Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy
by Shauna Shapiro Ph.D., forward by Daniel Siegel M.D.
A follow-up to the author’s million-view TedX Talk, this book explains that the missing ingredient that has prevented the mindfulness revolution from reaching its full potential is self-compassion—and how being as kind and loving to ourselves as we are to our loved ones has the power to rewire our brains for calm, clarity, and lifelong joy.
Hardcover: 256 pages
Sounds True, January 2020
The Gift of Presence: A Mindfulness Guide for Women
By Caroline Welch
Overwhelmed by the demands of family, work, and multiple responsibilities, many women find themselves feeling scattered and distracted. In this book, co-founder and CEO of the Mindsight Institute Caroline Welch takes readers on a mindfulness journey to help them de-stress and cultivate inner peace. According to Welch, you do not need countless hours sitting in silence to be more present in your life—the key is to practice mindfulness wherever you are and whenever you can.
Hardcover: 288 pages
Tarcher/Perigee, March 2020
Mindfulness: Where It Comes From and What It Means
By Sarah Shaw
From the time of the Buddha to the age of meditation apps, this straightforward introduction gives an entire overview and use of the term "mindfulness" in Buddhist meditative traditions. Drawing upon years of experience through practicing, researching, and teaching the history of mindfulness, Sarah Shaw offers the first-ever accessible guide to the roots of this ancient meditation technique that continues to benefit millions throughout the world.
Although the term is heard everywhere from boardrooms and classrooms to gyms and yoga studios, surprisingly little is known about the origins of mindfulness. This easy-to-read short history will give readers, whether they are seasoned or novice practitioners, a better sense of the most practiced meditation in the world.
Softcover: 224 pages
Shambhala, March 2020
Tara, The Liberating Power of the Female Buddha
By Rachael Wooten Ph.D.
Known as “the female Buddha” in Tibet and India, Tara connects us to the archetypal Divine Feminine―an energetic force that exists within us and all around us, and has been available to all humans since our earliest origin. While there are many books on Tara, this practical guide shows us how those of any tradition can directly access her, through clear instruction and authentic Tibetan Buddhist teachings.
In her myriad forms, Tara has the power to protect us from inner and outer negativity, illuminate our self-sabotaging habits, cleanse mental and physical poisons, address emotional trauma, open us to abundance, give us strength and peace, help us fulfill our life purposes, and more.
Paperback: 328 pages
Sounds True, April 2020
Stay Woke
By Justin Michael Williams
In the era of #MeToo, The Resistance, Time’s Up, and #BlackLivesMatter, we have to ask, “How do we meditate and calm our minds in the midst of chaos?” “Can mindfulness actually help those who encounter injustice daily?” “How does it help us find our purpose in the middle of all this madness?”
In Stay Woke, author Justin Michael Williams offers the Freedom Meditation technique, along with daily rituals to help you beat self-doubt, overcome the struggle, and wake up to the life you were really born to live.
Paperback: 328 pages
Sounds True, February, 2020
Heart Minded: How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love
By Sarah Blondin
This book includes a treasury of meditations for living from your heart. In our noisy, noisy world, it can seem nearly impossible to find ways to turn off our busy minds, which so often flood us with worry and unending lists of tasks. So how do we find a way off the negativity treadmill? When we feel overwhelmed and afraid, how can we return to a place of groundedness and connection?
“When we turn toward our hearts, we arrive like a bolt of lightning in the present moment, and all our arguments against ourselves and life go quiet,” teaches Sarah Blondin. “No matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, you can touch this place in yourself to feel free and alive.”
This renowned teacher brings us a treasury of meditations and spiritual teachings to help us detach from our busy minds and tune into our feeling hearts.
Hardcover: 184 pages
Sounds True, June, 2020
Finding the Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation
By John Daido Loori
This book one of the simplest, easiest-to-understand guides to Zen meditation. Through Zen meditation it is possible to find stillness of mind even amidst our everyday activities, whether we’re dealing with good times, tough times, or anything in between. With easy-to-understand instructions, practical lessons, and short-but-sweet tidbits of useful information, beloved Zen master John Daido Loori shares the way of Zen meditation in terms that even those starting from the very beginning can understand.
Paperback: 89 pages
Shambhala, July 2020
The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation
By Joseph Goldstein
A modern spiritual classic, presented as a thirty-day meditation retreat taught by Joseph Goldstein, offers timeless practical instructions and real-world advice for practicing meditation—whether walking or sitting in formal practice or engaging in everyday life. Goldstein—a respected meditation teacher who studied for many years under the guidance of eminent Buddhist teachers from India, Tibet, and Burma—uses the retreat format to explain various basic Buddhist teachings including karma, selflessness, and the four noble truths, while also drawing connections to many different spiritual traditions. With a new preface reflecting on how the conversation around meditation has changed over the last forty years, this book is the perfect companion for both experienced practitioners and those looking to get into meditation for the first time.
Paperback, 200 pages
Shambhala, August 2020
Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World
By Sharon Salzberg
Today, we are constantly flooded with breaking news that causes anger, grief, and pain. People are feeling more stressed out than ever, and in the face of this fear and anxiety, we can feel so burnt out and overwhelmed that we end up frozen in our tracks and unable to do anything. In Real Change, Sharon Salzberg, a leading expert in loving-kindness meditation, shares sage advice and indispensable techniques to help free ourselves from these negative feelings and actions. She teaches us that meditation is not a replacement for action, but rather a way to practice generosity with ourselves and summon the courage to break through boundaries, reconnect to a movement that’s bigger than ourselves, and have the energy to stay active.
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Flatiron Books, September 2020
Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life
By Deepak Chopra, M.D.
For the last thirty years, Deepak Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution in the West. Total Meditation offers an exploration and reinterpretation of the physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual benefits that this practice can bring. Deepak shows readers how to wake up to new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision, and heal suffering in your mind and body. With this book, Deepak elevates the practice of meditation to a life-changing quest for higher consciousness and a more fulfilling existence. He incorporates new research on meditation and its benefits, and provides dozens of practical exercises.
Hardcover: 320 pages
Harmony, September 2020
Mindfulness Now
By Jesse Sands
This book is a bite-size guide to incorporating mindfulness into your life. Mindfulness Now is filled with sixty simple ways to practice mindfulness and meditation in your everyday life. The book is designed to make mindfulness practical and accessible to everyone, no matter how busy your schedule may be. By bringing your focus to the present moment, you will learn to step away from worry and make the most of every day.
Paperback: 112 pages
St. Martin's Essentials, November 2020
