Resources
Find here a range of hand picked resources to introduce you to the very best in mindfulness based books, audio and video.
Full Catastrophe Living
This book marks the genesis of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. It is written by Jon Kabat-Zinn and outlines the eight-week course in some detail, as well as describing the applications of mindfulness, and scientific and academic research.
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The Mindful Way Through Depression
Grounded in the MBSR course, and developed specifically for people experiencing depression, this book offers a step-by-step guide for the eight-week course, including guided meditations.
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Coming To Your Senses
This book is for those wishing to deepen their understanding of mindfulness. You can feel the joy in the poetry of Kabat-Zinn’s writing. Highly recommended.
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
A treasure trove of wisdom, this book offers short, easy to read pearls for daily inspiration.
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Teach Us To Sit Still
Tim Parks shares his journey through the peaks and troughs of learning to meditate. A humorous and insightful read.
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Living Mindfully
Not just another book on mindfulness. Gary Heads draws on the integrity of the gold standard eight-week MBSR to develop innovative and thought provoking perspectives on the field of mindfulness teaching. A book, not just for teachers, but also for those wishing to deepen their understanding of mindfulness, and those considering training.
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The Craving Mind
I hazard a guess, that all of us at some point, have struggled with over consumption. Whether that be food, technology, sex, shopping or hard drugs and alcohol. Brewer draws on cutting edge scientific research and the wisdom teachings of the buddha to provide an excellent insight into the mechanisms of addictive behaviours. An accessible, thought provoking and supportive read. Check out his Ted talk in the video section of the resources page.
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Mindfulness At Work
A great supplementary book for those who are already practising mindfulness and want more specific guidance for applying it in the workplace.
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Ruby Wax - A Sane New World
How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life - Centre for Mindfulness US
Senior teachers at the Centre for Mindfulness in the US describe the MBSR course. Hear also participant experiences.
Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
If you have an hour to spare Jon Kabat-Zinn talks indepth about mindfulness, and it’s life enhancing benefits.
Judson Brewer on Addiction
Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they’re bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving. Check out his book, in the books section of resources.
The Mindfulness Network CIC
The Mindfulness Network CIC, a collaboration between Bangor, Exeter and Oxford Universities, was established to support excellence in Mindfulness Teaching and to offer secular retreats for people who wish to deepen their mindfulness practice in non-religous ways. I offer supervision, mentoring and retreats here.
Mindfulness Beyond
Mindfulness Beyond is a community of experienced mindfulness teachers who are actively involved in mindfulness training that develops and deepens practice beyond introductory offerings such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (which we also teach).
Together we’re exploring the possibilities of ongoing mindfulness practice beyond eight-weeks.
Mindfulness Network Retreats
The Mindfulness Network offers a range of mindfulness retreats that are inclusive, based on well-researched approaches, and respect differing views and beliefs. Their retreats are informed by both ancient knowledge and modern theories, as well as scientific findings about health and well-being. They are open to people of any and no faith.
Their aim is to provide mindfulness-based practitioners and teachers with a variety of opportunities to deepen their practice, in supportive settings, with the guidance of experienced mindfulness retreat leaders.
New Life Foundation
New Life Foundation is a nonprofit therapeutic and mindfulness – based practice centre in northern Thailand. They offer a supportive learning space for individuals looking for help with stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, trauma, or addiction. In addition to core daily practices of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga, their program offers one-on-one counselling and group workshops based on various modalities, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), trauma release exercises (TRE), Enneagram, mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), non-violent communication (NVC), art and dance therapy, and more. I have taught at New Life twice and highly recommend it!
Art Therapy and Mindfulness
Mindfulness and art therapy is an integrated approach which offers the combined benefits of supporting and deepening mindfulness practice, in addition to providing therapeutic support. Sessions are group or individual and are suitable for adults, including those who have experienced mental health challenges.
The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice Free Audio
The teachers and trainers at the Centre for Mindfulness have most kindly, and generously offered recordings of the primary mindfulness meditation practices. You can find body scans, mindful movement, long and short sitting meditations and guided breathing spaces by a variety of excellent teachers.