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Heart Mountain Meditation Booklets and Tapes

In addition to the classes we provide, we also publish an inmate’s meditation manual, "Doing Your Time with Peace of Mind: A Meditation Manual for Prisoners."  This is published in English and Spanish and distributed free of charge to prisoners nationwide. Over 6,500 inmates have received our manuals to date, including many in solitary confinement and those awaiting execution on death row.  Anyone may write or email us as directed below to receive this booklet. We also have a downloadable Pdf version of this booklet available here:

Doing Your Time with Peace of Mind: A Meditation Manual for Prisoners - Pdf

free meditation book

Heart Mountain Prison Project also has cassette tapes of our booklet.  Dharma friend Amy Davis reads the entire manual, answering commonly asked questions about meditation, and then providing instruction in 5 basic meditation styles. The tape is useful for inmates whose reading skills may be lacking, or for those who would like to hear the dharma spoken by a gentle person. The tapes can be used in conjunction with the booklet. Many thanks to Ms. Davis for her great service.

The tapes are also free to inmates who contact us directly. We ask for a donation from prison dharma groups who request tapes, to off-set our costs. The cost of production, handling and mailing is $.75 to $1 per cassette, depending on quantity; however, no requests will be refused due to lack of funds.

The cassettes are "prison-friendly" – housed in clear plastic cases with clear shrink-wrap, molded together without screws.

You may write to us at Heart Mountain Prison Project, 1223 So. St. Francis Drive, Suite C, Santa Fe, NM 87505, or email dougbooth4@gmail.com.