Links & Resources
- Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society
- [http://www.umassmed.edu/Content.aspx?id=41252]
- The institution founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It has played a leading role in scientific research related to mindfulness and meditation, and their medical uses.
- The Science of Meditation
- [http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030804/om/]
- This interactive graphic charts the biological effects of meditation on the brain.
- Meditation: Take a Stress-Reduction Break Wherever You Are
- [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meditation/HQ01070]
- Some stress-related meditation tips and applications by the staff of the Mayo Clinic.
- Meditation at the NIH
- [http://nccam.nih.gov/health/meditation/]
- A National Institutes of Health primer on meditation. The page includes links to meditation tips, and to medical research studies on the effects of meditation.
- The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation
- [http://www.noetic.org/library/publication-books/physical-and-psychological-effects-meditation/]
- For those looking to get a little more technical; an overview of medical research on effects of meditation on health.
