Meditation groups
Community Mindfulness: the Last Wednesday of every month, at 6 pm at the Center for Healthy Minds. Dinner and childcare is provided. Please RSVP to mindful-reentry@chm.wisc.edu
UW Health MBSR: www.uwhealth.org/mindfulness
Shambhala Center Heart of Recovery https://madison.shambhala.org/event/829522-heart-of-recovery-group/
SnowFlower Sangha https://snowflower.org/
East Bay Meditation Center eastbaymeditation.org
Palouse Mindfulness https://palousemindfulness.com
Guided meditation practices
Audio meditation practices led by Carmen Alonso
- Breath Awareness Practice (6 minutes)
- 3-Step Breathing Space (5 minutes)
- Self-Compassion Practice (19 minutes)
- Shorter Body Scan Practice (9 minutes)
- Longer Body Scan Practice (22 minutes)
Audio meditation practices led by Chad McGehee (UW Athletics Head Meditation Trainer and CHM affiliate)
R.E.S.T. practice led by Rashid Hughes
Mindfulness apps
Healthy Minds Program: Free app grounded in research on well-being developed at the Center for Healthy Minds
Insight Timer: Free and premium recorded practices from hundreds of teachers; free and easy-to-use timer with customizable bell sounds
UCLA Mindful App: Free app with basic meditation practices in 14 languages and additional content
Plum Village App: Free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations, and other practices offered by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community.
Headspace: Popular app (subscription required) with hundreds of meditation practices for all different purposes
Books
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda Magee
Peace is Every Step and You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh
This Here Flesh and Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley
Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, and Jasmine Syedullah
Real Happiness: A 28-day program to realize the power of meditation by Sharon Salzberg
Other internet resources
Mindful Reentry Meditation Playlist on YouTube
Just Mindfulness (Carmen Alonso)
BIPOC Mindfulness Resource Guide by the Education Justice Project