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Opening to Our Lives — Jon Kabat-Zinn's Science of Mindfulness

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society: [http://www.umassmed.edu/Content.aspx?id=41252]; The institution founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. It has played a leading role in scientific research related to mindfulness and meditation, and their medical uses.
The Science of Meditation: [http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030804/om/]; This interactive graphic charts the biological effects of meditation on the brain.
Meditation: Take a Stress-Reduction Break Wherever You Are: [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meditation/HQ01070]; Some stress-related meditation tips and applications by the staff of the Mayo Clinic.
Meditation at the NIH: [http://nccam.nih.gov/health/meditation/]; A National Institutes of Health primer on meditation. The page includes links to meditation tips, and to medical research studies on the effects of meditation.
The Physiological and Psychological Effects of Meditation: [http://www.noetic.org/research/medbiblio/]; For those looking to get a little more technical; an overview of medical research on effects of meditation on health.