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How to Practice Shamatha Meditation

By Lama Rod Owens — 2020

Shamatha meditation—mindfulness or concentration—is the foundation of Buddhist practice. Lama Rod Owens teaches us a version from the Vajrayana tradition.

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How to Meditate: Mingyur Rinpoche Talks About the Essence of Meditation

In this short teaching, Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche discusses the essence of meditation, and how learning to meditate helped him overcome debilitating panic attacks and anxiety.

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Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
2011
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one.

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Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren, Carlye Adler
2025
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Shamatha (Single-Pointed) Meditation with Dr. Barry Kerzin

This is part of a Virtual Retreat Series by the Altruism in Medicine Institute to help move beyond fear and anxiety using non-pharmacologic tools.

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2017
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Meditation for Anxiety - Yoga with Adriene

15 Minute Meditation For Anxiety guides you through a simple at home meditation to provide relief from anxiety, stress, and energetic imbalance. Find a comfortable seat, tune into your breath, and soften. Return to this practice regularly for preventative care. Great for beginners!

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Adriene Mishler
2017
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Stress and Anxiety: Ask Andy

How do we change our relationship with anxiety? Former Buddhist monk and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe answers your questions about stress and anxiety, and how to overcome them with self-care and mindfulness.

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Andy Puddicombe
2020
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Meditation for Beginners: How to Relieve Stress, Anxiety and Depression and Return to a State of Inner Peace and Happiness

A regular meditation habit can make you healthier, happier and more successful than ever! This book will teach you exactly how to calm your mind, release tension, and “let go” in a way that will change your life forever! Meditation isn’t about chanting, crystals, or playing with an eagle...

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Yesenia Chavan
2014
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Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us

If you grew up in struggle―overcoming homophobia, sexism, trauma, shame, depression, poverty, toxic masculinity, racism, or social injustice―you need a different type of meditation . . . one that doesn’t pretend the struggle doesn’t exist.

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Justin Michael Williams
2020
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The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day

Quiet the mind, feel less stressed, less tired, and achieve a new level of calm and fulfillment in just ten minutes a day Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk, the Voice of Headspace, and the UK’s foremost mindfulness expert, is on a mission: to get people to take 10 minutes out of their day...

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Andy Puddicombe
2025
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Calming (Samatha) Meditation