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Good websites or online videos/literature that can teach me how to meditate.?

I'm dealing with mild anxiety which is still new to me. My first episode started about a month ago when I was sleeping and woke up with it. Since than I've been dealing with it on a more constant basis. I am already being treated by my Psychiatrist for depression and ADD. I do not want to start taking medications for anxiety as well for couple reasons. I do not want to get in the habbit of resorting to pills for every single thing thats wrong with me. The medicine I'm taking right now is enough. But also I do not want to start taking stuff like Xanax, Valuim, Ativan, and Klonopin. I've known alot in my lifetime to abuse meds like these. So I'm looking for a different treatment methods and I heard meditatioin was a great way to control your energy and achieve balance. I'm interested in learning how if anyone has any knows any websites or online literature, videos etc. that I could go over that would be a huge help! THanks

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1. Check out Yuttadhammo's videos on meditation at http://www.youtube.com/user/yuttadhammo#p/c/603BD0B03E12F5A1/0/hLvU7ppM4vE The technique he teaches is basic mindfulness meditation, which is a type of meditation that's been shown to be useful for anxiety. You focus on your breathing, but if your mind gets carried away by any random thought or sensation, you focus on that thought or sensation for a while until it "goes away." You then return to your breathing, but if a thought or sensation arises again, you just focus on that, and so on until you're done meditating.
2. I would suggest you check out the following websites: http://www.shambhala.org/meditation/, they have some very good talks there on meditation, also Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has a good book on the topic called "Turning the mind into an Alley" There are a number of videos on youtube on mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) which might be of help for you as well.