Resources
There are innumerable excellent books on these and related topics. The list below includes books that I find to be accessible and well-written. The documentaries and podcasts are ones we have used or mentioned in previous programs.
Documentaries
“Sensitive: The Untold Story”
Available through the Minocqua Library or watch online for free through Amazon or
Tubi.
“Free the Mind”
Available on Vimeo and Amazon Prime
“One Body One Heart”
Old Dog Documentaries Available on Vimeo and Amazon Prime
“A Joyful Mind”
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche Available on You Tube or Amazon
Podcasts
Episodes
The Power of Mercy (Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam)
The Gratitude Chain: A.J. Jacobs (Ted Radio Hour by NPR)
Buddhism and Stoicism – Teachings for Daily Living: Alain Impellizzeri
Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy (Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam)
“The Psychology of Self-Righteousness” with Jonathan Haidt (On Being with Krista Tippett)
Shows
Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam
The TED Radio Hour by NPR
On Being with Krista Tippett
Becoming Wise by On Being Studios
Secular Buddhism with Noah Rasheta
10% Happier with Dan Harris
The Zen Studies Podcast
Tricycle Talks
Qigong Practices on Youtube
Lee Holden:
Morning Qi Practice, 10 minute version, 20 minute version
Evening Qi Practice, 10 minute version, 20 minute version
Mimi Kuo-Deemer:
Mindfulness and Meditation
Books
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zin
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zin
Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zin
A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve,
Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit by Tim Ryan
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Han
Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Han
How To Wake Up by Toni Bernhard
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Welcoming the Unwelcome by Pema Chodron
Luminous Mind: Meditation and Mind Fitness by J.Levey and M.Levey
How to Practice-The Way to a Meaningful Life by His Holiness the Dali Lama
The Wonder of Presence by Toni Packer
Loving Kindness-the Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
Tying Rocks to Clouds—Meetings and Conversations with Wise and Spiritual People by William Elliot
The Mindful Path to Addiction Recovery by Lawrence Peltz MD
Articles
Take a cue from Buddhists and Stoics by Eric Barker (The Washington Post)
What would Seneca say? by Matthew Sharpe (The Conversation)
Workbook or guided plan:
Mindfulness: An 8 Week Plan for Finding Peace In A Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman
The Mindful Way Workbook by Teasdale, Williams, Segal, and Kabat-Zin
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A guide for overcoming obsessions and compulsions using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy by Jon Hershfield MFT and Tom Corboy MFT
The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction by Rebecca Williams PhD and Julie Kraft MA LMFT
Brain Science
The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley
Change Your Brain, Train Your Mind by Sharon Begley
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doige
The Brain’s Way of Healing by Norman Doige
Qigong
Heal Yourself With Qigong by Suzanne Friedman
Healing Body and Mind
How To Be Sick by Toni Bernhard
No Fear/No Death by Thich Nhat Hanh
Dancing With Elephants-Mindfulness Training for Those Living with Dementia,
Chronic Illness, or an Aging Brain by Jarem Sawatsky
Emotional Awareness by The Dali Lama and Dr. Paul Ekman
Workbook or guided plan:
You Are Not Your Pain by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zin
A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein
Parents and Children
Momma Zen by Karen Maezen Miller
The Mindful Child by Susan Kaiser Greenland
Into the Magic Shop by Dr. James Doty
Poetry, Prayers, Encouraging Words
A Grateful Heart Edited by M.J.Ryan
Prayers for a Thousand Years Edited by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon
The Enlightened Heart-An Anthology of Sacred Poetry Edited by Stephen Mitchell
Devotions by Mary Oliver