Meditation & Mindfulness: General Information

• What is mindfulness 
• Great Resources on Mindfulness- Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life –
• Scientific Research on Meditation 
• On the art of being present and free from suffering: 10 part webcast with Eckhart Tolle & Oprah. Chapter by chapter study of his book A New Earth. Your Workbook: The Companion Guide to Oprah and Eckhart’s Classes.
• Ascension Meditation (includes research on its efficacy
• Ascension Meditation Really Does Light People Up – Even Across Space and Time
• Video: Mindfulness – An introduction with Jon Kabat-Zinn
• Jon Kabat-Zinn: Body Scan Guided Meditation From The Mindful Way through Depression (2007)
• Jon Kabat-Zinn – The Healing Power of Mindfulness (in Dartmouth)
• Learn to Meditate from home with Deborah King
• How to Meditate with Dr. Joan Borysenko
• Guided Meditations from The Chopra Centre
•  9 Attitudes Jon Kabat Zinn talks about the 9 attitudes of Mindfulness and how to use them in our practice and daily life.
• Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation Training for ADHD in Adulthood (Research)
• Study finds Meditation Helps Tame The Brain’s Emotional Response
• Web: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindfulness and Neural Integration
• 20 Scientific Reasons to Start Meditating Today
• How Meditation Changes Your Brain
• Scientific Research on Meditation 
• Meditation appears to produce enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain
  
• Research on Meditation (Wikipedia)
• Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindfulness and Neural Integration
• Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Connecting to Calm
• Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Mindsight and Neural Integration
• 14 days of FREE Guided Mindfulness Meditations by Cambridge Essentials: Here & Now

CHILDREN AND MEDITATION/MINDFULNESS

• How to Get Kids to Meditate
• Teaching Children Mindfulness and Meditation
• Mindfulness for Children (Audio)
• Meditation to Help Children Chill Out & Reduce Impulsivity
• Benefits of Meditation for Kids and Teens
• Research on the benefits of mindfulness for children: on Academic Performance (1, 2, 3) , Disciplinary Issues, and Teacher’s Perceived Stress
• The Many Benefits Of Meditation For Children (Article)
• Benefits of meditation on ADHD (Research)
• Benefits of mindfulness on ADHD (Research)
• Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Children to improve attention & enhance social-emotional resiliency (Research)
• Meditation replaced detention in school. Read about the impact on kids. (Article)
• App: OMG Meditation 
• Meditations for the whole family, by age group. Real Great!
• App: Mindfulness for Children, their Twitter Feed with great quotes and inspiration.

Mindfulness in the Classroom:

• Healthy Habits of Mind: How teaching mindfulness skills and compassion practices improve executive function skills in the classroom, such as sustained attention, focus, interpersonal skills, lowered aggression, etc.

MINDFUL PARENTING

• A Model of Mindful Parenting: Implications for Parent–Child Relationships and Prevention Research
• Benefits of Mindful Parenting
• Video: Dr. Dan Siegel: Using Mind Sight to Nurture a Shy Child 
• Recommended books for adults and children here.