Resources for Mindfulness

The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

The Insight Meditation Community of Washington (IMCW) is a community of individuals who share the common aspiration

Jack Kornfield is an author and Buddhist practitioner and the founder of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, introducing Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West.

Mindful is the voice of the emerging mindfulness community. We work to provide insight, information, and inspiration to help us all live more mindfully.

Mindfulness DC is a group of people from many different backgrounds coming together to support one another in mindfulness, and to practice in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

The Opening Heart Mindfulness Community is open to everyone and meets to practice sitting and walking meditation and discuss mindfulness-related topics, practicing together in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Plum Village is a global community of mindfulness practice centres offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

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

What’s going on with you now? Right now? Whether you’re grabbing a minute in between to-do’s at work, taking a walk, boarding a plane, or dealing with overwhelming feelings,

What are you working through? Anxious thoughts? Lack of focus? A stressed-out psyche?

How you feel matters! Whether you’re feeling sad, anxious, or stressed, Happify brings you effective tools and programs to help you take control of your feelings and thoughts.

If you’re the type whose mind gets lost in worry (or flooded with to-do lists) the minute your head hits the pillow, then Headspace should be your go-to.

The Healthy Minds Program App is your easy-to-use guide to well-being. With a combination of podcast-style lessons and both seated and active meditations, you’ll learn what the science says about the brain while developing skills to tap into these cultures for a healthier, happier you.

INSCAPE: GUIDED MEDITATION is a tool for relaxation, stress relief, and mindfulness. The app has tools such as a journal with prompts, a timer, and a generic breathing exercise that kids might use daily to help with their meditation practice.

Insight Timer offers more than 45K free meditations—that’s a big deal, as one of the biggest complaints about other apps is their lack of free content. The library allows you to filter by need (e.g. stress, sleep, self-esteem), time (from five minutes to 30+ minutes), or specific benefit (e.g. relationships, spiritual, kids).

Start Your Mindfulness Journey with MyLife. MyLife offers a personalized mindfulness solution tailored to how you’re feeling right now. MyLife recommends paired with your current emotions, no matter if you’re anxious, hopeful, angry, or just can’t fall asleep.

Whether you are a seasoned meditator or you are just getting started, Omvana gives you access to hundreds of beautifully crafted tracks for all levels.

No matter your meditation goal—to boost self-confidence, shake off anxiety, get over a breakup, or simply be present—Simple Habit has an extensive library of meditations, all cataloged and easy to find.

Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life. 10 minutes a day are suggested. Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life.

With this easy-to-use app, you can practice mindfulness meditation anywhere, anytime with the guidance of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center.

If you have five minutes, you have enough time to meditate. Unplug excels in guided meditations but also allows you to self-direct with unobtrusive timers and ambient sounds. Because just a few minutes are required, it’s great to use when you need to refocus and distress during the workday.

Whil is used in more than 100 countries to help adults and teens learn instant and repeatable techniques to calm and focus the mind and relax the central nervous system in as little as 5 minutes a day. They feature over 25 of the top MDs, PhDs and certified trainers in the world.

This app will teach you the how-to behind meditating in a fun, easy, and accessible way.

The Everyday Sublime podcast explores a full spectrum spirituality. Each week Josh will release a dharma talk, and each month Josh will publish a long-form conversation with a thought-leader from the field. As Stephen Batchelor says, “the mystical does not transcend the world, but saturates it.”

Ancient meditation techniques from wisdom teachers who are lost in the mists of time are made available to you in accessible, bite-sized or longer guided meditations.

If you’ve ever thought to yourself: “I should be meditating,” then this podcast is for you.

This mindful podcast aims to increase the listeners’ ability to be calm, joyful and focused through mindfulness and meditation.

How on earth can you squeeze meditation into the accelerating pace of a 21st century lifestyle? On One Mind we explore the art of meditation and mindfulness and interview meditation teachers and every day practitioners.

If you have five minutes, you have enough time to meditate. Unplug excels in guided meditations but also allows you to self-direct with unobtrusive timers and ambient sounds. Because just a few minutes are required, it’s great to use when you need to refocus and distress during the workday.

Practicing Human is a daily podcast, hosted by Cory Muscara, offering insights and practices into how to live a fulfilling life. Cory pulls on his time living as a Buddhist monk in Burma, his many years as a mindfulness and meditation teacher, and his work in Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Wake Me Up is a one-of-a-kind podcast that uses mindfulness, meditation, and motivation Wake Me Up is a one-of-a-kind podcast that uses mindfulness, meditation, and motivation

Rachel Brathen, known as Yoga Girl, is an international yoga teacher and speaker, bestselling author and serial entrepreneur who inspires millions every day.

The Yoga Inspiration Podcast is all about talking with real yoga students about practicing yoga in the real world.

This podcast comes to us via San Francisco-based global teacher Jason Crandell and his wife and business partner, Andrea Ferretti, a former editor at Yoga Journal.