Mindfulness Bibliography

The following list contains some suggested titles as a way to explore the practice of mindfulness meditation.

Self Help Guides

• Tara Brach (2003,) Radical Acceptance. Bantam Book.
• Jeffrey Brantley (2003), Calming Your Anxious Mind. New Harbinger.
• Christopher Germer (2009), The Mindful Path to Self Compassion. Guilford.
• Jon Kabat-Zinn (1990), Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. Delacourt.
• Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994), Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hyperion.
• Jon Kabat-Zinn & Myla Kabat-Zinn (1998), Everyday Blessing. The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting. Hyperion.
• Kristin Neff. (2011) Self-Compassion: Stop beating Yourself Up And Leave Insecurity Behind. Harper Collins
• Rachel Naomi Remen (1996), Kitchen Table Wisdom. Riverhead.
• Elana Rosenbaum (2005), Here For Now. Satya House.
• Saki Santorelli (1998), Heal Thyself: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine. Random House/Bell Tower.
• Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal & Jon Kabat-Zinn (2007), The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness. Guilford.
• Williams, M. Penman, D. (2011) Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World.  Rodale.

 

For Professionals

• Ruth Baer (2005), Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches. First Edition: Clinician’s Guide to Evidence Base and Applications (practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional). Academic Press.
• Thomas Bien (2006), Mindful Therapy. Wisdom Publications.
• Louis Cozolino (2002), The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy. W.W. Norton & Co.
• Rebecca Crane (2008) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Routledge.
• The Dalai Lama & Daniel Goleman (2003), Destructive Emotions. Bantam Dell.
• The Dalai Lama & Paul Ekman (2008), Emotional Awareness. Henry Holt.
• Fabrizio Didonna (2009), Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness. Springer.
• Christopher Germer, Ronald Siegel & Paul Fulton (2005), Mindfulness and Psychotherapy. Guildford.
• Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield (1987) Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, The Path of Insight Meditation. Shambhala.
• Jack Kornfield (2000), After The Ecstasy, The Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path. Bantam.
• Jack Kornfield (2008), The Wise Heart. Bantam.
• Gregory Kramer (2007), Insight Dialogue. Shambhala. Jack Kornfield (1993), A Path with Heart. Rider & Co.
• Zindel Segal, John Teasdale & Mark Williams (2002), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. Guilford.
• Daniel Siegel (1999), The Developing Mind. Guildford.
• Daniel Siegel (2007), The Mindful Brain. W. W. Norton & Co.
• Susan Smalley & Diane Winston (2010) Fully Present. Da Capo Press
• John Welwood (2000), Toward a Psychology of Awakening. Shambhala.

 

Meditation

• Sylvia Boorstein (1995), It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way To Happiness. Harper Collins.
• Sylvia Boorstein (2007) Happiness is an Inside Job. Ballantine.
• Ajahn Chah, Translated by Paul Breiter (2005), Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away. Shambhala.
• Pema Chodron (1991), The Wisdom of No Escape. Shambhala.
• Pema Chodron (1997), When Things Fall Apart. Shambhala.
• Pema Chodron (1994), Start Where You Are. Shambhala.
• Pema Chodron (2002), Comfortable with Uncertainty. Shambhala
• Pema Chodron (2002), The Places That Scare You. Shambhala
• Joseph Goldstein & Sharon Salzberg (2002), Insight Mediation Kit: A Step By Step Course on How to Meditate. Sounds True Audio.
• G. Henepola (1992), Mindfulness in Plain English. Wisdom Publications.
• Larry Rosenberg (1998), Breath by Breath. Shambhala.
• Sharon Salzberg (1995), Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Shambhala.
• Sharon Salzberg (1997), A Heart As Wide As The World: Living with Mindfulness, Wisdom and Compassion. Shambhala.
• Ajahn Sumedho (1995), The Mind and The Way. Wisdom Publications.
• Thich Nat Hahn (1995), Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. Rider & Co.