Local mindfulness classes

• In Menlo Park for women with Vickie Chang and Ginger Oros. Next group starts May 8, 5-7PM.
  

• Stanford University with Mark Abramson
  
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation with Renee Burgard & Julie Forbes
  
• El Camino Hospital with Bob Stahl
• Redwood City Insight

Mindfulness for Adults

• Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  Dr. Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), one of the most widely researched mindfulness classes. This book is typically used in conjunction with the class.
  
• Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siegel & Mary Hartzell

        Dr. Siegel at UCLA calls himself an interpersonal neurobiologist. He has written extensively on mindfulness and how it can change
        your brain and relationships.

• Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

        An excellent, readable book on managing emotions, not just depression, using mindfulness. Comes with a cd with guided meditations.

• The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl & Elisha Goldstein

        A great book by a very experienced MBSR teacher that takes you through the MBSR class, week by week.

• The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John Forsyth & Georg Eifert

• The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression by Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson

Mindfulness for Youth

• Building Emotional Intelligence by Linda Lantieri                                                                                                                                                         
  

        Linda is an expert in social and emotional learning. This book teaches exercises for managing emotions in youth aged 5-12.

• Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chan Chau Nghiem & Wietske Vriezen   
• The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress & Become Happier, Kinder, & More Compassionate by Susan Kaiser Greenland
• The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens by Gina Biegel

Other great books

• Mindset by Carol Dweck
  Dr. Dweck is a researcher at Stanford University and shows how the way you think about yourself and learning can have a huge impact on your performance.
  
• Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert Emmons
  Dr. Emmons at UC Davis researches gratitude and has found that it can improve your everyday mood and well-being.
  
• How We Choose to be Happy: The Choices of 9 Extremely Happy People, their Secrets, their Stories by Rick Foster and Greg Hicks

        This is a easily readable book filled with exercises to change your perspective in daily life and orient towards greater wellness. They also offer an online
        course called Sustainable Happiness based on their research.

• Awakening Joy by James Baraz
  Baraz is a meditation teacher at Spirit Rock and teaches an excellent online course of the same name.
  
• There is Nothing Wrong With You by Cheri Huber
  Huber is a Zen teacher and has written many many books on using mindfulness to manage emotions.
  
• Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield                                                                                                                                                                      
  

        Kornfield is one of the founders of Spirit Rock, a meditation center in Marin, and the author of many excellent books on mindfulness and Buddhism.

• The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Elizabeth Eshelman, Patrick Fanning, Matthew McKay

        This workbook is full of accessible tools for increasing wellness.

• Mind over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger & Christine Padesky

        The techniques in this workbook are the cornerstone of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

• Integrative Nutrition by Joshua Rosenthal

        Rosenthal founded the Institute for Integral Nutrition in New York and writes one of the best books on eating and living healthfully that I have found.