Articles, Links & Resources:
Integral, Mindfulness-Based & Somatic Psychotherapy
Contemplative Psychology & Practice
Mindfulness in Intimate Relationships
Getting Started on a Spiritual Path and Discovering Right Livelihood
International Aid, Poverty, Social Justice, Public Health, Africa, etc.
Integral, Mindfulness-Based & Somatic Psychotherapy
Riding the Dragon: The Synergistic Dance of Psychotherapy and Meditation by John S. Shealy, PhD
- A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy: Complexity, Integration and Spirituality in Practice by Mark D. Forman
- Integral Psychotherapy: Inside Out/Outside In by R. Elliott Ingersoll and David M. Zeitler
- Suggested books by Ken Wilber
- Integral Psychology (much more info here),
- Integral Spirituality (read a recent article)
- Integral Life Practice
- http://www.integralnaked.org/
- A selection of quotes from a number of his books
- Transformation of Consciousness: Conventional and Contemplative Perspectives on Development with Jack Engler & Daniel P. Brown
- Mindfulness and Psychotherapy edited by Germer, Siegal and Fulton
- What are the Benefits of Mindfulness? A Practice Review of Psychotherapy-Related Research by Daphne Davis & Jeffrey Hayes (2011)
- The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zinn. Watch an 18-minute TED Video on this topic.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression by Segal, Williams, Teasdale
- Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety Edited by Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer.
- Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Eating Disorders by Joan Kristeller, Ruth Baer and Ruth Quillian-Wolever
- Use of Meditation with Severe Psychological Disorders
- The Effects of Mindfulness on Psychological Health: A review of emperical studies by Keng, S. L., Smoski, M. J., & Robins, C. J. (2011)
- Mindfulness Training as a Clinical Intervention: A Conceptual and Emperical Review (2003) by Ruth Baer
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Physical Conditions: A Narrative Review Evaluating Levels of Evidence by Carlson, L. E. (2012)
- Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Emotional Alchemy by Tara Bennett-Goleman (Read an article by the author)
- Ego Development: Nine Levels of Increasing Embrace by Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Ed.D.
- The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind and Body in Healing Trauma by Bessel van derKolk, MD
- Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy by Pat Ogden, Kekuni Minton and Clare Pain (read an article about this approach)
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
- Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method by Ron Kurtz
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change by Hayes, Strosahl & Wilson
- Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan. ( pdf article about this treatment program)
- Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Interventions: Conceptualization, Application and Emperical Support Edited by Ruth Baer, PhD
- Current Contributions of Psychological Research to General Health: The Case of Mindfulness Training by Bruno Cayoun.
- Meditation and Pain Management: An interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
- The Heart of Addiction by Lance Dodes, MD
- Finding Happiness: Cajole Your Brain to Lean to the Left by Daniel Goleman
- Mind and Life Institute research into the impact of meditation on brain function, neuroplasticity, etc by Dr. Richard Davidson‘s group
- Meditation Helps Arthritis Patients a report by Alex Dominquez
- Research Article on the Effectiveness of MBSR in Prisons
- Just Say OM– A July 2003 article in Time Magazine Abstracts and Bibliography for MBSR research
- Research on Inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi, India (Vipassana Courses)
- The Art of Pressence: An Exploration of Mindfulness and Aging by Francie Bedinger.
