Audio Inspiration:
To listen to some meditation teachings from Miriam, or to hear some of her meditation-inspired music, please check out the Mindful Element Sound Cloud account.
You can access it here.
Written Inspiration:
Looking to learn more about mindfulness and how it can help you find space in those crowded places? Browse through the list below for some recommended readings to support and expand your practice.
(This is in no way an exhaustive list of what is available, but it is a good place to start.)
More On Mindfulness:
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening – Joseph Goldstein
Life With Full Attention – Maitreyabandhu
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There – Sylvia Boorstein
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28 Day Program – Sharon Salzberg
Change Your Mind: a Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation – Paramananda
Mindfulness in Plain English – Venerable Henepola Gunaratana
Mindfulness at Work:
Work as a Spiritual Practice – Lewis Richmond
The Art of Happiness at Work – Dalai Lama
Mindful Work: How Meditation Is Changing Business from the Inside Out – David Gelles
Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace – Sharon Salzberg
Mindfulness and the Brain:
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom – Rick Hanson
Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology – Paul Broks
The Emotional Life of your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live–and How You Can Change Them – Richard J Davidson, Ph,D
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey – Jill Bolte Taylor
Loving Kindness Practice:
Radical Self-Acceptance: A Buddhist Guide to Freeing Yourself from Shame – Tara Brach
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness – Sharon Salzberg
A Heart as Wide as the World – Sharon Salzberg
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames – Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness with a Buddhist Flavor:
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times – Pema Chodron
The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times – Pema Chodron
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life – Jack Kornfield
Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life – Thich Nhat Hanh
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind – Shunryu Suzuki
Mindfulness with a Jewish Flavor:
One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi – Alan Lew
Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life – Alan Lew
God Is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism – David A. Cooper
A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation – David A. Cooper
That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist – Sylvia Boorstein