Dhiravamsa (1989). The Way of Non-Attachment: The Practice of Insight Medication. (New York, NY: Sterling Pub., 165 p.). Vipa´syan¯a (Buddhism); Meditation--Buddhism; Buddhism--Doctrines.

Joseph Goldstein (1983). The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation; introduction by Ram Dass; preface by Robert Hall. (Boulder, CO: Shambhala, 169 p.). Meditation-Buddhism.

--- (1993). Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 179 p.). Spiritual Life-Buddhism.

Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield (2001). Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 242 p.). Meditation-Buddhism.

Jane Hamilton-Merritt (1976). A Meditator's Diary: A Western Woman's Unique Experiences in Thailand Temples. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 157 p.). Hamilton-Merritt, Jane; Meditation--Buddhism; Buddhist meditations.

Jack Kornfield (2008). The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology. (New York : Bantam Books: New York : Bantam Books, 448 p.). Founding Teacher at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County. Buddhism--Psychology. Accessible, illuminating guide to Buddhism’s transformational psychology: emphasis on the nobility and sacredness of the human spirit, analysis of emotion and thought, the precise techniques for healing, training, and transforming the mind and heart; vision of radiant human dignity, and a practical path for realizing it in our own lives.Journey from the roots of consciousness to the highest expression of human possibility.

Eric Lerner (1977). Journey of Insight Meditation: A Personal Experience of the Buddha's Way. (New York, NY: Schocken Books, 185 p.). Lerner, Eric; Buddhists--United States--Biography; Meditation--Buddhism.

Rob Nairn (1999). Diamond Mind: A Psychology of Meditation. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 115 p.). Meditation--Buddhism; Buddhism--Psychology.

Sharon Salzberg; foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1995). Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 193 p.). cofounder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society (Massachusetts). Meditation--Buddhism; Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Amadeo Solé-Leris (1986). Tranquillity & Insight: An Introduction to the Oldest Form of Buddhist Meditation. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 176 p.). ´Samatha (Buddhism); Vipa´syan¯a (Buddhism); Meditation--Buddhism; Buddhism--Doctrines.

B. Alan Wallace; foreword by the Dalai Lama (2005). Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 246 p.). Founder - Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, Tibetan Buddhist Monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, P h.D., scholar, Practitioner of Buddhism since 1970. ¯An¯ap¯anasmrti; Meditation--Buddhism. 

Mindfulness

Often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation - a method for paying attention in your life, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.

Buddhad¯asa Bhikkhu; translated from the Thai by Sanikaro Bhikkhu; foreword by Larry Rosenberg (1997). Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners. (Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications, 158 p.). Tipitaka. Suttapitaka. Majjhimanik¯aya. ¯An¯ap¯anasatisutta--Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Meditation--Buddhism; ¯An¯ap¯anasmrti.

Thomas Bien, Beverly Bien (2003). Finding the Center Within: The Healing Way of Mindfulness Meditation. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 268 p.). Clinical Psychologist; Executive Director of La Vida Felicidad. Meditation. Eastern spiritual wisdom with the pragmatic wisdom of Western psychology; tools needed to bring meditation into daily life, work with dreams, transform negative emotions, cultivate healthy relationships, and more.

Sylvia Boorstein (1996). Don't Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat with Sylvia Boorstein. (San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 149 p.). Meditation--Buddhism; Spiritual life--Buddhism.

--- (1997). That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist. (San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 169 p.). Buddhism--Relations--Judaism; Judaism--Relations--Buddhism.

Henepola Gunaratana (1993). Mindfulness in Plain English. (Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications, 191 p.). Vipa´syan¯a (Buddhism); Meditation--Buddhism.

Thich Nhat Hanh; translated by Mobi Ho (1987). The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation. (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 140 p. (rev. ed.)). Vietnamese Zen Master. Meditation-Mindfulness, Buddhist. Mindfulness defined: keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality. Awake, aware and focused on the present.

Anzan Hoshin (1994). The Straight Path: Zen Teachings on the Foundations of Mindfulness. (Ottawa, ON: Great Matter Publications, 145 p.). Meditation--Zen Buddhism; Meditation--S¯ot¯osh¯u.

Will Johnson (2000). Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 137 p.). Meditation; Attention--Religious aspects; Body, Human--Religious aspects.

Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. (New York, NY: Hyperion, 278 p.). Assoc. Professor of Medicine, Founder, Director-Stress Reduction Clinic (UMASS Medical Center). Meditation; Attention. Mindfulness, the heart of Buddhist meditation, is about wakefulness; cultivating wakefulness to our moments in life and to the world around us.

