…a study of meditation and mindfulness
The mission of this study is to introduce you to the concept of mindfulness and the practice of meditation. By using a multitude of sources to explore meditation it is my hope that you realize the potential that these skills can bring to improve the quality of your life. We will use Joan Borysenko’s Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, as a base study on how to meditate. We will hear from Jon Kabat-Zinn. We will listen to NPR podcasts that teach you meditate, and podcasts that explore the practical implications of mindfulness.
At the end of this study I hope that I’ve sufficiently introduced you to the miracle of mindfulness.
Go here for a podcast of a pleasant 5:00 guided meditation.
Go here to access a series of meditation podcasts from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.
Focus of Study – below:
- Minding the Body, Mending the Mind – Joan Borysenko
- Schoology Assignment – in conjunction with Borysenko
- Here and Now – The Science of Mindfulness and Meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn of MBSR University of Massachusetts Hospital.
- Sixty Minutes with Anderson Cooper – Mindfulness
Supplemental Posts – below:
- New York Times – “Mindful Eating as food for thought” /copy – link
- New York Times – “Walking Towards Mindfulness” /copy – link
- NPR Podcast – Be Here Now; Meditation for Body and Brain
- NPR Podcast– Thru Meditation Veterans relearn compassion
- Phil Jackson Interview – On the NBA and Mindfulness
- Meditate Anywhere – Anytime. short video.
- A quick minute – short video
- Thich Nhat Hahn – wikipedia / facebook / Thich Quang Duc in S Vietnam
- Washing Dishes– The Miracle of Mindfulness Thich Naht Hahn
- Final Assignment –Just be in the Moment
