Selected Mindfulness-Related Books
Mindfulness Practice
Bays, J. C. (2011). How to train a wild elephant & other adventures in mindfulness. Boston: Shambala Publications.
Goldstein, J. (1993). Insight meditation: The practice of freedom. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Goldstein, J., & Kornfield, J. (1987). Seeking the heart of wisdom: The path of insight meditation. Boston: Shambhala.
Goleman, D. (1988). The meditative mind: The varieties of meditative experience. New York: Tarcher/Putnam Books.
Gunaratana, B. (2002). Mindfulness in plain English. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.
Hanh, T. N. (1975/1987). The miracle of mindfulness. Boston: Beacon Press.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. New York: Hyperion.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. New York: Hyperion.
Morgan, B. (2016). The meditators dilemma: an innovative approach to overcoming obstacles and revitalizing your practice. Boulder: Shambhala.
Rosenberg, L. (1998). Breath by breath: The liberating practice of insight meditation. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Siegel, R. D. (2010). The mindfulness solution: Everyday practices for everyday problems. New York, Guilford
Loving-Kindness & Compassion Practice
Boorstein, S. (2002). Pay attention, for goodness’ sake: Practicing the perfections of the heart—the Buddhist path of kindness. New York: Ballantine Books.
Brach, T. (2003). Radical acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha. New York: Bantam Dell.
Brach, T. (2012). True refuge: Finding peace and freedom in our own awakened heart. New York: Bantam Books.
Chodron, P. (2001). The wisdom of no escape and the path of loving-kindness. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Dalai Lama. (2001). An open heart: Practicing compassion in everyday life. Boston: Little Brown and Co.
Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion. New York: Guilford Press.
Germer, C. & Neff, K. (2019). Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion program: A guide for professionals. New York: Guilford Press.
Gilbert, P. (2005). Compassion: Conceptualisations, research and use in psychotherapy. London: Routledge.
Neff, K.D. (2015). Self-compassion: The proven power of being kind to yourself. New York: William Morrow.
Neff, K. & Germer, C. (2018). The Mindful Self-Compassion workbook. New York: Guilford Press.
Pollak, S. (2019). Self-compassion for parents: Nurture your child by caring for yourself. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Salzberg, S. (1995). Lovingkindness: The revolutionary art of happiness. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Practices for Children & Families
Kabat-Zinn, M. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (1998). Everyday blessings: The inner work of mindful parenting. New York: Hyperion.
Willard, C. (2017). Raising resilience – the wisdom and science of happy families and thriving. Boulder, CO: Sounds True Inc.
Willard, C., Rechtschaffen, D. J., & Clifton-Brown, H. (2019). Alphabreaths: the ABCs of mindful breathing. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.
Happiness & Positive Psychology
Dalai Lama & Cutler, H. (1998). The art of happiness: A handbook for living. New York: Riverhead.
Lyubomirsky, S. (2007). The how of happiness: A scientific approach to getting the life you want. New York: Penguin Press.
Ricard, M. (2015). Altruism. Little, Brown and Company.
Siegel, R. D., Ince, S., & Corliss, J. (2016). Positive psychology: harnessing the power of happiness, mindfulness, and personal strength. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School. [link]
Tutu, D., Tutu, M. A., & Abrams, D. C. (2015). The book of forgiving: the fourfold path for healing ourselves and our world. London: William Collins.
Buddhist Psychology
Batchelor, S. (1997). Buddhism without beliefs. New York: Riverhead Books.
Beck, C, (1989). Everyday Zen: Love and work. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco.
Chodron, P. (2000). When things fall apart. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Chodron, P. (2009). Taking the leap: Freeing ourselves from old habits and fears. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Epstein, M. (1995). Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Basic Books.
Goldstein, J. (2002). One dharma: The emerging western Buddhism. New York: HarperCollins.
Goleman, D. & Dalai Lama. (2003) Destructive emotions: How can we overcome them? New York: Bantam Dell.
Hanh, T. N. (1992). Peace in every step. New York: Bantam Books.
Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart: A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. New York: Bantam.
Kornfield, J. (2008). Wise heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist psychology. New York: Random House.
Reps, P., & Senzaki, N. (2008). Zen flesh, Zen bones: a collection of Zen and pre-Zen writings. North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing.
Suzuki, S. (1973). Zen mind, beginner’s mind. New York: John Weatherhill.
Trungpa Chögyam, Baker, J., Casper, M., Eddy, G., & Mipham, S. (2002). Cutting through spiritual materialism. Boston, MA: Shambhala.
Watts, A. (1963). Psychotherapy: East and West. New York: New American Library.
Practical Neuroscience
Graham, L. (2013). Bouncing back: rewiring your brain for maximum resilience and well-being. Novato, CA: New World Library.
Hanson, R. (2016). Hardwiring happiness: the new brain science of contentment, calm, and confidence. New York: Harmony Books.
Hanson, R. (2020). Neurodharma. New York: Harmony Books.
Specific Conditions
Kumar, S. M. (2014). Mindfulness for prolonged grief: a guide to healing after loss when depression, anxiety, and anger won’t go away. New Harbinger.
Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L. (2011). The mindful way through anxiety: break free from chronic worry and reclaim your life. Guilford Press.
Peltz, L. A. (2013). The mindful path to addiction recovery: a practical guide to regaining control over your life. Boston: Shambhala.
Schubiner, H., & Betzold, M. (2019). Unlearn your pain: a 28-day process to reprogram your brain. Pleasant Ridge, MI: Mind Body Publishing.
Siegel, R. D., Urdang, M. H., & Johnson, D. R. (2002). Back sense: a revolutionary approach to halting the cycle of chronic back pain. New York: Broadway Books.
Strosahl, K., & Robinson, P. J. (2017). The mindfulness and acceptance workbook for depression: using acceptance and commitment therapy to move through depression and create a life worth living. New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Teasdale, J. D., Williams, J. M. G., & Segal, Z. V. (2014). The mindful way workbook: an 8-week program to free yourself from depression and emotional distress. The Guilford Press.
Mindfulness & Psychotherapy
Brown, K. W., Creswell, J. D., & Ryan, R. M. (2016). Handbook of mindfulness: theory, research, and practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Didonna, F. (2010). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. New York: Springer.
Didonna, F. (2020). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for OCD: a treatment manual. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Epstein, R. (2018). Attending: medicine, mindfulness, and humanity. New York: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Follette, V. M., Briere, J., Rozelle, D., Hopper, J. W., & Rome, D. I. (Eds.). (2015). Mindfulness-oriented interventions for trauma: Integrating contemplative practices. New York: Guilford Press.
Germer, C. K., & Neff, K. (2019). Teaching the mindful self-compassion program: a guide for professionals. New York: The Guilford Press.
Germer, C. & Siegel, R. (Eds.) (2012). Wisdom and compassion in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.
Germer, C., Siegel, R., & Fulton, P. (2013). Mindfulness and psychotherapy, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Hayes, S. C., Follette, V. M., & Linehan, M. (2004). Mindfulness and acceptance: expanding the cognitive-behavioral tradition. Guilford Press.
Linehan, Marsha M. (University of Washington, USA). (2014). Dbt (R) Skills Training Manual, Second Edition. New York: Guilford Publications.
Pollak, S. M., Pedulla, T., & Siegel, R. D., (2014). Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy. New York, NY: Guilford.
Treleaven, D. (2018) Trauma-sensitive mindfulness: Practices for safe and transformative healing. New York: WW Norton.
