Jewish Mindfulness Resources

Free Resources

• Download Free Jewish Mindfulness Checklist
• Lovingkindness (Chesed) Practices and Resources
• Morning and Bedtime Blessings
• Really Interesting Jews Podcast #18 (A Network of Jewish Mindfulness)
• Guided meditations available on the Insight Timer App:
  “Returning Home: Teshuvah” and “Jewish Meditation: Light From Darkness”
• Jewish Mindfulness in Prayer (Created for Hebrew in Harmony curriculum published by Behrman House)

Other Meditation Resources:

UCLA MARC (Mindful Awareness Research Center)

Free guided meditations:  http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22

Body scan meditation:  http://marc.ucla.edu/mpeg/Body-Scan-for-Sleep.mp3

Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Guided mindfulness meditations:  http://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

(These are based on the excellent book of the same name by Dr. Danny Penman and Professor Mark Williams which can be found here: http://amzn.to/1PgLaRK

Center for Investigating Healthy Minds 

(founded by Dr. Richard Davidson)

This organization is wonderful and does outstanding research on the effects of mindfulness, particularly compassion meditation, on the brain.  To sign up to receive their compassion guided meditations:  http://investigatinghealthyminds.org/compassion.html

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness

Guided meditations for mindfulness-based-stress-reduction (MBSR)

https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/programs/mbsr/Pages/audio.aspx

The Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism

Guided meditations by many wonderful teachers:  http://www.awakenedheartproject.org/podcasts/practice-instructions

 

Rabbi Jill’s Recommended Reading:

Rabbi Jill’s Meditation & Mindfulness Booklist

Other Recommendations on Amazon: