Meditation apps and Links

I do teach mindfulness and self-compassion skills in my private practice as well as through SF Love Dojo, where you can find publicly accessible course materials, videos and audio.

The New York Times Well Guide to Meditation – includes several short meditations; a good place to start.

The Mindfulness Solution – psychologist Ron Siegel’s website with longer downloadable meditations, based on his book by the same name.

Archive.org meditations – free and downloadable. I like one called “Healing Painful Emotions.”

The Healing Power of the Breath – the guided breathing meditations from the book by Drs. Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg are available online here.

Mindfulness for Teens – from Dr. Dzung Vo, a pediatrician in Canada specializing in adolescent medicine.

Meditation apps for iphone (should also be available for android)

Insight Timer (free and paid subscription; my preferred app for silent meditation; also has guided meditations)
Headspace (free and paid subscription)
Simply Being (one-time paid)
Relax and Rest (one-time paid)
Meditation Oasis (the paid suite of apps that includes “Simply Being” and “Relax and Rest”)

other apps of interest:

Track Your Happiness (for iPhone) – pings you a couple times a day and asks a few questions, allowing you to assess your happiness as related to activity level and mind-wandering. I’ve found this provides insight and focus, and also reminds one to check in on one’s wellness regularly, so one can work on improving it. This article provides the conclusion from Killingsworth and Gilbert’s study: we are most happy when our minds wander least and we are doing something enjoyable.