The following links offer a brief introduction to the benefits of mindfulness practice:
- PBS Video: "Mindfulness Going Mainstream" from July 2012.
- Mindful Magazine article: "The Science of Mindfulness" from 2013.
- New York Times article: "In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds" from March 2013.
- Child Development Perspectives article: "Contemplative Practices and Mental Training: Prospects for American Education" from 2012.
- Review Article in Pediatrics: "Sitting-Meditation Interventions Among Youth: A Review of Treatment Efficacy" from August 2009.
- Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
- The Mindful Child by Susan Kaiser Greenland.