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
A Short & Happy Guide to Mindfulness by Glen-Peter Ahlers, Sr.

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
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
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
Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy by Bruce Tift
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