Below are a few collected resources. Most of the books are aimed at early practitioners.
Links to mindfulness techniques
- RAIN, a technique for working mindfully with difficult emotions.
- A Body Scan meditation
- Some free guided meditations on audio, from UCLA Center for Mindful Awareness Research Center.
- Guided Meditations for Love and Wisdom, by Sharon Salzburg (a cd or podcast to purchase)
- Hundreds of freely available lectures about practice and guided meditations from a spiritual/Buddhist point of view, from reputable teachers, can be found at the online Dharma Seed library
Recommended Mindfulness Books
Among the many dozens of titles on mindfulness practice, here are some I recommend:
- Fully Present, The Science, Art & Practice of Mindfulness, Smalley & Winston
- Full Catastrophe Living, and Wherever You Go, There You Are, John Kabat-Zinn
- How to Train a Wild Elephant & other Adventures in Mindfulness, Jan Chosen Bays
- Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Gunaratana
- Real Happiness, The Power of Meditation, and Real Happiness at Work, Sharon Salzburg
- Radical Allowance, Tara Brach
Recommended Books on Heartfulness (Metta, Compassion, etc.)
- Lovingkindness, Sharon Salzberg
- Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind, Kristin Neff
- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions, Christopher Germer
- Heart of the Revolution, Noah Levine
Books on Mindfulness, Neuroscience and Psychotherapy
- Buddha’s Brain and Hardwiring Happiness, Rick Hansen
- Mindsight, or The Mindful Brain, or The Mindful Therapist, or other titles by Dan Siegel
Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Books
- The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation, Weisman & Smith
- Insight Meditation, The Practice of Freedom, Joseph Goldstein
- Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, The Path of Insight Meditation, Goldstein & Kornfield
- Thoughts Without a Thinker, Mark Epstein
Mindfulness-based Addiction Recovery
- One Breath at a Time, Buddhism and the Twelve Steps, Kevin Griffin
- Refuge Recovery, Noah Levine
- Let Go, A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits, Martine Bachelor
Meditation Centers
Cheryl teaches at, or is otherwise affiliated with, these groups:
- Secular Dharma Foundation (with Dave Smith)
- Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center (New Mexico)
- Insight Community of the Desert (Palm Springs)
- UCLA MARC (Mindful Awareness Research Center)
Other recommended centers:
- InsightLA (Santa Monica)
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center (No. Cal.)
- East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland)
- Insight Meditation Center (Redwood City)
- Insight Meditation Society (Barre, MA)
- Seattle Insight Meditation Society
- Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (Washington state)
Links to other Resource pages
- Resources from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- Insight Community of the Desert Resources
- Insight Meditation Society resources