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Meditation, Mindfulness, and Breathing Exercises (Main Menu)

Meditation

Apps

BEST apps and websites for meditation

How to get started with mindfulness meditation using the Calm app

How to get started with mindfulness meditation using the Happier app

How to get started with mindfulness meditation using the Headspace app

Several reasons for recommending the Calm app to parents of children and adolescents


Books

Best books on mindfulness and mindfulness meditation


Breathing Exercises

Teach “box breathing” to patients with anxiety, panic, insomnia, or high stress levels


Relaxation Techniques

Relaxation practice: A simple and powerful tool for anxiety, tension, and insomnia

Relaxation practice: Handout for patients


Videos

Tips on Incorporating Mindfulness Meditation as a Treatment (Interview with Seema Desai, MD)

TED talks about meditation


Yoga

BEST books on yoga 


Miscellaneous

Quotes about meditation

World Meditation Day


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