The following list is by no means exhaustive. It is a place of exploration to find support for you as you navigate your life. These are resources to help us care for our suffering so we can be there for those we love, including ourselves.
Mindfulness/Buddhism Books:
Bhodi, B. (1998). The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society.
Chödrön, P. (1997). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Boston: Shambala.
Feldman, C. (2017). Boundless Heart: The Buddhist Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity. Boulder, CO: Shambala.
Hanh, T., N. (1975) The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation. Boston: Beacon.
Hanh, T., N. (1991). Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. New York: Bantam.
Hanh, T., N. (1993). The blooming of the lotus: Guided meditation exercises for healing and transformation. Boston: Beacon.
Hanh, T., N. (1998). The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation. New York: Broadway.
Hanh, T., N. & the monks and nuns of Plum Village (2007). Chanting from The Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practice. Berkley: Parallax.
Olendzki, A. (2010). Unlimiting Mind: The Radical Experimental Psychology of Buddhism. Somerville, MA: Wisdom.
Mindful Eating:
Cheung, L. & Hanh, T. N. (2010). Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life. New York: Harper Collins.
Bays, J., C. (2009) Mindful Eating: A guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food. Boston & London: Harper Collins.
Communication:
Hanh, T., N. (2013). The Art of Communicating. New York: Harper Collins.
Hart, S., & Kindle Hodson, V. (2006). Respectful Parents Respectful Kids: 7 Keys to Turn Family Conflict Into Co-operation. Encinitas, CA: Puddledancer.
Manske, J. (2021). Pathways to Nonviolent Communication: A Tool for Navigating your Journey. Encinitas, CA: Puddledancer.
Rosenberg, M., B. (2015). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Encinitas, CA: Puddledancer.
The Center for Nonviolent Communication, https://www.cnvc.org/
Healing:
Hanh, T., N. (2010). Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child. Berkley: Parallax.
King, R. (2018). Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside. Boulder. Co: Sounds True.
Menakem, R. (2017). My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies. Las Vegas: Central Recovery Press.
Neff, K. (2011). Self-compassion: The Proven Power of Being Yourself. New York: Harper Collins.
Schwartz, R. (2021). No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family System Model. Boulder, Co.: Sounds True.
Siegel, D. (2010). Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation. New York, NY: Bantam.
Internal Family Systems Institute, https://ifs-institute.com/
Mindful Self Compassion, https://self-compassion.org/
Global Sangha Directory:
Global Sangha Directory
Dharma Talks:
https://www.dharmaseed.org/talks/
https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks
Retreat Centers/Insight Meditation Centers:
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies/ Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA, USA
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, 331 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Common Ground Retreat at Prairie Farm, E2572 1450th Avenue, Prairie Farm, WI 54762 USA, https://retreatcenter@commongroundmeditation.org/
Gaia House, West Ogwell, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6EW, England
Insight Retreat Center, 1906 Glen Canyon Road, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060 USA
Spirit Rock Meditation Center, 5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd Box 169, Woodacre, CA 94973 USA, https://spiritrock.org/
Retreat Centers/Plum Village Monasteries:
Plum Village Hong Kong, AIAB, Lotus Pond Temple, Ngong Ping Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush New York, United States, https://www.bluecliffmonastery.org/
Deer Park Monastery, 2499 Melru Lane, 92026 Escondido California, United States
EIAB, Schaumburgweg 3, D-51545, Waldbröl Germany, https://www.eiab.eu/index.php?index=88
Healing Spring Monastery, 2 Rue Pascal Jardin, 77510 Verdelot France
Magnolia Grove Monastery, 123 Towles Road, Batesville, MS 38606 USA
Maison de l’Inspir, 8 Rue des Fans, 7510 Villeneuve-sur-Bellot, https://maisondelinspir.org/
Mountain Spring Monastery, 2657 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, NSW 2758Australia, https://mountainspring@pvaustralia.org/
Plum Village France, Lower Hamlet, Village des Pruniers, 1336 Route de Lalande, 47120 Loubès-Bernac, France
New Hamlet, Village des Pruniers, 13 Martineau, 33580 Dieulivol, France
Upper Hamlet, Village des Pruniers, Le Pey 24240, Thenac, France
Thai Plum Village International Practice Center, 174,176 Ban Sra Nam Sai , Moo 7, Tambon Pongtalong, Pak Chong District in Nakorn Ratchasima Thailand, https://www.thaiplumvillage.org/
Stream Entering Monastery, 530 Porcupine Ridge Road, VIC 3461 Porcupine Ridge Australia, https:// streamentering.office@pvaustralia.org/
Retreat Centers/Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Centers:
Gampo Abbey, 1533 Pleasant Bay Road, Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia B0E 2P0, Canada, https://office@gampoabbey.org/
Milarepa Retreat Center, 1344 US Route 5 South Barne, Vermont 05821 USA, https://Milarepacenter.org/
Menla, 375 Panterkill Road PO Box 70, Phoenicia, NY 12464 USA
Tibet House, 22 W 15th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA
Wonderwell Mountain Refuge, 253 Philbrick Hill Rd, Springfield, NH 03284 USA, http://www.naturaldharma.org/
Unaffiliated Retreat Centers:
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY USA, https://www.eomega.org/