Mind and Body): Free podcasts
- Includes some resources in Spanish
Podcasts
- The Way Out is In
- This podcast series is aimed at "helping us to transcend our fear and anger so that we can be more engaged in the world in a way that develops love and compassion."
- 10% Happier
- 10 percent happier is an invitation to “Journey with us and learn how to train your mind to be happier over time alongside the most qualified people on the planet—including the Dalai Lama.”
