Here are some resources on mindfulness to explore if interested:
Books
Hanh, T. N. (1991). Peace is every step: The path of mindfulness in everyday life. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2004). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. London, England: Piatkus.
Salzberg, S. (2002). Lovingkindness: The revolutionary art of happiness (revised ed.). Boulder, CO: Shambhala.
Exercises and other suggestions for practice
Kaiser Greenland, S., & Harris, A. (2017). Mindful games activity cards: 55 fun ways to share mindfulness with kids and teens. Boulder, CO: Shambhala.
Willard, C., & Abblett, M. (2016). Mindfulness reminders card deck: 52 powerful practices for adults. Eau Claire, WI: Pesi Publishing & Media.
Therapies
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. New York, NY: Delacourt.
Shapiro, S. L., & Carlson, L. E. (2009). The art and science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press. [Chapters 5 and 6 are especially helpful].
Audio resources
Meditation downloads, including a lovingkindness meditation
http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org
Meditation CDs
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Guided mindfulness meditation [CD]. Louisville, CO: Sounds True Inc.
Kornfield, J. (2010). Guided meditations for difficult times: A lamp in the darkness [CD]. Louisville, CO: Sounds True Inc.
Research on mindfulness and mindfulness-based therapies
Basso, J. C., McHale, A., Ende, V., Oberlin, D. J., & Suzuki, W. A. (2019). Brief, daily meditation enhances attention, memory, mood, and emotional regulation in non-experienced meditators. Behavioural Brain Research, 356, 208–220.
Fountain-Zaragoza S., & Prakash, R.S. (2017). Mindfulness training for healthy aging: Impact on attention, well-being, and inflammation. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9(11), 1–15.
Gallant, S. N. (2016). Mindfulness meditation practice and executive functioning: Breaking down the benefit. Consciousness and Cognition, 40, 116–130.
Khoo E. L., Small, R., Cheng, W., Hatchard, T., Glynn, B., Rice, D. B., …Poulin, P. A. (2019). Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 22(1), 26–35.
Khoury, B., Sharma, M., Rush, S. E., & Fournier, C. (2015). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for healthy individuals: A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 78(6), 519–528.
Pascoe, M. C., Thompson, D. R., Jenkins, Z. M., & Ski C. F. (2017). Mindfulness mediates the physiological markers of stress: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 95, 156–178.
Shapiro, S. L., & Carlson, L. E. (2009). Mindfulness-based interventions for mental health, In The art and science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions. [Chapters 5 and 6]. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
Tang, Y. Y., Holzel, B. K., & Posner M. I. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews in Neuroscience, 16(4), 13–225.
Excerpt taken from Sharing the present: mindfulness for equestrians and horse lovers, by Dr. Shreyasi Brodhecker and Frank Brodhecker, in press (2021). Brodhecker, S., & Brodhecker, F. (2021). Chapter 2: Understanding mindfulness. In Sharing the present: mindfulness for equestrians and horse lovers. (pp.14-29). Victoria, BC: FriesenPress. In publication.
