Recommended Reading:

• Chödrön, Pema, and Joan Duncan. Oliver. Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change. Boston: Shambhala, 2013. Print.
  
• Chödrön, Pema. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult times. Boston: Shambhala, 1997. Print.
  
• Germer, C. K. (2009). The mindful path to self-compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions. New York: Guilford Press
• Brach, T. (2003) Radical Acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha. New York: Bantam.
• Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking, 1987. Print.
• ​Goldstein, Joseph. Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening. Print.
• Goldstein, J., & Kornfield, J. (1987). Seeking the heart of wisdom: The path of insight meditation. Boston: Shambhala.
• Gunaratana, Bhante. Mindfulness in Plain English 20th Anniversary Edition. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2005. Print.
• Hanson, Rick. Hardwiring Happiness: The Practical Science of Reshaping Your Brain. London: Rider, 2013. Print.
• Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York, NY: Delacorte, 1990. Print.
• Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment--and Your Life. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2012. Print.
• Mendius, Richard, and Rick Hanson. Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom. N.p.: Paw Prints, 2010. Print.
• Nhất Hạnh, Thich. The Mindfulness Survival Kit: Five Essential Practices. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
• Rosenberg, M. (2003). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Encinitas, CA: Puddledancer Press.
• Suzuki, Shunryū, and Trudy Dixon. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. New York: Walker/Weatherhill, 1970. Print.

Links to websites and podcasts:

• UCSD Center for Mindfulness MBSR guided meditations and Hatha Yoga:  https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/mindfulness/programs/mbsr/Pages/audio.aspx
• Palouse Mindfulness online 8 week MBSR program: palousemindfulness.com/
• "Audio Dharma - Gil Fronsdal's Dharma Talks." Audio Dharma Podcast. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. www.audiodharma.org/teacher/1.
• Dharma Seed - Joseph Goldstein's Dharma Talks. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96. This website offers free podcasts on mindfulness from the Buddhist perspective.
• Mindful website: www.mindful.org
• The Mindfulness Institute: www.mindfulnessinstitute.ca
• Mindsight Institute: www.mindsightinstitute.com
• The Center for Nonviolent Communication: www.cnvc.org
• Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life: www.greatergood.berkeley.edu
• Christopher Germer, PhD, Author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: www.mindfulselfcompassion.org
• Mindful Awareness Research Center at University of California Los Angeles: www.marc.ucla.edu
• University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness: www.umassmed.edu/cfm/index.aspx
• Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy: www.meditationandpsychotherapy.org
• University of California at San Diego Center for Mindfulness: mindfulness.ucsd.edu/
• Mind and Life Institute: www.mindandlife.org
• Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice: www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness
• Mindfulness page maintained by David Fresco: www.personal.kent.edu/~dfresco/Resources/mindfulness_links.html
• Mindfulness page maintained by Christopher Walsh: www.mindfulness.org.au
• The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society: www.contemplativemind.org
• The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom: www.wisebrain.org
• The Centre for Mindfulness Studies: www.mindfulnessstudies.com

Some of these resources were recommended at:self-compassion.org/resources-2/ by Dr. Kristin Neff

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