--- (2005). Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness. (New York, NY: Hyperion, 656 p.). Founding Director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School; Professor of Medicine Emeritus. Health, Mind & Body; Alternative Medicine; Healing. How every human has the capacity to mobilize deep, innate resources for continual learning, growing, healing, and transformation through mindfulness; how to use the five senses -- touch, hearing, sight, taste, and smell, plus awareness itself -- as a path to a healthier, saner, and more meaningful life. 

David LeBerge (1995). Attentional Processing: The Brain's Art of Mindfulness. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 262 p.). Attention; Neuropsychology.

Joel and Michelle Levey (1991). Quality of Mind: Tools for Self-Mastery and Enhanced Performance. (Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications, 227 p.). Success--Psychological aspects; Success in business; Relaxation; Attention; Meditation.

--- (1991). The Fine Arts of Relaxation, Concentration, and Meditation: Ancient Skills for Modern Minds. (Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications, 228 p.). Success--Psychological aspects; Self-realization; Relaxation; Attention; Meditation.

Saki Santorelli (1999). Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine. (New York, NY: Bell Tower, 252 p.). Stress management; Healing; Meditation; Attention; Medical personnel and patient.

Daniel J. Siegel (2007). The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being. (New York, NY: Norton, 256 p.). Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (UCLA School of Medicine). Psychophysiology; Awareness; Psychophysiology; Brain--physiology; Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics); Mind-Body and Relaxation; Techniques. Mindfulness—paying attention to life in the present moment. Author investigates the phenomenon of mindfulness as it impacts our daily lives, offers readers insight into personal relationships, emotional behavior, parenting, and work.  

Charles T. Tart (1994). Living the Mindful Life. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 252 p.). Meditation, Awareness, Attention.

--- (2001). Mind Science: Meditation Training for Practical People. (Novato, CA: Wisdom Editions, p.). Meditation; Attention.

Charles T. Tart; foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche (1994). Living the Mindful Life. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 252 p.). Meditation; Attention.

Ernest Wood (1967). Concentration; An Approach to Meditation. (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Pub. House, 154 p.). Attention; Meditation.

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Mindfulness Meditation Practice CDs and Tapes http://www.mindfulnesstapes.com/                                            Practice programs are an extremely effective way to develop and deepen a personal meditation practice without the ideological and cultural trappings that so often make it difficult for Westerners to drop into what is deepest and most beautiful, most liberating and most healing about meditation.

Mindful Awareness Research Center        http://www.marc.ucla.edu/                                                             The Jane and Terry Semel Institute at UCLA is dedicated to research and education of neuroscience and human behavior. MARC is a new center in the Semel Institute. Our mission is to foster mindful awareness through education and research to promote well-being and a more compassionate society. Mindful awareness is a practice that comes to us from a variety of contemplative traditions throughout history. It invites us to stop, breathe, observe, and connect with one’s inner experience. There are many ways to bring mindfulness into one’s life, such as meditation, yoga, art, or time in nature. Mindfulness can be trained systematically, and can be implemented in daily life, by people of any age, profession or background. In the last ten years, significant research has shown mindfulness to address health issues such as lower blood pressure and boost the immune system; increase attention and focus, including aid those suffering from ADHD; help with difficult mental states such as anxiety and depression, fostering well-being and less emotional reactivity; and thicken the brain in areas in charge of decision making, emotional flexibility, and empathy. MARC was created to bring to a renowned mental health research institution the ancient art of mindful awareness in a scientifically supported and rigorous form.

Association for Mindfulness in Education http://www.mindfuleducation.org/                                                   The Mindfulness in Education lecture series and 2007 conference is organized by the Association for Mindfulness in Education. AME is a collaborative association of organizations and individuals working together to provide support for the growing interest in including mindfulness training as a component of K-12 education. We are committed to furthering training and research in this field.

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society                      http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/index.aspx                                    The Center for Mindfulness, founded in 1985, is dedicated to furthering the practice and integration of mindfulness in the lives of individuals, institutions, and society through a wide range of clinical, research, education, and outreach initiatives in the public and private sector. These initiatives include the renowned Stress Reduction Program - the oldest and largest academic medical center-based stress reduction program in the country - as well as a range of professional training programs and corporate workshops, courses, and retreats. During the past twenty-two years, we have worked with groups as diverse as health care professionals, corporate employees, CEOs, educators, attorneys, judges, correctional staff, prison inmates, members of the clergy, and Olympic and professional athletes. The CFM is part of the Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Moving

Arieh Lev Breslow (1995). Beyond the Closed Door: Chinese Culture and the Creation of T'ai chi ch'uan. (Jerusalem, Israel: Almond Blossom Press, 397 p.). Tai chi--Social aspects; Tai chi--Philosophy; China--Social life and customs; China--Religion.

