Web links
Mental Health Foundation - Be Mindful (UK)
Be Mindful is a campaign, by the Mental Health Foundation, raising awareness about the benefits of mindfulness. It includes video interviews with Ruby Wax, who uses mindfulness and Mark Williams explaining how Mindfulness works to help people stay well after depression.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (North America)
A very complete website with information on books, founders, research and workshops.
Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
Provides training in cognitive therapy, also sells resource materials. Hosts workshops in mindfulness based approaches for therapists.
The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
A centre which carries out both introductory and advanced training in mindfulness teaching
Tapes and CDs recorded by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Meditation and yoga retreats in the insight meditation tradition, based in Devon, UK.
Articles
“ Scientists probe meditation secrets”
BBC News website: Naomi Law’s article on the BBC2 programme Alternative Therapies: Meditation
Jane Feinmann reports for The Independent
“To tame depression, try Buddhism on prescription”
Danny Penman reports for The Telegraph
Emma Cook reports for The Guardian