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Course materials

6-week beginners' course resources


Week 1: Introduction to mindfulness
Article:
Introduction to meditation
Article:
Introduction to mindfulness
​Guided audio:
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Guided audio:
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Handout: ​
Week 1 handout
File Size: 73 kb
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Week 2: Emotions and the body
Article:
Working mindfully with difficult emotions
Guided audio:
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Handout:
Week 2 handout
File Size: 90 kb
File Type: pdf
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Week 3: Opening the heart
Article:
Opening the heart
Guided audio:
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Guided audio:
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Guided audio:
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Handout: 
Week 3 handout
File Size: 66 kb
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Week 4: Who am I?
Article:
Self-inquiry and the power of insight
Guided audio:
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Handout:
Week 4 handout
File Size: 66 kb
File Type: pdf
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Week 5: Stability and grounding
Article:
Stability, grounding and authenticity
Guided audio:
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Handout:
Week 5 handout
File Size: 66 kb
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Week 6: Being and timelessness, bringing it all together
Article:
Being and timelessness
Article:
What's the best way to practise?
Article:
Mindfulness in daily life
Guided audio:
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Handout:
Week 6 handout
File Size: 73 kb
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Companion book: Pathways of Meditation
I've written a book to accompany the course, called Pathways of Meditation. More details here.
​Download as PDF:
Pathways of Meditation: PDF
File Size: 6215 kb
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Download as EPUB:
Pathways of Meditation: EPUB
File Size: 1739 kb
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Download as MOBI (Kindle):
Pathways of Meditation: MOBI (Kindle)
File Size: 464 kb
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  • Home
  • Beginners
  • Mindfulness
    • Introduction
    • Video course
    • Practising mindfulness
  • Early Buddhism
    • Introduction
    • Jhana
    • Insight practice
    • Brahmaviharas
  • Zen
    • Introduction
    • Koans
    • Silent Illumination
    • Energy practices
  • Teaching
  • Articles
    • Index of articles
    • Writings
  • Audio
  • Mailing list