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Mindfulness and Meditation Resources

Meditation Timers
Timers are an essential support for meditators as they let us focus on the practice without needing to watch time. A live time-keeper plays this essential role in most group meditation settings.

Timers are available on most cell phones - choose soothing bell tone to end your meditation
Insight Meditation Timer App
Headspace App
Calm App

Mindful Waking
Progressive Alarm Clock -increases volume of bell tone gradually as you awaken
Choose softer but audible tones on cell phone alarms


Meditation and Yoga Supplies
http://www.dharmacrafts.com/
https://www.yogaaccessories.com/


Teachers/Authors

John Kabat Zinn
Books: Full Catastrophe Living
www.mindfulnesscds.com

​Tara Brach
www.tarabrach.com

Yung Pueblo
www.yungpueblo.com



Mindfulness, grief, trauma and emotional healing

Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein:
Mindfulness Workbook

Heather Stang:
Mindfulness and Grief

Sameer M. Kumar, PhD:
Grieving Mindfully

​David Treleavan, PhD: 
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Book, Website


Bessel van der Kolk, MD:
The Body Keeps the score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma



Mindfulness and Social Engagement

Prison Mindfulness Institute
http://www.prisonmindfulness.org/

The Interdependance Project
http://theidproject.org/

Rhonda V. Magee, Author 
​
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and
Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness



Retreat centers that offer classes, meditation programs and retreats

Duke Integrative Medicine
Durham, NC

The Mindfulness Center at UNC
Chapel Hill, NC

Tip: check local yoga studios for meditation classes, scheduled open meditation (often free or by donation) and any class labeled “gentle”, “yin” or “restorative yoga”. There are many different methods of developing mindful awareness. Find one that feels like a natural fit.
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