Free guided meditation downloads
Other recommended guided meditations
- Dr. Kristin Neff self-compassion exercises
- Jon Kabat-Zinn meditation on observing thoughts
Recommended books
- Getting your feet wet
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- Meditation is Not What You Think, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
- 10% Happier by Dan Harris
- Advice Not Given, by Mark Epstein, M.D.
- Diving deeper
- Altered Traits, by Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson
- Buddah’s Brain by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and Richard Mendius, MD
Recommended mediation apps
- 10% Happier – free to try, then subscription-based
- Insight Timer – free
- Calm – free to try and lots of free content, subscription for full access
- Headspace – free to try, then subscription-based
Recommended mindfulness research publications
Impact of mindfulness on Focus – Lutz et al. (2009)
- Three months of mindfulness practices focusing on attention, daily for 10-20 minutes •Breath awareness or body scan •
- “Marked increase in their ability to sustain focus” •
- Sustaining focus also took less effort •
- Published in J Neurosci. October, 2009
Mindfulness and musical performance anxiety (MPA) in collegiate music students – Diaz (2018)
- Noticeable decrease in the effect of MPA (musical performance anxiety) with a least one weekly, 10 minute mindfulness session
- Students were aware of MPA, but were able to focus on performing
- Published in Journal of Research in Music Education 2018, Vol. 66(2)