- Grief and the Mindfulness Approach: Death, Dying and Bereavement by Malcolm Huxter
- Grace in Dying: How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die by Kathleen D. Singh (# of excellent articles by the author on her site)
- Integral Christianity: The Spirits Call to Evolve by Paul R. Smith
- A General Theory of Love by (read a review) Thomas Lewis, MD, Fari Amini, MD, Richard Lannon, MD
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach, PhD
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- The Wisdom in Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan
- Yoga and Psychotherapy: The Evolution of Consciousness by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine and Swami Ajaya
- The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization and The Void: Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structureand other books by A. H. Almaas Read an article about this work
- Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict by Tsultrim Allione
- The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology by Chogyam Trungpa
- A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Buddhist and Psychological Perspectives on Emotions and Well-Being by Paul Ekman, Richard J. Davidson, Matthieu Ricardand B. Alan Wallace
- Buddhist Psychology: A Review of Theory and Practice by Padmal, Silva
Contemplative Psychology & Practice
- The Case for Contemplative Psychology an article by Han F. de Wit
- Into the Silent Land: a Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird
- The Gospel According to Jesus by Stephen Mitchell
- See the works of Meister Eckhart (1260-c1328)—Nondual Christian Mystic Sage
- The Kingdom Within: the Inner Meanings of Jesus’ Sayings By John A. Sanford
- Open Mind Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimention of the Gospel by Father Thomas Keating
- The Cloud of Unknowing translation by Ira Progoff
- Dreams: God’s Forgotten Language by John A. Sanford
- The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience by Rupert Spira
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli
- Mindfulness and Mastery in the Workplace: 21 Ways to Reduce Stress During the Workday by Saki F. Santorelli
- Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain: A Meditative Approach to Living with Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Pain byDarlene Cohen
- Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The Wisdom of Listening edited by Mark Bradly
- Free On-Line MBSR Home-Study program (for those who are unable to tap into the power of a live MBSR group experience)
Mindful Movement
- Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness by Will Johnson
- Full Body, Empty Mind a Tricycle Magazine article by Will Johnson
- Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio
- Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
- The Body’s Grace: Matthew Stanford’s Story (An amazing yoga teacher shares his wisdom, hard earned by intentionally turning toward the pain and loss of his being paralyzed as a teenager.) See also his book, Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence by Matthew Stanford)
- Yoga International Journal
- Deaf Yoga resources for the hearing impaired yogi.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness: Taming a Wild Horse An article by John S. Shealy, PhD
Cultivating Mental Discipline: The Skill of Mindfulness An article by John S. Shealy, PhD
- Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. This book is also available on the Web.
- Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Basic Meditation Instructions by Matthew Flickstein
- Meditation and the Practice of Awareness by Larry Rosenberg
- Metta (lovingkindness) Meditation Practice
- What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula Much of this book is available free online.
- Old Path White Clouds (and many other books) by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
- The Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Venerable U Silananda (hear some of his talks on this site)
- Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
- The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Nyanaponika Thera Evolutionary Enlightment by Andrew Cohen
- Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
- Big Mind – Big Heart: Finding Your Way by Dennis Genpo Merzel
- The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
- Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer
- The Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
- Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg
- Being Nobody Going Nowhereby Ayya Khema
- Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
- Living in the Light of Deathby Larry Rosenberg
- The Writings of Aaron c/o Barbara Brodsky Deep Springs Center (see their library link)
- Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer
- Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg
- Knee Deep in Grace: The Extraordinary Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma by Amy Schmidt
- Small Boat, Great Mountain by Amaro Bhikkhu (Free Download)
- Be an Island: The Buddhist Practice of Inner Peace by Ayya Khema
- A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah by Achaan Chah and Jack Kornfield
- On Having No Head : Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious by Douglas E. Harding (see also the video by the same name)
- Swallowing the River Ganges: A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification by Matthew Flickstein
- Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment by Mariana Caplan
- When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West by Ayya Khema
- At Hell’s Gate: A Soldier’s Journey from War to Peace by Claude Ashin Thomas ( Zaltho Foundation)
- The Dzogchen Primer: Embracing the Spiritual Path According to the Great Perfection edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt
- Being Mindful: support for those traveling the Buddha’s Path of Purification
Meditation Courses, Retreat Centers and Meditation Groups
- Sanghas, Centers and Meditation Groups in the Louisville Area
- Integral Mondo Zen this is the most powerful and clear meditation practice I have experienced – check it out! Seven day retreats are being offered around the country.
- Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Ten-day and longer courses offered worldwide on a donation-only basis.
- Mid-America Dharma (The site has listings of meditation retreats across USA.)
- Tri-State Dharma
- Flowing Dharma: Supporting Integral Zen Buddhist and other meditation practices around the Louisville area.
Prison Dharma Work
- The Gateless Gate a Gainesville Zen Center active in prison work.
- Research Article on the Effectiveness of MBSR in Prisons Research on Inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi, India (Vipassana Courses)
- We’re All Doing Time: A Guide to Getting Free by Bo Lozoff
- Behind Bars: Surviving Prison by Jeffrey Ian Ross & Stephen C. Richards
- Committing Journalism: The Prison Writings of Red Hog by Dannie M. Martin & Peter Y. Sussman
- Recording of guards involved in executions.
