books
Reading. Enjoying. Learning.
​Books about Mindfulness, Meditation, or Buddhism.
Mindfulness
Tara Brach, Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart
Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition
Henepola Gunaratana, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha’s Path
Jack Kornfield, Mindfulness for Beginners
Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living
Ruth King, Mindful of Race – A Stimulus for Social Healing & Leadership
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Thich Nhat Hanh's Books inspire me always in so many areas:
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Mindfulness for Children, Teens or Parents
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James Baraz, Awakening Joy for Kids
Lee-Anne Gray, Self-Compassion for Teens: 129 Activities & Practices to Cultivate Kindness
Susan Kaiser Greenland, The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate
Bethany Casarjian and Diane Dillon, Mommy Mantras: Affirmations and Insights to Keep You from Losing Your Mind.
John Kabat-Zinn and Myla Kabat-Zinn, Everyday blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting.
Carla Naumburg, Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family
Mitchell Hoffsteader and Betsy Thomson, Meditation, My Friend: Meditation for Kids and Beginners of all Ages
Dan Siegel, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell, Parenting From the Inside Out
Others parenting books by Dan Siegel
Shauna Shapiro and Chris White, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary, Breathing Makes It Better: A Book for Sad Days, Mad Days, Glad Days, and All the Feelings In-Between
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Mindfulness and Neuroscience
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Linda Graham, Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being
Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Rick Hanson, Neurodharma
Jean Kristeller, The Joy of Half a Cookie: Using Mindfulness to Lose Weight and End the Struggle with Food
Brenda Salgado (edited by), Real World Mindfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time
Dan Siegel, Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
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Compassion and LovingKindness
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Marc Ian Barasch, Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness
Tara Brach, Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN *
Chris Germer, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind
Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness.
Sharon Salzberg, Real happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-day Program.