Mindfulness and Wellness Programs  

          The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at UMass
                   Medical School

           Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard Medical School

Information About Mindfulness

               Commonly Asked Questions About Meditation and Stress Reduction
                                    by Jeffrey Brantley, MC, Duke University

          Excerpts from Coming to Our Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn:

• Meditation - It's Not What You Think

• Why Even Bother? The Importance of Motivation

Mindfulness in Mainstream Media

          Mindfulness Course a Hit for Pain Management -- National Public Radio, 2007

          Stress relief through meditation gains focus -- Boston Globe, 2006

          Science Explores Meditation's Effect on the Brain -- National Public Radio, 2005

          Meditation -- Businessweek Magazine, 2004

Clinical Research on Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

           Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation
                 by Richard Davidson, et al.

The effect of mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and  symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients by Michael Speca, et al.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health-related quality of life in a heterogeneous patient population by Diane Reibel, et al.

Recommended Reading

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Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson

Thoughts Without a Thinker by Mark Epstein

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield

The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh

Coming to Our Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Healing and the Mind by Bill Moyers (based on a PBS special by the same name)

Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen

Here for Now; Living Well with Cancer Through Mindfulness by Elana Rosenbaum

Heal Thyself: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli

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