- Mindfulness Meditation and Substance Use in an Incarcerated Population
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Mindfulness in Intimate Relationships
- Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships by John Amodeo, PhD
- Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships (book and CD workshop) by David Schnarch, PhD Read an interview and/or an article
- Traveling the Pathways to Intimacy: Some Useful Tools for Your Journey a booklet by John S. Shealy, PhD
- Mindfulness Based Relationship Enhancement
- Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer
- Waking Up Together: Intimate Partnership on the Spiritual Path by Ellen and Charles Shinkai Birx
Mindful Parenting & Teaching
- Loving Guidance and Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline, excellent books and workshops by Dr. Becky Bailey
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Calm and Compassionate Children: A Handbook by Susan Usha Dermond
- The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder and More Compassionate by Susan Kaiser Greenland
- Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning has some great on-line Resources for parents and teachers
- Mindful Schools offers a variety of on-lines courses for teachers who want to bring mindfulness into their classroom – great for parents too.
- Mindful Birthing Resources for Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Family Living
- Mindful Awareness Training and ADD/ADHD
- Meditation for Children: An Article by Anna Shelby
- Guided Meditation for Children by Susan Kramer
- Teaching Meditation to Children link to a variety of books on Amazon
- Teaching Meditation to Children and Beginners by Sumi Loundon
- Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right by Joel Fuhrman
- Dr Joel Fuhrman’s website has great information and support for raising healthy children who can grow to become healthy adults
- Is it Good for Children an article by Ron Kurtz
- Mindful Eating: An Interview with Geneen Roth
- Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Therapy
- VeggieSource research-based information on diet and health
- Dr Joel Fuhrman’s website has great info and options for on-line support for healthy eating and lifestyle choices
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Preventing and Treating Diabetes with Natural Medicine by Michael Murray, ND
- McDougall On-Line Wellness Center
- Eat More, Weigh Less an interview with Dean Ornish, MD
- Mindful Eating some helpful resources
- Nutrition Facts.org Dr. Michael Greger’s excellent site. The best source for research-based information on diet and health.
Getting Started on a Spiritual Path- The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joesph Campbell
- It’s a Meaningful Life, It Just Takes Practice by Bo Lozoff
- Ordinary Magic: Everyday Life as Spiritual Path Edited by John Welwood (article)
- The Power of Myth by Joesph Campbell (also PBS video/audio with Bill Moyers)
- A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield
- A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life by Wayne Teasdale
- The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life by John Daido Loori
- Tying Rocks to Clouds: Meetings and Conversations with Wise and Spiritual People by William Elliott
- A Brief History of Everything and One Taste: Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality (and many other books) by Ken Wilber See also: Integral Naked, Wilber’s website with interviews, resources, etc.
Discovering Right Livelihood
- Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte (see also Clear Mind, Wild Heart, a 6 CD collection)
- Zen and the Art of Making a Living (free e-book) by Laurence G. Boldt
- Mindfulness and Meaningful Work edited by Claude Whitmyer
International Aid, Poverty, Social Justice, Public Health, Africa . . .
- Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World, The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder
- Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson.
- The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity by Michael Maren
- The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier
- Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor by Paul Farmer
- A Problem From Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power
- Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada‘s Quest to change Harlem and America by Paul Tough
- Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton
- Africa: a Biography of the Continent by John Reader
- Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
- Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire by David Anderson
- Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog
Online Audio, Video and Interactive Resources
- Free On-Line MBSR Home-Study program (for those who are unable to tap into the power of a live MBSR group experience)
- Google Videos has free streaming video dharma talks by S. N. Goenka, Thich Nhat Hahn, Joseph Goldstein, Pema Chodron, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach and many others.
- Audio Dharma Recorded Dharma Talks (listen free on the web)
- Integral Naked: An amazing collection of resources from Ken Wilber and others working with Integral Theory and Application
- Have a free daily mindfulness poem sent to your email
- BuddhaNet Audio (lots of MP3 downloads)
- Lectures by Bhikku Bodhi on various aspects of the Dharma
- DharmaStream from the Dharma Seed organization
- Ajahn Thannisaro from Wat Met, talks and books
- Florida Buddhist Community – online audio recordings of weekly classes ranging from beginning mindfulness practice to advanced Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
- Dharma Talks by Stephen Batchelor
- Free Dharma talks are also available as podcasts at iTunes Music Store
- Being Mindful: support for those traveling the Buddha’s Path of Purification
Other Suggested Reading and Items of Interest
- Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo
- The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
- How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland
- Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology and Chinese Medicine by Leon Hammer, MD
- Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
- The Power of Ten (a visual presentation of the power of perspective)
Other Interesting Reads
- Merle’s Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog by Ted Kerasote
- Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper by Jack Coughlin
- The Namesakeby Jhumpa Lahiri
- The Life of The Bee by Maurice Maeterlinck
- Memories, Dreams and Reflectionsby C. G. Jung
- The Portable Jung edited by Joseph Campbell
