Books about Mindfulness

This page lists a small sampling of the literally thousands of good books available today having to do with mindfulness, including resources for therapists and educators.

General

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn [ The classic MBSR reference ]
Fierce Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
Good Morning, I Love You: A Guided Journal by Shauna Shapiro
Trusting the Gold by Tara Brach
10% Happier by Dan Harris
The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems by Ron Siegel
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindful Compassion by Paul Gilbert
Good Morning, I Love You by Shauna Shapiro
Fully Present by Susan Smalley and Diana Winston
Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation by Larry Rosenberg
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Heal Thy Self by Saki Santorelli [ past director of UMass Center for Mindfulness ]
Calming Your Anxious Mind by Jeff Brantley
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (partial text available online)

Pain and Illness

How To Be Sick by Toni Bernhard
Back Sense: Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain by Ron Siegel
Living Well with Pain & Illness by Vidyamala Burch
Here For Now: Living Well with Cancer by Elana Rosenbaum

Mindfulness for Children

Not a book, but in a class all its own, for young children: Wee Meditate
Good Morning, I Love You, Violet! by Shauna Shapiro
Mindful Me by Whitney Stewart and Stacy Peterson
The Mindful Child by Susan Kaiser Greenland
U Is for Understanding - Claire's journey toward mindfulness by Jana York
Growing Up Mindful by Christopher Willard
The Mindful Teen by Dzung X. Vo
Kindness Curriculum (free, Center for Healthy Minds, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison)
I Am Here: My Mindful Morning by Lizelle Tucci
See, Hear, Feel: Mindfulness for Children by Emmanuelle Giumelli
Karma the Horse Learns Mindfulness by L. Claudine Song
Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids by Eline Snel
A Still Quiet Place by Amy Saltzman
Mindful Mama Podcast and Blog by Hunter Clarke-Fields
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids by Lawrence Shapiro and Robin Sprague
Child's Mind: Mindfulness Practices to Help Our Children by Christopher Willard
Mindful Kids (online resources from nuns/monks of Plum Village in France)
See also "Teaching Mindfulness to Children" on Mindfulness Training page

Mindfulness and Parenting

Mindful Discipline by Shauna Shapiro
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Buddhist Authors

It's Easier than You Think: A Buddhist Way to Happiness by Sylvia Boorstein
Don't Just Do Something, Sit There by Sylvia Boorstein
The Wisdom of no Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness by Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck
Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck
A Path with Heart: A guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield

Psychotherapy

Below are just some of the many good books about mindfulness and psychotherapy. How a clinician integrates mindfulness into their work is a very personal thing. No one does this precisely the same way. See Mindfulness in Psychotherapy for a description of my own journey of bringing mindfulness to my clinical practice. - Dave Potter
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy by Christopher Germer, Ron Siegel, Paul Fulton
The Art and Science of Mindfulness by Shauna Shapiro & Linda Carlson
Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy by Pollak & Pedulla
Focusing in Clinical Practice by Ann Weiser Cornell
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
Healing Trauma: ...Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body by Peter Levine
The Body Bears the Burden by Robert Scaer
The Body Remembers & The Body Remembers Casebook by Babette Rothschild
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Mindfulness ...in Psychotherapy by Katie Witkiewitz
Descartes' Error by Antonio Demasio
Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy From a Buddhist Perspective by Mark Epstein
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective On Wholeness by Mark Epstein
Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis by Barry Magid
The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy - other books on mindfulness and psychotherapy
See also Psychotherapy and Mindfulness - Presentation given at Antioch University
by Dave Potter May 29, 2020