ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Ready to Give Meditation a Try?

By Kimberly Goad — 2020

A beginner's guide to quieting the mind in a time of stress. Includes three guided meditations by popular mindfulness teachers to try now.

Read on www.aarp.org

FindCenter Post-Image

Mind Science: Meditation Training for Practical People

The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirited questions from a rationally-minded audience, MIND SCIENCE achieves what most books on meditation rarely do: It’s actually fun to read, and it imparts much useful information without religious or mystical overtones.

Book
Charles T. Tart
2013
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday

Mindfulness meditations are a great way to cultivate awareness and acceptance of the here and now―Practicing Mindfulness makes it easy and accessible with 75 evidence-based exercises designed to bring calmness and compassion into your day to day.

Book
Matthew Sockolov
2018
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
13:00

Late Night Sitting Can Change Your Life ~ Shinzen Young

Shinzen Young spoke of how late night sitting can restructure how you experience the world, during a recent Southern California retreat. An all-night “Yaza” (or night sit) was scheduled to begin right after his dharma talk. Many people decided to do it after hearing this description.

Video
Shinzen Young
2012
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
03:48

Meditation’s Impact on the Brain | Documentary Clip

This is a clip from the feature documentary “A Joyful Mind.”

Video
Richard Davidson
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
25:29

The Science of Meditation

Meditation has never been so popular. But can it really make you smarter, happier and healthier? New research shows that it can affect the body as well as the mind, slow down the aging process, and even alter the structure of the brain.

Video
2016
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
32:04

Meditation Instruction: How to Meditate—Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Chögyam Trungpa gives a general orientation to meditation in the Buddhist tradition and gives meditation instruction. This is essentially the same basic instruction that he gave throughout the time he was in the United States.

Video
Chögyam Trungpa
FindCenter Flag Image

There are known concerns about this teacher’s actions. Please see our Teacher Policy in the footer menu on this page for more information.

2012
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
07:01

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.

Video
Andy Puddicombe
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
28:55

How to Meditate with Charles T. Tart

Charles T. Tart, PhD, is emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis, as well as the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Here he presents basic and simple ideas related to the practice of meditation.

Video
Charles Tart
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You

The key to building a solid meditation practice is in the practice itself. From Zen and Vipassana to walking meditations and body scans, the simple practices outlined in Practical Meditation for Beginners make it easy to build an ongoing meditation routine that is best for you.

Book
Benjamin W. Decker
2018
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness

Meditation is one of the most important things to learn in order to live a life of joy, health and love. This is a rare meditation book that offers advanced meditations made simple. Loch Kelly goes to the root of suffering by introducing us to the ultimate medicine of awake awareness.

Book
Loch Kelly
2015
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Meditation