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I have been reading books from the Kagyu tradition which also speaks of Mahamudra.

In the Kagyu tradition one doesn't start doing Mahamudra practice right away, one usually begins with the Four Ordinary Foundations and then on to the Four Special Foundations (Ngondro) You can find lots of information about Tibetan Buddhist practices at this website:

http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/buddhism/


I think you mentioned being in the UK - so regarding the Theravada Forest tradition,you can find information here:

http://www.forestsangha.org/

and also there's info at the websites of the UK Amaravati and Chithurst Monasteries
You can get free e-books at Amaravati here:

http://www.amaravati.org/abmnew/inde...eachings/index


There are also Samatha Meditation Forest Tradition groups in various places in the UK. Woodscooter attends one of those meditation groups, so he might tell you more about it if you're interested.