Mindfulness Research

The selection of books is not an exhaustive list, but readings that were selected by an unbiased panel who declare no conflict of interest.

Select “Getting Started” Books:

Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness for Beginner, by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg

Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King

The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Williams, Teasdale, Segal

Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness, and World Peace by Chade-Meng Tan

Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom, by Rick Hanson

McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality by Ronald Purser

Select Readings for Facilitators:

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy by Z Segal, J Mark G Williams, and John D. Teasdale.

Teaching Mindfulness: A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Educators by McCown, D., Reibel, D., & Micozzi, M.S.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Embodied Presence and Inquiry in Practice by Susan Woods, Patricia Rockman & Evan Collins Crane, R. S., Soulsby, J. G., Kuyken, W., Williams, M. G., Eames, C. (2016). Manual of the Mindfulness-based Interventions Teaching Assessment Criteria. The Universities of Bangor, Exeter and Oxford. https://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/MBITAC.php.en