Articles, Links and Resources

ARTICLES, LINKS AND RESOURCES

While I will not be offering professional services or teaching meditation for the next several years, I offer these articles and links to you in hope that you will find them useful tools as you progress along your life path. If you are seeking support for your personal/emotional/psychological work, I encourage you to read my article about the process of finding a therapist.

I have recently added referrences from my curent interest areas in hopes that others who are exploring these topics may find them helpful.

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International Aid, Poverty, Social Justice, Public Health, Africa, etc.

Meditation and Psychotherapy

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction/Mindful Yoga

Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness in Intimate Relationships

Mindful Parenting

Mindful Eating/Wellness

Getting Started on a Spiritual Path

Other Suggested Readings

Riding the Dragon: The Synergistic Dance of Psychotherapy and Meditation by John Steven Shealy, PhD
Mindfulness in Psychotherapy: A Training Program for Mental Health Professionals (not being offered at this time)

*Emotional Alchemy by Tara Bennett-Goleman (article by the author)
A General Theory of Love by (read a review) Thomas Lewis, MD, Fari Amini, MD, Richard Lannon, MD.
The Sanity We Are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology by Chogyam Trungpa (articles)
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach, PhD
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
The Wisdom in Dark Emotions by Miriam Greenspan
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin
Use of Meditation with Severe Psychological Disorders
Meditation and Pain Management: An interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn
An Excellent Chronic Pain Patient's Handbook lots of info and resources
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love & Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships (book and CD workshop) by David Schnarch, PhD Read an interview or an article
Yoga and Psychotherapy: The Evolution of Consciousness by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine and Swami Ajaya
No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth by Ken Wilber

Advanced Reading

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy edited by Germer, Siegal and Fulton
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change by Hayes, Strosahl & Wilson
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression by Segal, Williams, Teasdale
Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety Edited by Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer.
Cognitive-behavioral treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan. ( pdf article about this treatment program)
Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Interventions: Conceptualization, Application and Emperical Support Edited by Ruth Baer, PhD
Mindfulness Training as a Clinical Intervention: A Conceptual and Emperical Review (2003) by Ruth Baer .pdf documen
Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Mindfulness-based approaches to eating disorders by Joan Kristeller, Ruth Baer and Ruth Quillian-Wolever (pdf file)
The Heart of Addiction by Lance Dodes, MD
Alan Marlatt, PhD Audio from a presentation on the effectiveness of Vipassana Meditation in Prisons and in Substance Abuse Treatment.
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi

The Point of Existence: Transformations of Narcissism in Self-Realization and The Void: Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structure and other books by A. H. Almaas Read an article about this work

Support for the Effectiveness of Meditation

Finding Happiness: Cajole Your Brain to Lean to the Left by Daniel Goleman
Mind and Life Institute research into the impact of meditation on brain function, neuroplasticity, etc by Dr. Richard Davidson's group
Current Contributions of Psychological Research to General Health: The Case of Mindfulness Training by Bruno Cayoun. .pdf article
One Percent for Peace an 2005 interview with John Davies
Meditation Helps Arthritis Patients a report by Alex Dominquez

Research Article on the Effectiveness of MBSR in Prisons
Just Say OM- A July 2003 article in Time Magazine
Abstracts and Bibliography for MBSR research

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction/Mindful Yoga

*Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
*Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli
Chaos or Calm: Rewiring the Stress Response by Carrie Demers, MD
Mindfulness and Mastery in the Workplace: 21 Ways to Reduce Stress During the Workday by Saki F. Santorelli .pdf document
Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain: A Meditative Approach to Living with Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Pain by Darlene Cohen
Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Research Article on the Effectiveness of MBSR in Prisons
The Wisdom of Listening edited by Mark Bradly

Mindful Yoga

* Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
Yoga International Journal
Mindful Yoga an article by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Deaf Yoga resources for the hearing impaired yogi.
Tampa Yoga Studios with whom I have had an active and rewarding affiliation:

Lotus Room Yoga Studio
Namaste Yoga Studio

Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness: Taming a Wild Horse An article by John Steven Shealy, PhD

Cultivating Mental Discipline: The Skill of Mindfulness An article by John Steven Shealy, PhD

Tampa Bay Area Meditation Centers and Sitting Groups

*Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. This book is also available on the Web.
*Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Basic Meditation Instructions by Matthew Flickstein
Meditation and the Practice of Awareness by Larry Rosenberg
Metta (lovingkindness) Meditation Practice
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

