MINDFULNESS BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Here is a first list for those who want reading sources.

Titles I know

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness; Williams, Segal and Teasdale, with an intro by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Peaceful Mind: Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Psychology to Overcome Depression by John R. McQuaid, Paula E. Carmona, Zindel V. Segal

The Zen Path Through Depression by Philip Martin

The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression, Second Edition by Mary Ellen Copeland, Matthew McKay

Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition by Bhante H. Gunaratana

Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic by Jeffrey Brantley, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

A Handbook for Constructive Living
by David K. Reynolds

Constructive Living (Kolowalu Books
by David K. Reynolds

Naikan: Gratitude, Grace, and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection
by Gregg Krech

Do One Thing Different : Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life by Bill O'Hanlon

Stop Blaming, Start Loving: A Solution-Oriented Approach to Improving Your Relationship by William Hudson O'Hanlon, Pat Hudson, Patricia O'Hanlon Hudson

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger, Christine Padesky

The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Matthew McKay, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman

The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns

Titles I don’t yet know

Yoga for Depression : A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga
by Amy Weintraub

Mindfulness
by Ellen J. Langer

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy by Christopher K. Germer (Editor), Ronald D. Siegel (Editor), Paul R. Fulton

MINDFUL ACTION WORKSHOP REFLECTION

The "Life of Mindful Action" workshop which ran over the weekend, was, for us, a real example of constructive action. Not only was the material based on Constructive Living content, the whole process was such a good experience of staying grounded in what "purpose" might be.
I was especially struck by the poem that Jon K-Z quoted called "The Wind, One Brilliant Day". The poem is by Antonio Machado and translated by Robert Bly. You can read it at:

http://www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/antonio_machado_2004_9.pdf

It contains the haunting reminder that we each have a unique purpose, our "garden" entrusted to us and urges us to ask " what have I done with the garden entrusted to me?"

Ray,
When one realises one is asleep, at that moment one is already half-awake.

Thich Nhat Hahn Walking DVD

We now have the wonderful Thich Nhat Hahn DVD, Peace is Every Step. This a quasi-bio of Thay. There is also a complete 90 minute talk on the disc. It is a companion to the two books we have also acquired on walking practice by THN.

NEW CD RESOURCE

I have just acquired an audio CD by mindfulness teacher, Daniel Goleman, called The Art of Meditation. Its full of lessons and talks. Give Ray a call if you'd like to preview it.

MINDFULNESS VIDEO

The Grand Father of Mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn has provided 2 free videos of a seminars at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSU8ftmmhmw

I'd love to have your comments on these.
Ray

FREE AUDIO SOURCE

Here is a wonderful website with many free MP3's for our use.

http://www.pamf.org/mindfulness/albums.html