Mindfulness Research, Psychology and Neuroscience
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center- M.A.P.S. Mindful Awareness Practices
- MBSR at UMass; Jon Kabit-Zinn - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Brain Place - Profound fMRI Images & information on how to keep your brain healthy
Mindful Organization and Development
- UniteInVision - Mindful Organization & Business Development
- Society for Organizational Learning - Orgainizational Learning & Practice
- Strengths Finder - Tool for finding your top 5 strengths
- Enneagram Institute - Tool for understanding your core personality
Meditation Retreat Centers and Monestaries
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center- Northern California, Residential Retreats
- Insight Meditation Society (IMS)
- Abhayagiri Monestary - Northern California
- Wat Metta Monestary - Southern California
Recommended Psychotherapists
- Dr. John Schairer - Psychiatry - Westwood
- Dr. Jennifer Franklin - Holistic Psychotherapy - Westwood
- Bonnie Katz - Psychotherapy - Woodland Hills
Mindfulness for Children
Mindfulness Meditation Over the Hill
- Diana Winston - M.A.R.C. at UCLA, Westwood
- InsightLA - Santa Monica
- Against The Stream - Hollywood
Other Meditation Traditions
Teachers That Influence or Help Guide Mindful Valley
- Ajahn Amaro
- Dr. John Schairer
- Susan Kaiser Greenland J.D.
- Sally Clough Armstrong
- Jack Kornfield
- Trudy Goodman
- Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Other Useful Resources
- Access to Insight - Traditional Buddhist Readings and Sutta Study
- Dharma Seed - Audio recordings of many Western Buddhist teachers
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure
and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self"
