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Mindful Resources

Local New Forest Practice Group (donation optional):

New Forest Mindfulness practice sessions for graduates of 8-week mindfulness courses - 6-7.30pm dates vary, in person or online https://www.newforestmindfulness.com/mindful-sitting-group

Practice Sessions

Free Audio Recordings of Mindfulness Practices:

Freely Available Videos

Free Apps:

https://insighttimer.com You can choose your own length of time for a meditation, and the frequency of chimes or bells, e.g. 25 mins with bells every 5 mins. We also recommend the recorded practices in this app recorded by MBCT teachers such as Mark Williams
https://www.smilingmind.com.au a not for profit website and free app with mindfulness meditations / programmes for children and adults

Mindfulness Books

Mark Williams & Danny Penman. Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world (includes CD with guided meditations).
John Teasdale, Mark Williams & Zindel Segal. The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-week program to free yourself from depression and emotional distress. Guilford, New York (includes an MP3 / CD and downloads of guided meditations).
Jon Kabat-Zinn. Full Catastrophe Living. Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness [the original book detailing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction – MBSR - course].
Jon Kabat-Zinn. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the present moment and your life. 
Mark Williams, Zindel Segal, John Teasdale & Jon Kabat-Zinn. The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness (includes CD with guided meditations; emphasis on depression but helpful for various kinds of distress.
Burch & Penman. Mindfulness for Health: Relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing.
Christophe Andre. Mindfulness: 25 Ways to Live in the Moment Through Art.
Ruth Baer. Practising Happiness: How mindfulness can free you from psychological traps and help you build the life you want.

Self-Compassion Books

Neff, K., 2021, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive.
Neff, K., & Germer, C.K., 2018 The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook - A Proven Way To Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength and Thrive.
Germer, C.K., 2009 The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.
Sharon Salzberg. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection.

Parenting and Childbirth Books

Jon & Myla Kabat-Zinn. Everyday Blessings. The inner work of mindful parenting.
Shauna Shapiro & Chris Whyte. Mindful Discipline: A loving approach to setting limits and raising an emotionally intelligent child.
Nancy Bardacke. Mindful Birthing: Training the mind, body & heart for childbirth and beyond.

Websites:

www.newforestmindfulness.com New Forest Mindfulness: For details of local 8-week introductory mindfulness courses in the New Forest area, retreat days, practice group and other events
https://capacitar.org/capacitar-emergency-kits-to-download/ movement practices for tough times
https://www.qnis.org.uk/wellbeing-practices/ mindfulness & movement practices via the Queens Nursing Institute Scotland
https://self-compassion.org Kristin Neff’s Website for information on self-compassion
https://centerformsc.org Website for mindful self-compassion courses
https://bamba.org.uk BAMBA -the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches, including UK listing of approved mindfulness teachers in the UK and good practice guidelines for those wishing to teach mindfulness based courses
https://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org/ for details of policy and implementation recommendations in education, health, justice etc. Including guidance on Mindfulness in the workplace https://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org/building-the-case-for-mindfulness-in-the-workplace

http://oxfordmindfulness.org/ Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC), University of Oxford: For details of mindfulness courses and mindfulness teacher training
https://www.accessmbct.com including International listing of approved MBCT teachers
https://donothing.uk/ Oxford Mindfulness Centre related website for young people
www.mindful.org subscribe for monthly mindfulness articles and resources
http://www.mbct.co.uk Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) homepage
http://www.mindfulbirthing.org/ Nancy Bardacke’s website Programmes for Mindful Family Living
www.bemindful.co.uk Mental Health Foundation, online video mindfulness programme