Betty Cage and Edward Maisel (1972). Tai Chi for Health. (New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 212 p.). Administrator of New York City Ballet and Husband. Tai chi. Chinese system of movement.

Sophia Delza; foreword by Robert C. Neville; drawings by the author; new photographs by Lisa Lewicki (1985). T`ai-chi ch`uan (Wu style): Body and Mind in Harmony: The Integration of Meaning and Method. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 244 p. [rev. ed.]). Tai chi.

Sophia Delza; foreword by Robert Cummings Neville; drawings by the author; photographs by Lisa Lewicki (1996). The T`ai-chi ch`uan Experience: Reflections and Perceptions on Body-Mind Harmony: Collected Essays, Form-Spirit, Philosophy-Structure. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 330 p.). Tai chi.

Wen-shan Huang; with a new introd. by Laura Huxley and a forward [sic] by James C. Ingebretsen (1979). Fundamentals of T`ai Chi Ch`uan. (Seattle, WA: South Sky Book Co., 593 p. [3rd rev. ed.]). Tai chi.

Martin Lee ... [et al.] (1996). The Healing Art of Tai Chi: Becoming One with Nature. (New York, NY: Sterling Pub., 144 p.). Tai chi--Therapeutic use.

Martin and Emily Lee and JoAn Johnstone (1989). Ride the Tiger to the Mountain: T`ai chi for Health. (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 179 p.). Tai chi.

Linda Myoki Lehrhaupt (2001). Tai chi as a Path of Wisdom. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, p.). Tai chi; Meditation.

[translated with commentary by] Waysun Liao; illustrated by the author (2000). T`ai chi Classics. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 210 p.). Tai chi. "Translations of three essential texts of T'ai chi ch'uan with commentary and practical instruction". Series: Shambhala classics.

Li Po & Ananda (1975). Wave Hands Like Clouds: Kuang Ping Tai chi: A Chinese Yoga of Meditation in Motion. (New York, NY: Harper's Magazine Press, 112 p.). Tai chi.

Peter Uhlmann, MD (1998). Flowing the Tai chi Way: A Voyage of Discovery by a Tai chi Master and His Student. (San Francisco, CA: China Books & Periodicals, 125 p.). Tai chi.

Sitting

Sally Belfrage (1981). Flowers Of Emptiness: Reflections on an Ashram. (New York, NY: Dial Press, 240 p.). Philosophy-India, Ashram, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

Erica Brealey (2004). The Spirit of Meditation. (London, UK: Cassell Illustrated, 192 p.). Meditation. 

Ram Dass; edited by Daniel Goleman with Dwarkanath Bonner and Ram Dev (Dale Borglum); illustrated by Vincent Piazza (1990). Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook. (New York, NY: Bantam Books, 426 p.). Meditation.

Victor N. Davich with a foreword by Jack Canfield (1998). The Best Guide To Meditation. (Los Angeles, CA: Renaissance Books, 350 p.). Studied Meditation for more than 25 Years with West's Foremost Teachers; Attorney, Creative Consultant, Producer for Paramount Pictures, Fox, Universal-TV. Meditation. Good book for stress reduction techniques, for beginning meditators or to learn new techniques.

Denise Denniston and Peter McWilliams (1975). The Transcendental Meditation TM Book: How To Enjoy the Rest of Your Life. (New York, NY: Warner Books, 351 p.). Meditation-Transcendental.

William Gibson (1974). A Season in Heaven: Being the Log of an Expedition after that Legendary Beast, Cosmic Consciousness. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 182 p.). Playwright. Meditation-Transcendental. A writing man, in his fifties, enrolled with a thousand twenty-year olds in a program in Spain to study TM with the Mahareshi.

Joseph S. Goldsmith (1990). The Art of Meditation. (San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, Originally published in 1956 by Harper; 154 p.). Meditation.

Will Johnson (1996). The Posture of Meditation: A Practical Manual for Meditators of All Traditions. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 100 p.). Meditation.

Lawrence L. LeShan with an afterword by Edgar N. Jackson (1974). How To Meditate: The Acclaimed Guide to Self-Discovery. (Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 210 p.). Psychotherapist. Meditation. Straightforward guide to meditation programs and exercises.

