A Mindfulness-Oriented Reading List

This is a relatively brief list of some solid writing on themes related to mindfulness and meditation.

A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis, MD, Fari Amini, MD, Richard Lannon, MD.

A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah by Achaan Chah and Jack Kornfield

Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg

Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Emotional Alchemy by Tara Bennett-Goleman

Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg

Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain: A Meditative Approach to Living with Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Pain by Darlene Cohen

Finding Happiness: Cajole Your Brain to Lean to the Left by Daniel Goleman

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli

Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer

Living in the Light of Death by Larry Rosenberg

Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg

Meditation and the Practice of Awareness by Larry Rosenberg

Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression by Segal, Williams, Teasdale

No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth by Ken Wilber

Old Path White Clouds (and many other books) by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Wisdom in Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki