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Getting Started with Mindfulness

This page lists just a few of the many resources on mindfulness you may want to explore. All books listed are available in the Seattle Community College libraries.

Mindfulness Defined from Greater Good: Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.

Books

Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning by Daniel P. Barbezat; Mirabai Bush
Call Number: LB2331.B357 2014
Covers both theory and practical aspects of contemplative practices for educators, including classroom exercises that apply mindfulness in educational settings. Both print and eBook available.
The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life
Call Number: BF311.M55355 2011
A compilation of essays from key mindfulness teachers on topics including basic introductions to mindfulness, digital mindfulness, mindful eating, chronic pain, and many more.
Mindful Tech by David M. Levy
Call Number: T14 .L489 2016
UW Information School professor offers guidelines for being more aware and attentive to our well-being as we engage with technology tools.
Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement and Peace by Sharon Salzberg
Call Number: HF5549.5.J63S25 2013
A practical guide to using mindfulness and meditation to improve your work life.
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Call Number: BF637.M4K23 2005
A brief guide to living in the present through meditation and other mindful practices.
Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh; Arnold Kotler (Editor); Dalai Lama (Foreword by)
Call Number: BQ5410.N46 1991
From the late Zen master, peace activist and author. Shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us.

Featured Magazine

Mindful magazine
Includes "personal stories, news-you-can-use, practical advice, and insights to help you live a healthier, happier life."

Stop by the periodical shelves in the library to check out a print issue or browse the web version.
Greater Good Magazine

Selected Recent Articles

9 mindfulness exercises to help you manage COVID stress
Fingerprint for Success, December 2020
Fostering Better Student Mental Health Through Mindfulness
Psychology Today, Jan 19, 2021
The Neuroscience of Meditation, and the Virtues of Shutting Up
Newsweek, August 5, 2015
Does Mindfulness Mean Anything?
NPR, July 15, 2015
How Mindfulness Meditation Is Transforming Our Society
Huffington Post, July 12, 2015

Resources For Meditation & Further Exploration

Free Guided Meditations from UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
Short meditations to download or stream.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society (SIMS)
Offers meditation classes and practice in the Seattle area. Videos for many classes are posted online as well.
Articles from SIMS
A selection of study materials from SIMS teachers.
Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education
Professional organization that focuses on increasing contemplative insight and action in the realm of education
Soul Care from West Virginia University
Advice for using mindfulness to reduce stress. Includes a description of a simple mindfulness exercise eating a raisin.