My Favorite Mindfulness Books (so far… and in no particular order)
Non-Fiction
- A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, Eckhart Tolle
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle
- 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story, Dan Harris [Check out my blog review here.]
- My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
- Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day, Andy Puddicombe
- Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
- A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit, Tim Ryan
- Dying to be Me: My Journey From Cancer, To Near Death, and True Healing, Anita Moorjani
- The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun, Gretchen Rubin
- How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness, Jan Chozen Bays
- Gift From the Sea, Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane for My Own Back Yard, Margaret Roach
- The Art of Mindful Gardening: Sowing the Seeds of Meditation, Ark Redwood
- Manage Your Day-To-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus and Sharpen Your Creative Mind, edited by Jocelyn K. Glei, Editor-in-Chief and Director of the website 99U. [Check out my blog review here.]
- Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, Gretchen Rubin
Fiction (with plotlines and character development reflecting mindfulness — many more to add here!)
- The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert
My favorite mindfulness websites
On My “Must Read” List (i.e., still stacked next to my nightstand)
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, Sam Harris
Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday Life, Gretchen Rubin
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Thich Nhat Hahn
The Best Teachings of the Dalai Lama, Journey to a Happy, Fulfilling and Meaningful Life, The Dalai Lama
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny, Robin Sharma
If you have any mindfulness resource recommendations for me to check out, please send me a note! Your suggestion might just end up on my list!
