Recommended resources

Mindfulness
- Center for Mindfulness (Founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- Kristin Neff (Self-compassion researcher)
- Smiling Mind (free mindfulness app)
- mindful.org
- Oxford Mindfulness Centre to the Mindfulness
- Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice in Wales
- Mark Williams and Danny Penman
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- spur: Mental health support: Links to various crisis counselling services and information networks around the world.
- Befrienders Worldwide: Volunteer action to prevent suicide
- NHS mental health helplines: Helplines in the UK
- Mental Health Hotline Numbers and Referral Resources: Helplines in the US
Videos
- Richard Chambers at TEDxUniMelb
- Jon Kabat-Zinn at Google
- Matthieu Ricard
- Kristin Neff TED
- Tara Brach
- Room To Breathe: Documentary on mindfulness in schools
- The Connection: Documentary and ebook on the mind-body relationship
Books
- Mindfulness for Life by Dr Craig Hassed and Dr Stephen McKenzie
- Mindful Learning: Reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning by Dr Craig Hassed and Dr Richard Chambers
- Mindful Relationships: Creating genuine connection with ourselves and others by Dr Richard Chambers and Margi Ulbrick
- The Mindful Home by Dr Craig and Deirdre Hassed
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame by Tara Branch
- Self Compassion by Kristin Neff
- Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson
- Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
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