Recommended References & Readings
Mindfulness & Spiritual Resources
PEMA CHODRON
When Things Fall Apart
The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living
True Happiness
Getting Unstuck (Audio CD)
Unconditional Confidence: Instructions for Meeting Any Experience with Trust and Courage (Audio CD)
THICH NHAT HANH
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting through the Storm
Peace is Every Step
Living Buddha Living Christ
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
SHARON SALZBERG
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
JON KABAT-ZINN
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Full Catastrophe Living
A Guide to Mindfulness Meditation
JANE HIRSHFIELD (Editor)
Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women
GEORGE REGAS
Kiss Yourself and Hug the World
SAM HARRIS
Waking Up
Psychology, Philosophy, & Neuroscience
RICK HANSON
Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
BRENÉ BROWN
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You are Supposed To Be And Embrace Who You Are
Daring Greatly
Rising Strong
MARK EPSTEIN
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart
DANIEL J. SIEGEL, M.D.
Mind: A Journey To the Heart of Being
The Whole Brain Child
No Drama Discipline
SUE JOHNSON
Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
KAY REDFIELD JAMISON
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
TARA BRACH
Radical Self Acceptance: A Buddhist Guide to Freeing Yourself From Shame
Other Books of Interest
JEAN SHINODA BOLEN
Crones Don’t Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women
LOUISE PENNY
Still Life, first book in her detective series with a psychological focus (read series in order)
OLIVER SACKS
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For His Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTES, PhD
Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories about Woman Archetype
COLEMAN BARKS
The Essential Rumi
ARAS
The Book Of Symbols: Reflections on Archetypal Images
JOSEPH CAMPBELL
The Power of Myth
JAMES HOLLIS
Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
ESTHER PEREL
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
CARL C. JUNG
Man And His Symbols
ERIC BERNE
Games People Play
STEPHEN MITCHELL
Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
PABLO NERUDA
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems (Bilingual edition)
MARK NEPO
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life Your Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
ANNIE DILLARD
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
