Resources
Articles
- 'Mindfulness' meditation being used in hospitals and schools—USA Today, June 8, 2009
- Mindfulness training busts stress—Val Willingham, CNN Medical Producer, 2009
- Lotus Therapy—New York Times, 2008
- Mindfulness Course a Hit for Pain Management—National Public Radio, 2007
- How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time—Time Magazine, 2006
- Stress Relief Through Meditation Gains Focus—Boston Globe, 2006
- Meditation Fining Converts Among Western Doctors—National Geographic, 2006
- "Doing Nothing"—Tina Owen, Iowa Alumni Magazine, 2005
- Science Explores Meditation's Effect on the Brain—National Public Radio, 2005
- Buddha Lessons: A Technique Called 'Mindfulness' Teaches How to Step Back from Pain and the Worries of Life—Newsweek Magazine, 2005
- Meditation Gives Brain a Charge, Study Finds—Washington Post, 2005
- What Makes Us Happy—University of Toronto, 2005
- "The Man Who Prescribes the Medicine of the Moment"—Barry Boyce, Shambhala Sun Magazine. 2005 Profile on Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.
- Meditation—Businessweek Magazine, 2004
- Calming the Mind—Time Magazine, 2003
- A Therapy Gains Ground in Hospitals: Meditation—The New York Times, 1999
- Stress: It's Worse Than You Think—Psychology Today, 1996
Videos
- Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
- Jon Kabat-Zinn: Coming to Our Senses
Research
Research on Mindfulness-Based programs is emerging and deepening in many areas from physical and mental health conditions to investigations into how mindfulness impacts the brain or changes our relationships. There are currently over 50 NIH-funded studies.