Books about Mindfulness and Education

Helpful Books Regarding Mindfulness, Education and Related Topics:

  • Bloom, Paul. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2016.
  • Gilbert, Paul and Choden. Mindful Compassion: Using The Power Of Mindfulness And Compassion To Transform Our Lives. London, UK: Robinson, 2015.
  • Griffith, Owen M. Gratitude: A Way of Teaching. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
  • Judson, Gillian. Engaging Imagination In Ecological Education: Practical Strategies For Teaching. Vancouver, BC: Pacific Education Press, 2015.
  • Kabat-Zinn, Jon, Full Catastrophe Living. Using The Wisdom Of The Body And Mind To Face Stress, Pain, And Illness. New York, NY: Delacorte Press, 1990.
  • Keltner, Dacher. The Power Paradox: How We Can Gain And Lose Influence. New York, NY: Penguin, 2017.
  • Kingsland, James. Siddhartha’s Brain: Unlocking The Ancient Science Of Enlightenment. New York, NY: Harper Collins Books, 2016.
  • Lakoff, George. The All New Don’t Think Of An Elephant: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2014.
  • LeDoux, Joseph. Anxious: Using the Brain To Understand And Treat Fear And Anxiety. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2016.
  • Lipari, Lisbeth. Listening, Thinking, Being: Toward An Ethics Of Attunement. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania University Press, 2014.
  • Rosen, Larry. iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology And Overcoming Its Hold On Us. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012.
  • Ricard, Mathieu and Wolf Singer. Beyond The Self: Conversations Between Buddhism And Neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2017.
  • Ricketts, Rodger. The Buddha’s Radical Psychology: Explorations. Swindon, UK: Callisto Green, 2016.
  • Rosenbaum, Robert Meikyou and Barry Magid, eds. What’s Wrong With Mindfulness (And What Isn’t): Zen Perspectives. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2016.
  • Thich Nhat Hanh. The Art of Communicating. New York, NY: Harper One, 2013.
  • Wells, Caryn. Mindfulness: How School Leaders Can Reduce Stress And Thrive On The Job. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
  • Young, Shinzen. The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2016.

Update: Additional Resources for Teachers, Parents, and Others on Education, Meditation, Mindfulness, and Other Subjects:

  • Austin, James, Living Zen Remindfully: Retraining Subconscious Awareness, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2016
  • Bhikku, Thanissaro, With Each and Every Breath: A Guide to Meditation, Metta Forest Monastery, Valley Center, CA, 2012
  • Burkett, Tim, Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives, Shambhala, Boulder, CO, 2018
  • Chodron, Pema, Welcoming the Unwelcome, Wholehearted Living in A Brokenhearted World, Shambhala, Boulder, CO, 2019
  • Gladstone, Brooke, The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time, Workman, New York, NY, 2017
  • Harari, Yuval Noah, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Spiegel & Grau, New York, NY, 2018
  • De Waal, Frans, Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What they Tell Us About Ourselves, Norton, New York, NY, 2019
  • Harris, Sam, Making Sense: Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity, Harper Collins, New York, NY, 2020
  • Harris, Sam, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2015
  • Jennings, Patricia A., Trauma-Sensitive Classroom: Building Resilience with Compassionate Teaching, Norton, New York, NY, 2019
  • Kendi, Ibram X., How to Be an AntiRacist, One World, New York, NY, 2019
  • Lakoff, George, & Elisabeth Wehling, Your Brain’s Politics: How the Science of Mind Explains the Political Divide, Imprint Academia, Exeter, UK, 2016
  • Lehman, Dave, A Principal’s Notebook: Lessons for Today from A Pioneering Public School, AERO, NY, 2018
  • Smith, Rodney, Touching the Infinite: A New Perspective on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Shambhala, Boulder, CO, 2017
  • Snyder, Timothy, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, Tim Duggan Books, New York, NY, 2017
  • Treleaven, David, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing, Norton, New York, NY, 2018
  • Tyler, George, Billionaire Democracy: The Hijacking of the American Political System, Ben Bella Books, Dallas, TX, 2018
  • Wright, Robert, Why Buddhism Is True, The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2017
  • Zakaria, Fareed, Ten Lessons for A Post-Pandemic World, Norton, New York, NY, 2020