Resources
Books
‘Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world’, Mark Williams and Danny Penman. (Piatkus, 2011)
‘Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness’, Jon Kabat-Zinn. ( Piatkus,1990)
Know Thyself; the Stress Release Programme. Craig Hassed.( Michelle AndersonPublishing Pty Ltd, 2012)
‘Everyday Blessings; Mindfulness for Parents’, Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn. (Piatkus,2014)
‘Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on its Meaning, Origins and its Applications’, Mark Williams and Jon Kabat-Zinn. ( Routledge, 2013)
Research Papers
RESEARCH WITH STUDENTS
Evidence for the Impact of Mindfulness on Children and Young People
http://mindfulnessinschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MiSP-Research-Summary-2012.pdf
Research/Evidence on Mindfulness for Young People in General
http://mindfulnessinschools.org/research/research-evidence-mindfulness-young-people-general/
RESEARCH WITH TEACHERS
Evidence for Mindfulness: Impacts on the Wellbeing and Performance of School Staff.
Video Clips
What is Mindfulness is about/What is mindfulness?
John Kabat-Zinn: 60 minutes on mindfulness (60 minutes)
Anderson Cooper: MBCR The Newly Mindful Anderson Cooper (5 minutes)
Anderson Cooper on how mindfulness changes your life – follow on from John Kabat-Zinn
John Kabat-Zinn: Sitting Meditation together
John Kabat-Zinn: Part of a series of meditations
Mark Williams: 8 meditations from ‘Mindfulness: a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
The self help guide : 8 week self-help programme.
Mark Williams: Mindfulness lecture
Professor Mark Williams from Oxford University delivers a lecture to the public about the science of mindfulness. Published on Feb 4, 2014
Mark Williams on Mindfulness
Is mindfulness the answer to all our prayers? The benefits are compelling: it’s free, you can do it anytime, anywhere, and it’s been scientifically proven to work. It is recognised by those in and out of the health profession as a useful tool for generally improving our mental wellbeing, as well as dealing with more serious issues such as depression or anxiety disorders.
What mindfulness means to different people
Tim Ryan an American Senator – Mindfulness and health care
Mindfulness in Education
Richard Burnett: Mindfulness in schools project
Stop. Breathe. Pay attention. “Our mental health and well-being are profoundly affected by where and how we place our attention”. In this enlightening ted talk, richard guides through a short mindfulness meditation, and shares his experience of teaching mindfulness in schools. He reveals some of the amazing benefits being mindful can bring to the classroom and inspires the audience with simple ways to bring more.
New mindfulness techniques in schools
A teaching technique that claims to help children relax and perform better at school has been developed by Bangor university. The mindfulness techniques as they’re known, are already being used at a number of schools including one in Colwyn Bay. Kevin ashford went to see it in action.
Why the mental discipline Mindfulness is being taught in our schools
Richard Burnett and Katherine Weare speak to Natalie Graham on BBC Inside Out, South East.
Staff and children share their experience of Mindfulness and .b
Staff and children share their experience of mindfulness and .b, MiSP and the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
ITEMS FOR SALE
These items have copyright but when purchased by an institution they can be copied within the institution. Acknowledgement of the references would be appreciated. All proceeds from the sale of any items will go to support the work Jean Watson will be doing in Bhutan in October 2016.
Booklet: ‘Mindfulness in Education: a suggested strategy’. (2015) Jean Watson
£19 or $38. Please email Jean at: jean@mindfulnessmatters.org.uk for a digital copy to be sent, by email.
