SUGGESTED BOOKS ON MINDFULNESS
If you are a Trainer of Mindfulness in Education with us, you can also access materials in this area.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
BOOKS FOR TEENS
THE TEENAGE BRAIN
A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults Frances E. Jensen, with Amy Ellis Nutt (Harper, 2015)
AGE OF OPPORTUNITY
Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence Laurence Steinberg Eamon Dolan (Mariner Books, 2015)
THE MINDFUL TEEN
Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time Dzung X. Vo (Instant Help, 2015)
BRAINSTORM
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain Daniel J. Siegel (TarcherPerigee, 2015)
THE PRIMAL TEEN
What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids Barbara Strauch (Anchor, 2004)
GROWING UP MINDFUL
Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience Christopher Willard (Sounds True, 2016)
BOOKS FOR TEACHERS
- Building Emotional Intelligence – Linda Lantieri
http://www.lindalantieri.org/publications.htm - Conscious Discipline – Dr. Becky Bailey
http://consciousdiscipline.com/about/dr_becky_bailey.asp - The Mindful Child – Susan Kaiser Greenland
http://www.susankaisergreenland.com/book.html - Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness – A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything – Deborah Schoeberlein
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Teaching-Mindfulness-Teaches-Anything/dp/0861715675 - Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children – Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Wietske Vriezen (Illustrator)
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.ca/Planting-Seeds-Practicing-Mindfulness-Children/dp/1935209809 - Planting Seeds video
BOOKS FOR TEENS
THE TEENAGE BRAIN
A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults Frances E. Jensen, with Amy Ellis Nutt (Harper, 2015)
AGE OF OPPORTUNITY
Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence Laurence Steinberg Eamon Dolan (Mariner Books, 2015)
THE MINDFUL TEEN
Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time Dzung X. Vo (Instant Help, 2015)
BRAINSTORM
The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain Daniel J. Siegel (TarcherPerigee, 2015)
THE PRIMAL TEEN
What the New Discoveries about the Teenage Brain Tell Us about Our Kids Barbara Strauch (Anchor, 2004)
GROWING UP MINDFUL
Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience Christopher Willard (Sounds True, 2016)
BOOKS FOR TEACHERS
- The Mindfulness Breakthrough by Sarah Silverton
- Silence in Schools by Helen E Lees
- Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-Being by Thich Nhat Hanh
- Teaching Children To Care by Ruth Sidney Charney; preface by Nel Noddings
- Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman
- Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood
- Mindful Learning: Reduce Stress and Improve Brain Performance For Effective Learning by Dr. Craig Hassad
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol Dweck
- The 5 Dimensions of Engaged Teaching by Laura Weaver and Mark Wilding