Article ‘Mindfulness and Politics – agency-in-urgent-times’ – by The Mindfulness InitiativeA 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. MeditationMindfulness and Politicsmeditationmindfulnesspoliticssocial change Article ‘Time for new thinking about mindfulness and social change’ – by Jamie BristowAn excellent response to mindfulness critiques from my friend Jamie Bristow, director of the Mindfulness Initiative. Critique of Mindfulnesscritiquemindfulnessresearch Article ‘The problem of mindfulness’ – by Sahanika RatnayakeThis article is a good critique of the false ‘neutrality’ of mindfulness. Critique of Mindfulnesscritiquemindfulnessphilosophy Article ‘How capitalism captured the mindfulness industry’ – by David ForbesA good summary of ‘McMindfulness’, one of the best critiques of the practice as a western phenomena around. Critique of Mindfulnesscritiquemindfulnesssocial change Article ‘Mindfulness and contemplative approaches in education’ – Katherine WeareA good summary of the effectiveness of mindfulness in schools. MeditationClinical and Researchmeditationmindfulnessmindfulness in schools Article ‘What is Mindfulness?’ – Bangor UniversityThe 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. MeditationClinical and Researchmeditationmindfulnessresearch Article ‘A History of Mindfulness’ – Wellcome FoundationAn interesting, well-researched article on the Wellcome Foundation website, delving into the growth of mindfulness from Buddhist origins into a Western phenomenon. History of Mindfulnessbuddhismmindfulness
