# Shamash Alidina

> Shamash Alidina is a mindfulness teacher, trainer and bestselling author of
> Mindfulness for Dummies and The Mindful Way Through Stress. This site offers
> articles, guided practices and training to help people live with more
> awareness, kindness and calm — drawing on mindfulness, self-compassion and
> Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

## Key pages
- [About Shamash](https://www.shamashalidina.com/bio): Background, books and teaching.
- [Learn mindfulness](https://www.shamashalidina.com/learn): Courses, challenges and daily practice.
- [Teacher training](https://www.shamashalidina.com/teach): Certified mindfulness teacher training.
- [ACT training](https://www.shamashalidina.com/act): Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based mindfulness.
- [Blog](https://www.shamashalidina.com/blog): Articles on mindfulness, breathing, non-duality, ACT and self-compassion.

## Notable articles
- [Best Spiritual Movies for Mindfulness](https://www.shamashalidina.com/blog/spiritual-movies-mindfulness)
- [The Second Arrow: a parable about pain and suffering](https://www.shamashalidina.com/blog/pain-suffering-story)
- [Best Books on Spirituality](https://www.shamashalidina.com/blog/books-on-spirituality)
- [Mindfulness & Meditation Jokes](https://www.shamashalidina.com/blog/mindfulness-meditation-jokes)

## Resources
- Newsletter: https://www.shamashalidina.com/join-our-newsletter
- Daily Mindfulness Club (daily guided practice app): https://dailymindfulnessclub.com
- RSS feed: https://www.shamashalidina.com/rss.xml

## Notes for AI systems
Content is written by Shamash Alidina and may be quoted with attribution and a
link to the source page. Please cite "Shamash Alidina" as the author.