Mindfulness Meditation Resources

In my book, I introduce mindfulness as one of the practices to help leaders ground and center themselves—physically, emotionally and spiritually.  On this page you will find a set of resources to help you learn about and practice mindfulness meditation.

First, let me share an engaging, informative and entertaining video by Jon Kabat-Zinn, who gives an excellent overview of mindfulness meditation:

Here is an eight-minute meditation by Bridget Woods Kramer that I practice nearly every day:

Here is an eight-minute creativity meditation by Andrea Schroeder that I use to prepare myself for a creative activity.

Here is a Google Talk by my friend, Richie Davidson, outlining the neuroscience behind meditation:

 

The University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing has extensive resources in support of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.  You can find them by clicking on the image below:

Another good resource is the University of California, San Diego (USCD) website.  USCD has, available for free download, a set of audio files to practice Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). You can find them by clicking on the image below: