Resources
Books
Mindfulness and Racial Justice
Mindfulness of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out
Ruth King
The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness
Rhonda Magee
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma & the Pathway to Mending Our Heart and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem
Mindfulness and Trauma-Sensitivity
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
David Treleaven
Trauma- Informed Mindfulness with Teens: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
Sam Himelstein
Walking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Peter Levine
The Transformation
James Gordon
The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
Patricia Jennings
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
Kristin Soers & Pete Hall
Mindfulness and Meditation
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
Sharon Salzberg
A 28- Day Meditation Program
Insight Meditation
Joseph Goldstein
The Path to Freedom
Mindfulness in Plain English
Bhante Gunaratana
"One of the most influential books in the burgeoning field of mindfulness and a timeless classic introduction to meditation."
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Sharon Salzberg
Training the Heart-Mind
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn
"The best way to capture the moment is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing."
Everyday Blessings
Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
Radical Acceptance
Tara Brach
"Tara Brach offers readers a rich compendium of stories and techniques designed to help people awaken from what she calls "the trance of unworthiness."
The Buddha's Brain
Rick Hanson, PH.D.
The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, & Wisdom
10% Happier
Dan Harris
"How I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works- A True Story."
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
Dan Harris
Mindfulness for Educators
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
Deborah Schoeberlein, with Suki Sheth, PH.D.
Happy Teachers Change the World
Thich Nhat Hanh & Katherine Weare
A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education
The Courage to Teach
Parker Palmer
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens
Edited by Christopher Willard & Amy Saltzman
"Packed with creative, effective ideas for bringing mindfulness into the classroom."
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
Deborah Schoeberlein, with Suki Sheth, PH.D.
Happy Teachers Change the World
Thich Nhat Hanh & Katherine Weare
A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education
The Courage to Teach
Parker Palmer
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens
Edited by Christopher Willard & Amy Saltzman
"Packed with creative, effective ideas for bringing mindfulness into the classroom."
Mindfulness Education for Students
Inner Strength Teen Program
Amy Edelstein
A research-tested mindfulness curriculum for teens that weaves together a practical introduction to mindfulness meditation practices and exercises that teach systemic, developmental thinking to students.
The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents: Tools for Developing Awareness
Oren jay Sofer & Matthew Brensilver
Learning to Breathe
Patricia Broderick, PHD
A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance
Mindfulness in the Secondary Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Adolescents
Patricia Broderick, PHD
The MindUp Curriculum
Scholastic
Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning and Living
The Mindful Education Workbook
Daniel Rechtschaffen
Lessons for teaching mindfulness to Students
Inner Strength Teen Program
Amy Edelstein
A research-tested mindfulness curriculum for teens that weaves together a practical introduction to mindfulness meditation practices and exercises that teach systemic, developmental thinking to students.
The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents: Tools for Developing Awareness
Oren jay Sofer & Matthew Brensilver
Learning to Breathe
Patricia Broderick, PHD
A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance
Mindfulness in the Secondary Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Adolescents
Patricia Broderick, PHD
The MindUp Curriculum
Scholastic
Brain-Focused Strategies for Learning and Living
The Mindful Education Workbook
Daniel Rechtschaffen
Lessons for teaching mindfulness to Students
Other Websites, Programs, Resources
IBme
Inward Bound Mindfulness Retreats for Teens & Young Adults
ibme.com
In Depth Mindfulness Programs for Teens & Adults
Teaching Tolerance
www.tolerance.org
Helping teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators who work with children from K-12.
The Center for Mindful Inquiry
www.mindful.org/about-mindful/
Dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and connecting anyone who wants to explore mindfulness—to enjoy better health, more caring relationships, and a compassionate society.
The Greater Good Science Center
greatergood.berkeley.edu
The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.
MARC
marc.ucla.edu/about-marc
Marc's mission is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.
.b
mindfulnessinschools.org/what-is-b/b-curriculum/
.b, pronounced [dot-be], is the UK’s leading mindfulness curriculum for 11-18 year olds in schools. .b stands for ‘stop and be’, a simple practice at the heart of this ten lesson course.
Each .b lesson (between 40 minutes and 1 hour) is expertly crafted for use in the classroom to teach a distinct mindfulness skill. The .b materials are designed to engage even the most sceptical of young minds.
