Stress Reduction Center

West Chester University

Donald McCown
Assistant Professor
Room 211 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center
West Chester , PA 19383 610-436-2267
STRESSREDU@wcupa.edu


Other Resources

Mindfulness in Higher Education

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society believes that a fully democratic society requires a system of higher education that trains students for reflective insight as well as critical thinking. We believe that the cultivation of mindfulness amid the busy-ness of contemporary life can open up the possibility for developing new wisdom through introspection, to complement existing intellectual and analytic undertakings. We also believe that meditative practices can help shape the direction of social action, contributing to an integration of the ethical and the political, the spiritual and the practical; the undergraduate college is one place where these issues can and should be thoughtfully explored.
http://www.contemplativemind.org/

The Mindfulness in Higher Education site was developed by Marga Odahowski who is Director of Studies for the International Residential College (IRC) at the University of Virginia. At the IRC she works with student leaders and other faculty to create a community where students feel welcomed, supported and able to explore and expand their thinking. Working in collaboration creating conversation and dialogue are key to her work in assisting students learn to live intentionally. This sites has interesting links to sources of information about mindfulness and higher education.
http://faculty.virginia.edu/odahowski/mindfulp2.html

Mind and Life Institute

The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to fostering dialogue and research at the highest possible level between modern science and the great living contemplative traditions, especially Buddhism. It builds on a deep commitment to the power and value of both of these ways of advancing knowledge and their potential to alleviate suffering.
http://www.mindandlife.org/

MBSR at UMASS

This is the webpage for the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Links to research and information about MBSR can be found here.
http://www.umassmed.edu/content.aspx?id=41252

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Their mission is to explore complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science; train complementary and alternative medicine researchers; and disseminate authoritative information to the public and professionals.
http://nccam.nih.gov/

Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine

Herbert Benson, MD is a pioneer in the field of mind/body medicine and the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
http://www.mbmi.org/home/

The American Institute of Stress

The American Institute of Stress is a non profit organization established in 1978 at the request of Hans Selye to serve as a clearinghouse for information on all stress related subjects. Other founding members included Linus Pauling, Alvin Toffler, Bob Hope, Michael DeBakey, Herbert Benson, Ray Rosenman and other prominent physicians, health professionals and lay individuals interested in exploring the multitudinous and varied effects of stress on our health and quality of life
www.stress.org

Empowered Yoga

"At Empowered Yoga, we are dedicated to helping each and every student along his or her path. All of our teachers have studied the principles of yoga extensively and are registered with Yoga Alliance. Each teacher has been trained in anatomy, physiology, yoga philosophy, and our own Empowered Yoga teaching methodology. Each teacher maintains a committed daily yoga practice; we believe that we cannot give what we do not have. "(Empowered Yoga website)

To learn more about Empowered Yoga, located in Wilmington, Delaware, visit their website: 

http://www.empoweredyoga.com/meditation.html