Meditation Resources and Guided Instruction Available to the MIT Community

Meditation On Campus Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) A ten-week mindfulness meditation class offered by Community Wellness at MIT Medical. http://wellness.mit.edu/classes/wellness/ Meditation for Your Wellbeing A free session on various types of meditation, offered monthly by Community Wellness. http://wellness.mit.edu/classes/index Progressive Relaxation Group A free weekly session on breathing and progressive relaxation techniques, sponsored by Mental Health and Counseling at MIT Medical. Call for day and time: 617-253-2916. http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/services/support_groups.html MIT-Prajnopaya The Buddhist Community at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers meditation education and events. http://web.mit.edu/metta/www/ Art of Living Club This student group offers yoga and meditation sessions as well as other workshops and activities. http://web.mit.edu/artofliving/www/Home.html Many other free opportunities to practice meditation at MIT are advertised around campus.

Meditation Off Campus The Arlington Center 369 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, 781-316-0282 http://www.arlingtoncenter.org/yoga.html Boston Old Path Sangha Sundays 4-5:30 pm Harvard Humanist Center, 12 Eliot Street, Cambridge Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm Beacon Hill Friends Meeting House, 6 Chestnut Street, Boston http://bostonoldpath.org/practice/index.html

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Cambridge Insight Meditation Center 331 Broadway, Cambridge, 617-441-9038 http://www.cimc.info Cambridge Zen Center 199 Auburn Street, Cambridge, 617-576-3220 http://www.cambridgezen.com Cambridge Adult Education Center 42 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, 617-547-6789 http://www.ccae.org Natural Dharma Fellowship Free weekly sitting Monday evenings at 7:30 pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House near Harvard Square. http://www.naturaldharma.org

Community Wellness Resources: mit.edu/wellness Meditation Downloads Mindfulness meditation, progressive relaxation and other guided instruction on Mp3. http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/resources/downloads.html The Relaxation Line Call the MIT Relaxation Line anytime for a 3-minute recorded relaxation/meditation message. 617-253-CALM (2256)

Online Resources Mindfulness Meditation 6-week e-learning course (Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare) https://www.harvardpilgrim.org/portal/page?_pageid=1434,360741&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL “How to Meditate: A Guide to Formal Sitting Practice” Free instruction booklet from renowned teacher and author Tara Brach. http://tarabrach.com/howtomeditate.html The Mindful Clock Download this mindfulness chime to go off every hour, quarter-hour, or randomly. http://www.mindfulnessdc.org/mindfulclock.html Do Nothing for 2 Minutes Watch the screen and don’t touch the mouse for 2 minutes. http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/

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