Jhan Robbins and David Fisher (1972). Tranquility without Pills (All About Transcendental Meditation); The Complete How-to Guide to the Famous TM Method of Total Relaxation ... (New York, NY: P.H. Wyden, 142 p.). Transcendental meditation.

Chögyam Trungpa; edited by John Baker and Marvin Casper; illustrated by Glen Eddy ; foreword by Pema Chödrön (2002). The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation. (Boston, MA: Shambhala, 179 p. [orig. pub. 1976]). Spiritual life--Buddhism; Meditation--Buddhism.

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The Dhamma Brothers                 http://dhammabrothers.com/trailer.html                                   Documentary Jenny Phillips (cultural anthropologist, psychotherapist and now documentary filmmaker) began in 2002 chronicling a 10-day meditation retreat in Donaldson. She interviewed the 36 participating prisoners (called "the dhamma brothers" after the Dhamma, or dharma, the term for the collective teachings of the Buddha) for hours, discussing their childhoods, their crimes, their struggles to get through each day in lockup and the Sisyphean challenge of trying personal transformation inside an often-hopeless prison culture. One result is an emotional documentary about the benefits of meditation for a most unlikely set of candidates. Ms. Phillips approached two meditation teachers, Bruce Stewart and Jonathan Crowley, to lead a Vipassana meditation (to see things as they really are, way of self-transformation through self-observation, life becomes characterized by increased awareness, non-delusion, self-control and peace) course (in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin) — a 10-day meditation program held in complete silence — at Donaldson.

Vipassana Meditation                                         http://www.dhamma.org/                                                         Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living.

This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant highest happiness of full liberation. Healing, not merely the curing of diseases, but the essential healing of human suffering, is its purpose.

Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion.

The scientific laws that operate one's thoughts, feelings, judgements and sensations become clear. Through direct experience, the nature of how one grows or regresses, how one produces suffering or frees oneself from suffering is understood. Life becomes characterized by increased awareness, non-delusion, self-control and peace.

Sleep (& Naps)

Michael S. Aldrich (1999). Sleep Medicine: Normal Sleep and Its Disorders. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Neurologist, Founder of Sleep Disorders Laboratory (University of Michigan Health System). Concise and comprehensive text for clinicians, researchers and students.

Alexander Borbély; translated by Deborah Schneider (1986). Secrets of Sleep. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 228 p.). Sleep--Physiological aspects.

Jeremy Campbell (1988). Winston Churchill's Afternoon Nap: A Wide-Awake Inquiry into the Human Nature of Time. (London, UK: Aurum Press, 432 p.). Biological rhythms.

David B. Cohen (1979). Sleep and Dreaming: Origins, Nature and Functions. (New York, NY: Pergamon Press, 315 p.). Sleep--Physiological aspects; Dreams.

Lydia Dotto (1990). Losing Sleep: How Your Sleeping Habits Affect Your Life. (New York, NY: Morrow, 342 p.). Sleep--Physiological aspects; Work--Physiological aspects; Mental fatigue; Psychophysiology.

--- (1990). Asleep in the Fast Lane: The Impact of Sleep on Work. (Toronto, ON: Stoddart Pub. Co., 342 p.). Sleep; Sleep deprivation; Performance; Work.

Sheila Lavery (1997). The Healing Power of Sleep: How To Achieve Restorative Sleep Naturally. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 159 p.). Sleep; Insomnia.

James Maas (1999). Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 248 p.). Professor, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Past Chairman of the Department of Psychology (Cornell University). Sleep. Signs of a sleep-deficiency problem which suggest that you are operating below your peak performance and beneath your mental capacity: eyelids feel heavy during afternoon meetings; use caffeine to stay alert; glass of wine to fall asleep; need an alarm clock to wake up; tough to get out of bed in the morning; hit the snooze button several times to get more sleep; feel tired, stressed out, irritable during week; trouble concentrating, remembering.

Teri D. Mahaney (2002). SuperSleep: The Ultimate Power To Change Your Life. (New York, NY: Citadel Press, 290 p.). Subliminal perception; Audiotapes in psychology; Success--Psychological aspects; Affirmations; Sleep--Psychological aspects.

Rubin R. Naiman (2004). Healing Sleep: Discover the Restorative Power of Sleep, Dreams, and Awakening. (New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 240 p.). Sleep; Dreams; Light--Psychological aspects; Night--Psychological aspects. 

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