This book is a collaboration between the aforementioned Thich Nhat Hanh and nutritionist Lilian Cheung, a lecturer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Clinical psychologists Randye J. Semple and Jennifer Lee’s MBCT book is the only one on this list focused on children. It is particularly aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds, so it would be most useful for practitioners dealing with preteens.Some of the following books might be helpful for clinicians with depressive patients who could benefit from MBCT, while others might be helpful for people suffering from depression. 1. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Dummies – Patrizia Collard The authors’ goal with the book is to teach parents five simple principles for raising their children with confidence, starting with unconditional love and ending with learning from mistakes. This is a book for parents who want teachings that integrate neuroscience and social psychology.

It should be noted that the book specifically focuses on MBCT “that is offered in a group context to those who are vulnerable to depressive relapses,” so it is most applicable to that situation. The book also includes a CD with guided meditations read by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who, along with her husband Jon (discussed later in the article), is a major figure in mindfulness. If you try to calm [the mind], it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there's room to hear more subtle things that's when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It's a discipline, you have to practise it.' Steve Jobs For readers who prefer to learn from proven authorities, you cannot do much better than a book by Nhat Hanh. If you are already sold on mindfulness meditation but don’t know where to start, this is a good, low-commitment option. You might need to eventually supplement this book with something else on this list, but it’s still a great start.Each meal of the day can be a call to mindfulness and gratitude. If possible, and without a sense of duty, recall how many steps were necessary to create, for example, the lovely soup in the bowl in front of you. Freely connect to the gardeners who planted and harvested the vegetables, the potter who created the bowl, the cook who prepared the meal. Really taste the dish and see whether you can guess how many ingredients went into it. The simplest meal can become a feast with a little ‘dash’ of awareness.” Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world - without chanting mantras or setting aside hours of time for meditation. The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within." Mahatma Gandhi

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Anxious Children: A Manual for Treating Childhood Anxiety – Randye J. Semple and Jennifer Lee Of course, emotional eating can lead to health problems, and that’s where mindfulness comes in. By harnessing the power of mindfulness when you eat, you can lead a healthier and more mindful life. 1. The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution: Proven Strategies to End Overeating, Satisfy Your Hunger, and Savor Your Life – Lynn Rossy In his book, Sunim stresses the importance of fostering healthy relationships with others and the necessity of having a strong relationship with oneself. This book can help you deepen your existing mindfulness practice, but might also convince someone without an existing practice to establish one. In this audiobook, Kabat-Zinn explains mindfulness meditation and leads guided meditation sessions, so this is a good option for someone looking for both. Since the meditations are specifically geared toward pain relief, this audiobook is a great option for someone who is in pain and finds sitting down to read uncomfortable. This follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living is a more condensed overview of mindfulness that’s more focused on mindfulness meditation. This makes it a better option for someone who is more interested in the meditation aspect of mindfulness, as well as someone who is looking for a shorter book.I'd just never gotten around to looking into it to see what was real and what was hype. And I still haven't been able to because, despite its title, this book does not actually say what mindfulness is. Instead it is nothing more than a series of exercises, quotes and lists of the benefits of mindfulness put together in a cover, a good chunk of which is nothing more than common sense which I at least do anyway. Hardly anything earth shattering. Jeffrey Holloway’s book is an introduction to mindfulness meditation both in theory and in practice. The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress – John D. Teasdale, Mark Williams, Zindel V. Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn This book will help readers learn the science of mindfulness as well as different ways to incorporate meditation into their lives. This makes it a good solution for people who want to learn the basics of mindfulness in a way that fits their schedule, whether they can afford to dedicate a lot of time to mindfulness or just a little bit.

That is to say, it is not for people looking for a breezy introduction to mindfulness. The Proactive Twelve Steps: 12 Steps Workbook – Serge PrengelChavan’s book is aimed at people who want to dive headfirst into mindfulness and completely change their lives. This is because Chavan herself used mindfulness to attain a healthier weight and a happier lifestyle. Here are a few great choices to learn about mindfulness in the cheapest way possible. If you like these books, you can share them with anyone willing to learn. Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners – Sean Fargo