Resources

Browse our ever-growing collection of mindfulness learning and practice resources. From books and mobile apps to retreats and teachers - there's something here for everyone!

Mobile Apps

Available on both Apple and Google app stores

Mobile Apps

Head Space

Meditation made simple. Mindfulness training offered in many subject categories from the workplace to relationships.

Insight Timer

An elegant, simple meditation timer app - offering a variety of high-quality bell sounds to denote the start, mid-point, and end of your meditation

Waking Up

From acclaimed author Sam Harris, this app offers meditation instruction from top teachers and deep dialogues on the nature of consciousness and the mind.

Happier

The successor of Dan Harris' mindfulness education platform, best-selling book, and web training series.

Calm

A full-featured mindfulness-training tool that brings more clarity, joy, and peace to daily life.

Buddhify

Buddhify’s specialty is guided meditations, which uniquely holds your hand as it leads you through simple exercises that address anxiety, stress, sleep, and more.

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Best wisdom on the web

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Zen Habits is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness.

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Mindfulness Articles

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Mindfulness Articles

How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body

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How Meditation May Change the Brain

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Mindfulness: Getting it's Share of Attention

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Book Recommendations

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Book Recommendations

10% HAPPIER

How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works

by Dan Harris

MINDFUL WORK

How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out

by David Gelles

SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF

The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

by Chade Meng Tan

BREATH

The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor

FROM SUFFERING TO PEACE

The True Promise of Mindfulness

by Mark Coleman

REAL HAPPINESS

A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

by Sharon Salzberg

WHEREVER YOU GO THERE YOU ARE

Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

by Jon-Kabat Zin

MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS

Step-by-step instruction for newcomers to meditation

by Jack Kornfield, PhD

Favorite Teachers

Mindfulness teachers who have inspired us...

Favorite Teachers

Sharon Salzberg

"An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners."

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Jack Kornfield

"Author, Buddhist practitioner, Spirit Rock Meditation Center founding teacher, and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the west."

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Tara Brach

"Tara Brach's teachings blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our world."

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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."

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Shauna Shapiro

"Shauna Shapiro, PHD, is a best-selling author, professor, clinical psychologies and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion."

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Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 and is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts

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Spring Washam

"Spring Washam is a well-known meditation teacher, author and visionary leader based in California and Peru. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment

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Mark Coleman

"Mark is an inner and outer explorer, who has devotedly studied mindfulness meditation practices for three decades."

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Lori Schwanbeck

Utilizing evidence-based practices and skill building, I lead experiential programs where the competencies of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, growth mindset, compassion, resilience and social skills are learned through engaging interactive exercises.

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Global Retreat Centers

U.S. based centers of contemplative wisdom

Global Retreat Centers

Garrison Institute

Garrison, New York, USA

"The Garrison Institute was founded on the belief that action in the world is more compassionate and more effective when infused with the wisdom and skill cultivated in contemplative practices."

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Insight Meditation Society

Barre, Massachusetts, USA

"IMS is a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom of mind and heart. We offer meditation retreats rooted in the Early Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom."

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Omega Institute

Rhinebeck, New York, USA

"Through innovative educational experiences that awaken the best in the human spirit, Omega provides hope and healing for individuals and society."

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Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Garrison, New York, USA

"Set among 411 acres of serene oak woodlands in the secluded hills of West Marin County, Spirit Rock is a refuge from everyday life where it's truly possible to quiet the mind, soften the heart and see life in a new way."

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Resources

Featured Videos

Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation

Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes - TEDx

60 Minutes: Anderson Cooper Interviews Jon Kabat-Zinn

Dan Harris & Sharon Salzberg: How to Meditate

Mobile Apps

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Mindfulness Articles

Book Recommendations

Favorite Teachers

Sharon Salzberg

"An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners."

Jack Kornfield

"Author, Buddhist practitioner, Spirit Rock Meditation Center founding teacher, and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the west."

Tara Brach

"Tara Brach's teachings blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our world."

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."

Shauna Shapiro

"Shauna Shapiro, PHD, is a best-selling author, professor, clinical psychologies and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion."

Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 and is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts

Spring Washam

"Spring Washam is a well-known meditation teacher, author and visionary leader based in California and Peru. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment

Mark Coleman

"Mark is an inner and outer explorer, who has devotedly studied mindfulness meditation practices for three decades."

Lori Schwanbeck

Utilizing evidence-based practices and skill building, I lead experiential programs where the competencies of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, growth mindset, compassion, resilience and social skills are learned through engaging interactive exercises.

Global Retreat Centers

Garrison Institute

Garrison, New York, USA

"The Garrison Institute was founded on the belief that action in the world is more compassionate and more effective when infused with the wisdom and skill cultivated in contemplative practices."

Insight Meditation Society

Barre, Massachusetts, USA

"IMS is a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom of mind and heart. We offer meditation retreats rooted in the Early Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom."

Omega Institute

Rhinebeck, New York, USA

"Through innovative educational experiences that awaken the best in the human spirit, Omega provides hope and healing for individuals and society."

Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Garrison, New York, USA

"Set among 411 acres of serene oak woodlands in the secluded hills of West Marin County, Spirit Rock is a refuge from everyday life where it's truly possible to quiet the mind, soften the heart and see life in a new way."

Dan Harris & Sharon Salzberg:
How to Meditate