Article ‘Mindfulness and Politics – agency-in-urgent-times’ – by The Mindfulness Initiative A paper on the benefits of evidence-based mindfulness training for individual and collective political power. A very interesting document about using meditation to increase our agency. Meditation Mindfulness and Politics meditationmindfulnesspoliticssocial change Article ‘Time for new thinking about mindfulness and social change’ – by Jamie Bristow An excellent response to mindfulness critiques from my friend Jamie Bristow, director of the Mindfulness Initiative. Critique of Mindfulness critiquemindfulnessresearch Article ‘The problem of mindfulness’ – by Sahanika Ratnayake This article is a good critique of the false ‘neutrality’ of mindfulness. Critique of Mindfulness critiquemindfulnessphilosophy Article ‘How capitalism captured the mindfulness industry’ – by David Forbes A good summary of ‘McMindfulness’, one of the best critiques of the practice as a western phenomena around. Critique of Mindfulness critiquemindfulnesssocial change Article ‘Mindfulness and contemplative approaches in education’ – Katherine Weare A good summary of the effectiveness of mindfulness in schools. Meditation Clinical and Research meditationmindfulnessmindfulness in schools Article ‘What is Mindfulness?’ – Bangor University The two main clinical applications of Mindfulness use Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. This is a useful description of the two methods. Meditation Clinical and Research meditationmindfulnessresearch Article ‘A History of Mindfulness’ – Wellcome Foundation An interesting, well-researched article on the Wellcome Foundation website, delving into the growth of mindfulness from Buddhist origins into a Western phenomenon. History of Mindfulness buddhismmindfulness
