WHY MINDFULNESS?

HOW TO PRACTICE

FAQs

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Why Mindfulness?

A website dedicated to fact-based and sourced information on the health and wellness benefits of mindfulness meditation.

Additional Resources

Apps

Buddhify 2 (iOS and Android)
- Author's Note: Buddhify 2 is, hands down, my preferred app for meditation.
Calm (iOS, Android, and Web)
Headspace (iOS and Android)
Happify (iOS, Android, and Web)

Websites

Videos

Pico Iyer: The Art of Stillness (TEDtalks)
Andy Puddicombe: All It Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes (TEDtalks)
Zindel Segal: The Mindful Way Through Depression (TEDxUTSC)
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn (Google)
Mindfulness - How to Actually Practice Mindfulness and Conquer Your Emotions (Actualized.org)
The Newly Mindful Anderson Cooper (CBS / 60 Minutes)

Articles

Sam Harris: How to Meditate
Mattieu Ricard: Want To Be Happy? Slow Down
Mindfulness Meditation Benefits: 20 Reasons Why It's Good For Your Mental and Physical Health (Huffington Post)
Waking Up: Sam Harris Discusses the Benefits of Mindfulness (The Minimalists)

Audio

Books

Mindfulness: An Eight Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein
Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers PsyD and Lilian Cheung DSc RD
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel and Myla Kabat-Zinn
The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems by Ronald Siegel
The Mindfulness Solution to Pain: Step-by-Step Techniques for Chronic Pain Management by Jackie Gardner-Nix and Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress by John D. Teasdale and J. Mark G. Williams DPhil
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness by Susan L. Smalley PhD and Diana Winston