Mindfulness Resources

New material
  1. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness. Michael Pollan, 2026. Goodreads.
Online Resources
  1. The free Healthy Minds Program App based on rigorous science and a solid framework from the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  2. Vedanta Society of New York. Introductory lectures, mostly by Swami Sarvapriyananda. Must listen if you are even a little curious.
Books, Mindfulness
  1. Whereever you go there you are. Jon Kabat Zinn.
  2. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Eckhart Tolle.
  3. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn.
  4. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. Michael A. Singer.
  5. The Art of Happiness. Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler.
  6. The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
  7. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values. Robert M. Pirsig.
  8. Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation. Alan W. Watts, Mark Watts (Compiler).
  9. Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives. Dan Millman.
Books, Eastern Philosophy
  1. I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. Nisargadatta Maharaj, Maurice Frydman (Translator), Sudhaker S. Dikshit (Editor). 101 short conversations each with powerful questions for self inquiry. Who am I? Classic advaita vedanta philosophy.
  2. The Holy Science. Swami Yukteswar Giri.
  3. Light on Life. B.K.S. Iyengar. John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams.
  4. Light on the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali. B.K.S. Iyengar (Translator/Commentator).
  5. The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice. T.K.V. Desikachar.
  6. The Radiance Sutras. Lorin Roche.
Books, Science
  1. The Order of Time. Carlo Rovelli.
  2. The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself. Sean Carroll.
  3. When Breath Becomes Air. Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese (Foreword).
  4. Reality is Not What it Seems. Carlo Rovelli.
Books, SELF HELP
  1. Four Thousand Weeks. Oliver Burkeman. Confronting our radical finitude – and how little control we really have – is the key to a fulfilling and meaningfully productive life.
  2. Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way. Rick Carson.
  3. Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential. Caroline Myss.