Mindfulness Book List

This book list is by no means a complete list of mindfulness books but are the books I love and turn to again and again.

1. The Mindful Way through Stress by Guilford Alidina, Shamash (2015).

2. Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach (2019).

   • Also by Tara Brach: True Refuge (2012) & Radical Acceptance (2003).

3. The Mindful Path Through Shyness: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Help Free You from Social Anxiety, Fear, and Avoidance by Steve Flowers (2009).

4. Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence by Rick Hanson (2013).

5. Get Out of Your Mind and into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven Hayes (2005).

6. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn (2005).

   • Updated in four newer separate books (2018):

     • Meditation is Not What You Think

     • Falling Awake

     • The Healing Power of Mindfulness

     • Mindfulness for All.

   • Also by Jon Kabat-Zinn:

     • Wherever You Go There You Are (1994, updated 2005)

     • Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (1990, updated 2013)

     • Mindfulness for Beginners (2016)

     • Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief (2023, book and audiobook separate).

7. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff (2015).

   • Also by Kristin Neff: Fierce Self-Compassion (2021, for women).

8. The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer (2018).

9. Worry Less, Live More by Susan Orsillo & Lizabeth Roemer (2016).

   • Also by Susan Orsillo & Lizabeth Roemer: The Mindful Way through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life (2011).

10. A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl & Elisha Goldstein (2010).

    • Second edition.

11. Mindfulness: An 8-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams & Danny Penman (2011).

12. The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, & Jon Kabat-Zinn (2007).

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