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All of these recordings are produced by Sounds True (sounds true.com) and can be ordered online or from bookstores. On your computer, you can also listen to five introductory meditations created by Diana Winston at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center: http://marc.ucla.edu.
PROGRAMS, CENTERS, AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES
Many academic centers have ongoing research programs focusing on meditation, relaxation, and stress reduction. There are also a growing number of centers throughout the country that specifically integrate spirituality and health—for example, the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania; the Duke Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health; the Center for Spirituality and Health at the University of Florida; the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota; and the Institute for Religion and Health, which is associated with the Texas Medical Center. Many of these centers offer classes and events that can provide support for developing your own spiritually oriented health program.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction courses and therapy programs can be located at universities throughout the world. These centers offer workshops, classes, retreats, and professional training to address a wide variety of health issues. See, for example: University of Pennsylvania Stress Management Program, Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine, Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts, University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness, University of Virginia Mindfulness Center, Mindfulness Practice Center at the University of Missouri, Duke University Integrative Medicine, Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota, Center for Health and Meditation at SUNY University Hospital, plus dozens of other university/hospital programs throughout the United States. For further resources, visit the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine website at www.imconsortium.org.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
All books represent a collaboration of many voices, and this book is no exception, so there are many people we would like to thank—our friends, families, colleagues, students, and patients—for they provide us with the inspiration to do the work we do. We especially want to extend our gratitude to our agent, Jim Levine, and to our editors, Caroline Sutton and Marnie Cochran, who helped shape and refine many parts of this book.
At the University of Pennsylvania, our deepest gratitude goes to the faculty members and staff who have been supportive of our research and work. Special thanks to R. Nick Bryan, Gail Morrison, Abass Alavi, Michael Baime, Ralph Ciampa, John Ehman, Joe Maffei, Nancy Wintering, and Arthur Rubenstein.
At the Council for Relationships, we want to thank Stephanie Newberg and Stephen Treat for their contributions to our Compassionate Communication research. For research assistance at Moorpark College, our thanks to John Baker, Paul Mattson, Janice Daurio, and Jerrold Caplan. For our Compassionate Communication workshop and research assistance, we want to thank Pam and Patrick Geagan, Molly Rockey, Arthur Chang, Maria Flannigan, Jymme Taylor, Sue Rubin, James Lockard, and the many wonderful volunteers and religious leaders who contributed their talents, time, and infectious optimism to making our programs come alive. We also want to express our appreciation for the technical support, feedback, and contributions made by Andrew Davidson, Grace Boyett, Janet and Chris Attwood, and Jeremy Tarcher.
Finally, we wish to thank all of the people who participated in our studies and workshops. You have helped to redefine contemporary American religion and spirituality for the twenty-first century, and without you this book could never have been