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 Here are some instructions to start with meditation, you can start by sitting for 5 minutes per day and increase the time progressively as you see fit. Here are some instructions to start with meditation, you can start by sitting for 5 minutes per day and increase the time progressively as you see fit.
  
-First of all, sit comfortably with your back straight and free from any support. Keep your head, neck and back aligned. Relax your shoulders and let your hands rest in whatever position feels comfortable. You can sit on a cushion on the floor or on a chair, if that feels better for you.+First of all, sit comfortably with your back straight and free from any support. Keep your head, neck and back aligned. Relax your shoulders and let your hands rest in whatever position feels comfortable. You can sit on a cushion on the floor or on a chair, if that feels better for you. You can either close your eyes or keep your eyes half-shut with a soft gaze on the floor in front of you.
  
 Give your full attention to your breathing. Feel how your breath goes in, notice the short pause before you exhale and feel your breath going out all the way until the end. Then start again. Whenever you find that your attention has wandered off into thinking or dreaminess, notice this and move your focus gently back to your breathing. Give your full attention to your breathing. Feel how your breath goes in, notice the short pause before you exhale and feel your breath going out all the way until the end. Then start again. Whenever you find that your attention has wandered off into thinking or dreaminess, notice this and move your focus gently back to your breathing.
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   * Leo Tolstoy: [[http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2736/|The three questions]]   * Leo Tolstoy: [[http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2736/|The three questions]]
   * John Kabat-Zinn: [[http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/89149/full-catastrophe-living-by-jon-kabat-zinn-preface-by-thich-nhat-hanh-foreword-by-joan-borysenko-phd/9780345536938/|Full catastrophe living at Penuin Random House]]   * John Kabat-Zinn: [[http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/89149/full-catastrophe-living-by-jon-kabat-zinn-preface-by-thich-nhat-hanh-foreword-by-joan-borysenko-phd/9780345536938/|Full catastrophe living at Penuin Random House]]
-  * Thich Nhat Hanh: The Miracle of Mindfulness+  * [[https://www.dhamma.org/en/about/vipassana|Vipassana meditation]] (as taught by SN Goenka) 
 +  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_of_Mindfulness|Thich Nhat Hanh: The Miracle of Mindfulness]]
   * Katsuki Sekida: Zen training: Methods and Philosophy   * Katsuki Sekida: Zen training: Methods and Philosophy
-  * Skyong Mipham: Running with the mind of meditation (for runners & meditators)+  * Skyong Mipham: [[http://runningmind.org/teachings|Running with the mind of meditation]] (for runners & meditators)
  
 ====Studies==== ====Studies====
  
-  * Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University +  * Wikipedia: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_on_meditation|Research on meditation]] 
-  * University of Toronto +  * [[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322316000792|Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial]] 
-  * University of Wisconsin +  * [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/05/26/harvard-neuroscientist-meditation-not-only-reduces-stress-it-literally-changes-your-brain/|Harvard neuroscientist: Meditation not only reduces stress, here’s how it changes your brain]]   
-  * UCLA and Carnegie Mellon Univsersity+  * Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University: [[http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/|Eight weeks to a better brain, Harvard Gazette]] 
 +  * University of Toronto study: [[https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/farb-lab/sites/files/farb-lab/public/shared/Publications/Farb%20et%20al%20SCAN_2012_nss066.pdf|Mindfulness meditation training alters cortical representations of interoceptive attention (pdf)]] 
 +  * University of Wisconsin: [[http://news.wisc.edu/meditation-produces-positive-changes-in-the-brain/|Meditation produces positive changes in the brain]]
  
 ====Talks and other videos==== ====Talks and other videos====
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   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCHU2qJqkw|"Méditation et médecine du corps-esprit" ]] Conférence de Jon Kabat-Zinn   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCHU2qJqkw|"Méditation et médecine du corps-esprit" ]] Conférence de Jon Kabat-Zinn
   * [[http://connexion-pleineconscience.org/|Connexion Pleine conscience 2016]] Cycle de conférences en ligne sur la méditation de pleine conscience   * [[http://connexion-pleineconscience.org/|Connexion Pleine conscience 2016]] Cycle de conférences en ligne sur la méditation de pleine conscience
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 +====Meditation centers====
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 +  * [[https://www.dhamma.org/en/index|Vipassana centers around the world]] (free 10-day courses in centers that are volunteer-run)
 +  * [[http://plumvillage.org/|Plum Village]] in Southern France
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