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Randall Library Resources on Mindfulness
These resources are provided by Randall Library in support of and with support from Mindful UNCW.
On this guide, you will find resources in the following categories:
General | Popular Authors | Buddhism | Meditation | Mindfulness and the Brain | Addiction and Recovery | Communication | Eating | Education and Teaching | Leadership | Movement | Self-Compassion | Social Justice | Spiritual | Work | Streaming Video | Articles, Databases, Journals, etc.
Also see: Mindfulness Resources for Clinicians and Practitioners
General
Print: BQ5630.V5 G86 2002
Print: BQ5410 .N46 1992
Print: BF637.M4 K23 2005
Print: BQ732 .W55 2014
Print: RC489.M55 R644 2016
Popular Authors
Clicking on the name of the author will take you to a list of materials by the author in Randall Library's Catalog.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese monk and prolific author considered the father of “engaged Buddhism,” a movement linking mindfulness practice with social action (https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/biography/).
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Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is internationally known for his work as a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic (in 1979) and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (in 1995) (https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/pages/about-the-author).
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Eckhart Tolle
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Library catalog results for Eckhart Tolle, a best-selling author of spiritual books including The Power of Now and A New Earth.
Pema Chodron
American Buddhist teacher, author, nun, and mother and founder of the the Pema Chodron Foundation. (https://pemachodronfoundation.org/)
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Sharon Salzberg
Author, speaker, teacher, podcaster, meditation guru; instrumental in bringing Buddhist meditation practices in the West. (https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/about/)
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Tara Brach
Author, speaker, teacher; earned Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fielding Institute; works as psychotherapist and a meditation teacher, blending these two traditions in training clinicians to integrate mindfulness strategies into their clinical work. (https://www.tarabrach.com/about/)
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Jack Kornfield
Trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. (https://jackkornfield.com/bio/)
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Joseph Goldstein
Author, teacher, leader of insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974; Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts; together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. (https://www.dharma.org/teacher/joseph-goldstein/)
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Richard Davidson
Broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style as well as methods to promote human flourishing, including meditation and related contemplative practices; the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he has been a faculty member since 1984. He is the founder of Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc. (https://centerhealthyminds.org/about/founder-richard-davidson)
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Daniel Siegel
Library catalog results for Daniel Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine.
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B. Alan Wallace
Prolific author, researcher, teacher, retreat leader; studies the intersection between Buddhism and Western science and philosophy. (http://www.alanwallace.org/)
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Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy (http://markepsteinmd.com/).
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Print: BQ4570.S3 B836 2003
Electronic
Print: BQ4320 .H46 2001
Print: BQ5612 .B36 2007
Print: BQ5612 .S25 1997
Print: BQ5612 .A43 2006
Print: BQ5625 .C48 2001
Print: BQ4570.N48 W35 2007
Electronic
Print: BQ4310 .E66 1998
Meditation
Print: BF637.M4 S52 2006
Print: BQ5612 .G643 1987
Print: BF637.T68 R683 2018
Print: BQ5612 .M42 2017
Print: BF637.M4 H37 2017
Print: BQ9288 .S994 2011
Print: BQ5395 .F55 2007
Mindfulness and the Brain
Print: QP360 .S485 2007
Print: BL627 .G644 2017
Electronic and Print: BQ4570.P76 M56 2012
Print: BF204.6 .H36 2013
Addiction and Recovery
Communication
Print: BL629.5.C67 N43 2013
Print: BF323.L5 S53 2000
Eating
Electronic
Education and Teaching
Print: LB1050 .O46 2014
Print: LB1025.3 .S385 2009
Leadership
Movement
Print: BF575.H27 S774 2016
Print: B132.Y6 Y534 2012
Print: RA781.7 G376 2002
Print: GV839.5 .B54 2016
Electronic
Electronic
Self-Compassion
Social Justice
Print: HT1523 .M325 2019 and Electronic
Spiritual
Print: BQ5660 .K66 2000
Print: BL624 .T635 2006
Work
Print: BQ9800.T5392 N454854 2012
Streaming Video
Electronic
Inmates serving long sentences at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, participate in a Vipassana meditation program.
Electronic
Explores one promising solution that has been tested in several dozen public schools – a self-regulatory technique called mindfulness that increases kids’ focus and concentration, self-awareness and impulse control. The film presents a hopeful story of transformation, following a young mindfulness teacher, Megan Cowan, as she spends several months attempting to teach the technique to troubled kids in a San Francisco public middle school that tops the district in disciplinary suspensions.
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Free the Mind profiles the pioneering work of renowned psychologist Richard Davidson, who, by studying the practices of Tibetan monks and others, found that it is possible to rewire the brain through meditation and mental training exercises.
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Mindfulness: the art of simply being present. From Oprah to Phil Jackson to Anderson Cooper, it has been embraced by some of the world's most successful people. Featuring testimonies from Deepak Chopra, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sharon Stone, Oliver Stone, and more, this documentary shows you how to embrace mindfulness in your own life. Like mindfulness itself, the film is simple, direct, and effective.
Electronic
Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as purposefully and non-judgmentally paying attention to the present moment, as if your life depended on it.
Electronic
Tibetologist Donald S. Lopez, Jr. examines if there is truly a relationship between the Buddhist philosophy and science with Princeton neuroscientist Sam Wang.
Electronic
Two doctors, one a Bon meditation practitioner Alejandro Chaoul, and the other oncologist Lorenzo Cohen, evaluate the healing potential of meditation.
Electronic
takes us deep inside the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, and captures the life of a monastic community who have given up all their possessions for one common purpose - to practice the art of mindfulness.
Electronic
While most of us believe multi-tasking increases our productivity, scientific studies reveal the opposite. Explore why mindfulness has proven to be a better path to emotional well-being and optimal work performance. Discover how to develop and implement the practice of mindfulness in your life.
Electronic
A fun and educational journey showcasing the worldwide brain research proving the benefits of mindfulness and the public's increasing awareness and acceptance of the practice.
Electronic
The ancient Buddhist meditation of mindfulness has become a popular tool in psychotherapy over the last decade. After introducing the audience to the history of mindfulness, Dr. Gehart creates experiences through breathing and eating meditations.
Articles, Databases, Journals, etc.
To find articles on mindfulness, search Randall Library's subscription databases: https://library.uncw.edu/find_databases.
You may also want to search or browse the following journals:
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