Chris Germer
chrisgermer.com
Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist, meditation practitioner, author, and teacher of mindfulness and compassion in psychotherapy and everyday life. Co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion training program.
Self-Compassion
self-compassion.org
Official website for Dr. Kristin Neff, pioneering self-compassion researcher, author , and teacher. ... to her pioneering research into self-compassion, she has developed an eight-week program to teach self-compassion skills in daily life, co- created with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, called Mindful Self-Compassion ( MSC).
Dharma Seed
dharmaseed.org
Dharma Seed is an online resource dedicated to making the teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all. The talks and meditations available through the Dharma Seed website are largely, although not exclusively, teachings from the Western Insight Meditation tradition, as taught at centers like the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Gaia House and New York Insight.
IBme
Inward Bound Mindfulness Retreats for Teens & Young Adults
ibme.com
In Depth Mindfulness Programs for Teens & Adults
Teaching Tolerance
www.tolerance.org
Helping teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators who work with children from K-12.
The Center for Mindful Inquiry
www.mindful.org/about-mindful/
Dedicated to inspiring, guiding, and connecting anyone who wants to explore mindfulness—to enjoy better health, more caring relationships, and a compassionate society.
The Greater Good Science Center
greatergood.berkeley.edu
The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.
MARC
marc.ucla.edu/about-marc
Marc's mission is to foster mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society.
.b
mindfulnessinschools.org/what-is-b/b-curriculum/
.b, pronounced [dot-be], is the UK’s leading mindfulness curriculum for 11-18 year olds in schools. .b stands for ‘stop and be’, a simple practice at the heart of this ten lesson course.
Each .b lesson (between 40 minutes and 1 hour) is expertly crafted for use in the classroom to teach a distinct mindfulness skill. The .b materials are designed to engage even the most sceptical of young minds.
Chris Germer
chrisgermer.com
Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist, meditation practitioner, author, and teacher of mindfulness and compassion in psychotherapy and everyday life. Co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion training program.
Self-Compassion
self-compassion.org
Official website for Dr. Kristin Neff, pioneering self-compassion researcher, author , and teacher. ... to her pioneering research into self-compassion, she has developed an eight-week program to teach self-compassion skills in daily life, co- created with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, called Mindful Self-Compassion ( MSC).
Dharma Seed
dharmaseed.org
Dharma Seed is an online resource dedicated to making the teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all. The talks and meditations available through the Dharma Seed website are largely, although not exclusively, teachings from the Western Insight Meditation tradition, as taught at centers like the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Gaia House and New York Insight.
Apps
Inner Strength Teen App
(Guided Meditations for Teens)
Soon to be out...October 2020
I'm currently serving as content creator and developer, also recording guiding meditations for this app. More to come soon....
Dharma Seed
dharmaseed.org
Dharma Seed is an online resource dedicated to making the teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all. A seemingly infinite amount of guided meditations in the Western Insight Meditation Tradition.
Insight Timer
(Guided Meditations and Timer)
insighttimer.com
10% Happier
(Dan Harris’s mindfulness app for fidgety skeptics)
www.10percenthappier.com
Stop, Breathe &Think
(Mindfulness for Youth)
www.stopbreathethink.com
Headspace
(Helps practitioners begin a practice)
www.headspace.com
Lucid
(Mindfulness for Athletes)
getlucid.com
Calm
(Guided Meditations)
www.calm.com/subscribe
Inner Strength Teen App
(Guided Meditations for Teens)
Soon to be out...October 2020
I'm currently serving as content creator and developer, also recording guiding meditations for this app. More to come soon....
Dharma Seed
dharmaseed.org
Dharma Seed is an online resource dedicated to making the teachings of Insight Meditation and associated practices available to all. A seemingly infinite amount of guided meditations in the Western Insight Meditation Tradition.
Insight Timer
(Guided Meditations and Timer)
insighttimer.com
10% Happier
(Dan Harris’s mindfulness app for fidgety skeptics)
www.10percenthappier.com
Stop, Breathe &Think
(Mindfulness for Youth)
www.stopbreathethink.com
Headspace
(Helps practitioners begin a practice)
www.headspace.com
Lucid
(Mindfulness for Athletes)
getlucid.com
Calm
(Guided Meditations)
www.calm.com/subscribe