Resources
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Extensive Information & Meta-Directories
- Access to Insight (Extensive File Archives on Buddhism and Meditation)
- Bhavana Society Retreat Center (Articles, Newsletter, etc.)
- BuddhaNet Audio – Real Audio Meditation Instruction (Good stuff!)
- BuddhaNet Online Insight Meditation Workshop (Articles & Real Audio Training!)
- BuddhaNet Online Loving-Kindness Meditation Workshop (Articles & Real Audio Training!)
- Dharmastream — Listen to Vipassana meditation-related teachings online (pretty cool!)
- Kriya Yoga Meditation – The Home Foundation (book, online class)
- Kriya Yoga Meditation Links
- Lifepositive Guide to Meditation
- Merkaba Meditation — Flower of Life Research web page
- Spirit-WWW Meditation Meta-Directory (Articles, FAQ, & Resources – a bit “weird”)
- The Transcendental Meditation Program
- Transcendental Meditation — Summary of Scientific Research
- Vipassana.com (Text of meditation books, Real Audio Meditation Instruction, Online Course, links, etc.)
- Vivation: The Skill of Happiness Meditation (Articles, Teachers)
- Wildmind Online Meditation Courses and Articles
National/International Organzations
- U.S.: American Yoga Foundation
- U.S.: Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society (CFM) (Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Program)
- U.S.: Insight Meditation Society
- U.S.: Mind Body Medical Institute (Harvard – Herbert Benson)
- U.S.: Prison Dharma Network (Articles, Publications, Programs)
- Worldwide: Acem Meditation International (Norway-based, but International Classes)
- Worldwide: Dharma Centers (Including Vipassana Meditation Centers)
- Worldwide: Dzogchen Foundation (Tibetan Buddist Meditation)
- Worldwide: Foundation for International Spiritual Unfoldment (FISU)
- Worldwide: Institute for the Scientific Study of Meditation
- Worldwide: International Meditation Centers (Sayagyi U Ba Khin tradition)
- Worldwide: Shambhala Worldwide Network of Meditation Centers
- Worldwide: Silva Method International (Meditaion-like process to help unlock power of the mind)
- Worldwide: Transcendental Meditation Home Page
- Worldwide: Vipassana Meditation Centers (S.N. Goenka Teachings)
- Worldwide: World Community for Christian Meditation
Practitioner Databases
- U.S.: Center for Mindfullness – Mind/Body Stress Reduction Programs (Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s work)
- U.S.: Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Centers Online
- U.S.: Kriya Yoga Meditation – Center for Spiritual Awareness (Recommended Kriya Yoga Center)
- U.S.: Prison Dharma Network Groups (U.S.)
- U.S.: Theravada (Insight/Vipassana) Meditation — Meditations Centers & Groups USA
- U.S.: Transcendental Meditation Centers
- U.S. & Canada: Vivation: The Skill of Happiness Meditation Teachers (Request a Practitioner List)
- Worldwide: ACEM International Meditation Centers
- Worldwide: Dzogchen Meditation Teacher & Group Listing
- Worldwide: International Meditation Centers Listings (Sayagyi U Ba Khin tradition)
- Worldwide: Merkaba Meditation Facilitators
- Worldwide: Meditation Center Database (from Shambhala Sun Magazine) – U.S. & Canada
- Worldwide: Shambhala Meditaton Groups
- Worldwide: Silva Method: International Directory of Practitioners (Meditation-like process in some respects)
- Worldwide: Sivananda Yoga Meditation (Dhyana) Centers
- Worldwide: Tantra Yoga: Worldwide Teachers Directory
- Worldwide (Outside U.S.): Theravada (Insight/Vipassana) Meditation — Meditations Centers & Groups Outside USA
- Worldwide (Outside U.S.): Transcendental Meditation Centers
- Worldwide: Vipassana Meditation Center Listings (S.N. Goenka Teachings)
- Worldwide (Outside U.S.): Vivation Meditation Professionals (International Links)
- Worldwide: World Community for Christian Meditation Groups
- Netherlands Insight Meditation Center Groups
- United Kingdom: Samatha Trust Meditation Groups
Web-Based Discussion Forums
Spirit of Ma’at (Merkaba Meditation) Message Boards (on various subjects)
General Interest Pages
- Drunvalo Melchizedek web page (Earth-Sky Workshop schedule)
- Free Vipassana Meditation Training as taught by S.N. Goenka
- InnerSelf Magazine Meditation Articles
- Learning to Meditate (Cool RealAudio-guided meditations)
- Mindfulness
- Mindfullness Retreat (Steve Flowers)
- National Meditation Center
- Netherlands Insight Meditation Center (Articles/Newsletters, Retreats, Groups)
- Samatha Trust (Meditation practice in the Buddhist tradition)
- Sivananda Yoga Meditation (Dhyana) Web Page
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Jack Kornfield’s Center)
- Sounds True Catalog Home Study Courses
- Unified Buddhist Church (Thich Nhat Hanh’s web page)
- Vipassana Meditation Courses and Guidelines in Prisons
- Vipassana Publications
- World Wide Online Meditation Center
- Zazen (Zen Meditation) Article
Education & Training
- U.S.: Insight Meditation Centers Online
- U.S.: Kriya Yoga Meditation – Center for Spiritual Awareness (Recommended Kriya Yoga Center)
- U.S.: Kriya Yoga Meditation – Home Foundation (book, online class)
- U.S.: Mindfullness Based Stress Reduction Programs
- U.S.: Naropa University (Colorado, U.S.) — Includes degree programs with focuses on yoga & meditation, international programs as well)
- >U.S.: Vivation Meditation Training Workshops
- Worldwide: Acem Meditation International Classes (Select a Country from pull-down menu)
- Worldwide: Dzogchen Meditation Workshops
- Worldwide: Kriya Yoga Meditation – Lessons from Tantra: The Magazine Online
- Worldwide: Shambhala Meditation Retreat Centers (Worldwide)
- Worldwide: Vipassana Meditation Center Courses Worldwide (S.N. Goenka Teachings)
- Netherlands Insight Meditation Center Classes
