Meditation is not new. It has been practised in various forms for hundreds of years. In recent times, meditation has been recognised in the medical and scientific worlds as a highly effective tool in reducing stress and improving health as it helps people find balance in their professional and personal lives. You may find the following resources useful.

• www.awarenessinstitute.com.au/ - The Awareness Institute in Sydney is a leading education centre for Intuitive Studies and Healing Practices.  The Institute is now the teaching home of my meditation teaching tutor Louise Gilmore.  Check the site out it is quite dynamic.
• http://www.massgeneral.org/bhi/ - The website of the Mind-Body Medicine Institute (the Benson-Henry Institute) at Massachusetts University provides good research material on the benefits of meditation
• www.mayoclinic.com/health/meditation/HQ01070 - Mayo Clinic site on meditation and its benefits
• www.umassmed.edu/content.aspx?id=41252 - University of Massachusetts Medicine School, Centre for Mindfulness (the Centre founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn and colleagues)
• www.tm.org - One of the original meditation websites that provides a wealth of information on meditation. In this case I used it for research on the impact of meditation in business
• www.buzzle.com/articles/meditations - A website that provides information on the long history of meditation and its benefits.
• www.deborahmay.com - The site of an inspirational coach and mentor
• www.meditationsolutions.com.au - Melbourne site of Paul Majewski
• www.melbournemeditationcentre.com.au/ - Matt Young's site
  
  
• www.perthmeditationcentre.com.au - Perth site of Eric Harrison
• <http://naturecare.com.au/upload/courses/Meditation_At_A_Glance.pdf> - Home site of the Nature Care College, Sydney, where I completed my studies as a meditation facilitator
• www.calm.com.au - Sandy McGregor’s Home Site. Sandy teaches practical life skills and meditation is at the core of his teaching
• http://www.abc.net.au/health/healthyliving/stories/2007/08/02/1893761.htm - This ABC link will take you to a video on meditation and its benefits
• www.rainshadow.com.au/ - Somatic Psychotherapist Greg Lazarus's website. Greg consults at Beechworth