Recommended Reading

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

Practice Videos

Visit our Practice page for videos and links to beginner and advance mindfulness exercises


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

Mindfulness Book Sharing

Take a Book and/or Bring a book. These mindfulness books will be shelved for sharing at Astute Coffee, Omaha’s Social Enterprise Coffeehouse.
Astute Coffee (1818 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68102) is dedicated to providing workforce and personal development to youth aging out of foster care and to strengthening our community as a whole. Let’s achieve positive social change together, one coffee cup at a time.