On-Campus Resources
Mindfulness Library Guide:
Students enrolled in Professor Jennifer McCabe’s spring 2016 Psychology 380 course compiled this resource on Mindfulness and Education:
Online Resources:
Contemplative Pedagogy: Online resources for incorporating mindfulness in the classroom (undergraduate)
- http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/contemplative-pedagogy/
- http://www.contemplativemind.org (see: resources and events)
- http://www.pbs.org/thebuddha/teachers-guide/
- http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/moving-multitasking-mindfulness/
- “Toward the Integration of Meditation into Higher Education” A Review of Research
Mindfulness Apps
In general apps fall into three categories. Apps can teach, remind or assist. A site that does a good job of providing apps in these categories is: http://mindfulnet.org/page6.htm#apps
Additional apps are:
- http://www.calm.com
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- Tara Brach’s guided meditations
- Contemplative Mind In Society
- Insight Meditation Society
- Smiling Mind; modern meditation for young people
- Stop, Breathe & Think
- Buddhify
- Stop, Breathe & Think – Mindfulness Training App
Online courses
- Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and the Modern World: Lesser Vehicle – offered by two University of Virginia Professors, this courses provides cultural and historical background as well as experiential insights and instruction on mindfulness meditation: https://www.coursera.org/learn/buddhist-meditation
- Buddhism and Modern Psychology – offered by a Princeton University professor, this course examines Buddhist practices through the lens of evolutionary psychology to examine the effects of meditation on the brain: https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-of-meditation
- Learn mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve your wellbeing and work/study performance. A free online course at the Future Learn site. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/mindfulness-wellbeing-performance
- What is the Mind: This free online course will bring together learners and practitioners interested in how the mind works. It aims to build bridges between traditionally antagonistic approaches to understanding the mind. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/what-is-a-mind
- Engineering Self-Reflection for Human Completion: Through self-reflection, you learn the principle and methodology to find the causes that prevent you from living freely. When you practice the methodology, you can eliminate the causes and navigate your life completely, with your free will. This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning and practicing self-reflection. https://www.coursera.org/course/selfreflection
- The Science of Happiness. Free self-paced, online course. Sign up now and complete the course anytime before mid-summer. CEU credits possible.(UC Berkeley): http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/news_events/event/the_science_of_happiness
Off Campus Resources – Practice
- Kadampa Meditation Center is a center for modern Buddhism through offering an array of activities that are open to all: meditation classes, workshops and retreats, Buddhism for families, study programs, chanted prayers. https://meditationinmaryland.org
- Shambala Center offers daily public meditation, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, as well as training in contemplative arts. http://baltimore.shambhala.org/
- The Holistic Life Foundation runs programming for children to help them develop their inner lives through yoga, mindfulness, and self care. HLF welcomes volunteers in its afterschool programs, donations to the programming and inquires about internship opportunities. http://hlfinc.org
- Off Campus Meditation Centers For a list of Off Campus Meditation Centers click here.
Conferences
- The 12th Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Higher Education, August 7 – 12, 2016, at Smith College, Northampton, MA. This site gives all the programs for this organization – http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cptcu/
- People, Place, and Practice: Putting Contemplative Studies into Context Sponsored by the Mind Life Institute, Garrison, NY June 11-17. https://www.mindandlife.org/summer-research-institute/sri-2016/
- Mindful Life Conference, April 28-May 1, Washington, DC; http://allthingsmindful.org/#home
- Mindfulness, MOOCs, Money and Higher Education: Contemplative Possibilities and Promise: March 18-21, 2016 at Naropa University, Boulder Colorado. http://naropa.edu/academics/cace/events/mindfulness-moocs-money.php?utm_source=naropa&utm_medium=email
- Leading to Well-Being Conference: Cultivating Resilience, April 14-15, 2016, George Mason University, (Widely regarded as the region’s top conference on the intersection of leadership and well-being, our keynote speakers and presenters consult with the country’s top companies, CEOs, organizations and agencies to create meaningful and lasting culture shifts that move them to greater levels of thriving.) http://wellbeing.gmu.edu/our-programs/conferences/2016-leading-to-well-being-conference
- Webinar: Building Student Resilience – Tools and Strategies for Student Success, February 11, 1 PM , 90 minutes
College and University Mindfulness Research Centers:
- http://marc.ucla.edu/default.cfm: UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- http://ccare.stanford.edu/about/mission-vision/: Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
- http://mindfulness.miami.edu/: The University of Miami’s Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative
- http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/medicine/divisions/general-med/wellness/the-mindfulness-center/home.html: UVA Mindfulness center
- http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/Pages/default.aspx: Center for Mindfulness at UC San Diego
- http://www.investigatinghealthyminds.org: University of Wisconsin