In keeping with others who are mentioning / linking to books about non-new-age meditation, try the book by the Psychologists in the mindfulness movement: http:

In keeping with others who are mentioning / linking to books about non-new-age meditation, try the book by the Psychologists in the mindfulness movement: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-practical-guide-finding-frantic/dp/074995308X http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-practical-guide-finding-... (Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world, Prof Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman) It's a great book that leads you through the first 8 weeks of meditating, and contains meditation aid audio clips for various scenarios. The most useful I've found is the 3 minute "breathing space" meditation, particularly for that noisy bus - you need good noise excluding ear buds though. If you don't like the speaking audio, and/or you've practiced enough not to need the prompts, you should check out Simply Noise: http://simplynoise.com/ http://simplynoise.com/ << they also have apps for phones. I've found it equally helpful for rendering words unintelligible, which makes mindful awareness much easier.