Check if there’s a Shambhala centre near you: <a href="http://shambhala.org/centres/find-shambhala-centre/" rel="nofollow">http://shambhala.org/centres/find-shambhala-centre/</a><p>They offer free beginners meditation classes and group meditation sessions.<p>You can also continue doing what you’re doing and try many of the free meditation apps to soak up their material. Give Calm, Sounds True, 10% Happier and Insight Timer a try.<p>As for free books there’s Mindfulness In Plain English: <a href="http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html</a>
Alan Watts - The Art of Meditation<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgHCwsQ1MqI" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgHCwsQ1MqI</a>
On tip: buy a meditation timer which does not also have an "access all human knowledge and trivial drama" feature.<p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005014HB2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005014HB2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3</a> works reasonably.