Health and wellbeing
‘Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World’
The book contains the complete 8 week mindfulness course developed at Oxford University. Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman.
Professor Mark Williams is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. He co-developed MBCT, is Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, and is co-author of the international best-seller The Mindful Way Through Depression. He is one of the premier researchers in the field of mindfulness worldwide, and has been a pioneer in its development and dissemination.
Dr Danny Penman is a qualified meditation teacher and award-winning writer and journalist. He currently writes features for the UK Daily Mail, having previously worked for the BBC, New Scientist and the Independent newspaper. He is co-author of the international bestseller Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World. He has received journalism awards from the RSPCA and the Humane Society of the United States. In 2014, he won the British Medical Association’s Best Book (Popular Medicine) Award for Mindfulness for Health: A Practical Guide to Relieving Pain, Reducing Stress and Restoring Wellbeing (co- written with Vidyamala Burch). His books have been translated into more than 25 languages.
Mindfulness videos
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is internationally known for his work as a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic (in 1979), and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (in 1995). He retired from his positions at the medical center in 2000. The Center for Mindfulness has been under the leadership of Dr. Saki Santorelli since that time, and during those years, it has grown remarkably and its programs have become more and more influential both in the US and internationally.
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Webinar Reducing Stress
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Mindful Standing Yoga
Jon Kabat Zinn: Article
Tai Chi 5 Minutes a Day Module 01 – easy for beginners
Mindfulness: Links to Resources
Mindfulness Music
Listening to music can have a tremendously relaxing effect on our minds and bodies, especially slow, quiet classical music.
This type of music can have a beneficial effect on our physiological functions, slowing the pulse and heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and decreasing the levels of stress hormones.
Calming Meditation Music to Relax the Mind and Body
Mindfulness Relaxing Music for Stress Relief. Calm Instrumental Background Music for Relaxation
How to practice music meditation