Old Path White Clouds (and many other books) by Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

Deepening Your Meditation Practice

*The Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Venerable U Silananda (hear some of talks on this site)*Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

*The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Nyanaponika Thera
*Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
*Big Mind - Big Heart: Finding Your Way by Dennis Genpo Merzel
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer
The Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
Desire and Destiny: Getting What You Want By Eknath Easwaran
Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg
Being Nobody Going Nowhere by Ayya Khema
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
Living in the Light of Death by Larry Rosenberg
The Writings of Aaron c/o Barbara Brodsky Deep Springs Center (see their library link)
Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to Freedom by Gregory Kramer
Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg
Knee Deep in Grace: The Extraordinary Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma by Amy Schmidt
Small Boat, Great Mountain by Amaro Bhikkhu .pdf document
Be an Island: The Buddhist Practice of Inner Peace by Ayya Khema

A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah by Achaan Chah and Jack Kornfield
On Having No Head : Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious by Douglas E. Harding (see also the video by the same name)
Swallowing the River Ganges: A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification by Matthew Flickstein

Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment by Mariana Caplan
When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West by Ayya Khema
The Dzogchen Primer: Embracing the Spiritual Path According to the Great Perfection edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt

Discovering Right Livelihood

*Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity by David Whyte (see also Clear Mind, Wild Heart, a 6 CD collection)
Zen and the Art of Making a Living by Laurence G. Boldt
Mindfulness and Meaningful Work edited by Claude Whitmyer

Audio and Video Dharma Talks and Free Downloads

Google Videos has free streaming video dharma talks by S. N. Goenka, Thich Nhat Hahn, Joseph Goldstein, Pema Chodron, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach and many others.
Audio Dharma Recorded Dharma Talks (listen free on the web)
Audio Dharma Talks in the Theravadin Tradition
BuddhaNet Audio (lots of MP3 downloads)
Lectures by Bhikku Bodhi on various aspects of the Dharma
DharmaStream (from the Dharma Seed organization)
Dharma Talks by Stephen Batchelor
Dharma in Spanish Centro Budista Tibetano de Meditacion
Free Dharma talks are also available as podcasts at iTunes Music Store

Prison Dharma Work

The Gateless Gate a Gainesville Zen Center active in prison work.
Buddhist Peace Fellowship's Transformative Justice Program
Prison Dharma Network
Prison Ashram Project
Prison Correspondence Course
Research Article on the Effectiveness of MBSR in Prisons
We're All Doing Time: A Guide to Getting Free by Bo Lozoff
Behind Bars: Surviving Prison by Jeffrey Ian Ross & Stephen C. Richards
Committing Journalism: The Prison Writings of Red Hog by Dannie M. Martin & Peter Y. Sussman
Alan Marlatt, PhD Audio from presentation about Vipassana Meditation program in Prison Programs.
Mindfulness Meditation and Substance Use in an Incarcerated Population. (.pdf)
Recording of guards involved in executions.

Mindful Eating/Wellness

Mindful Eating: An Interview with Geneen Roth
Current Contributions of Psychological Research to General Health: The Case of Mindfulness Training by Bruno Cayoun. .pdf article

**VeggieSource research-based information on diet and health
**Dr Joel Fuhrman's website has great info and options for on-line support for healthy eating and lifestyle choices
*Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Preventing and Treating Diabetes with Natural Medicine by Michael Murray, ND who has a host of other great books and articles on natural medicine and health.
McDougall On-Line Wellness Center
Staying Strong & Healthy on a Vegan Diet
"Eat More, Weigh Less" an interview with Dean Ornish, MD
Mindful Eating some helpful resources
The Milk Letter by Robert M. Kradjian, MD

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Getting Started on a Spiritual Path

*The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joesph Campbell
It's a Meaningful Life, It Just Takes Practice by Bo Lozoff
Ordinary Magic: Everyday Life as Spiritual Path Edited by John Welwood (article)
The Power of Myth by Joesph Campbell (also PBS video/audio with Bill Moyers)
A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield
Tying Rocks to Clouds: Meetings and Conversations with Wise and Spiritual People by William Elliott
A Brief History of Everything and One Taste: Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality (and many other books) by Ken Wilber See also: Integral Naked, Wilber's website with interviews, resources, etc.

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Other Suggested Reading and Items of Interest

Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo
The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland
Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies: Psychology and Chinese Medicine by Leon Hammer, MD
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
A Collection of Poems
The Power of Ten (a visual presentation of the power of perspective)