Bibliography of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

	Presents the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program



		This Stress is Killing Me

		Managing Stress

		Learning Mindfulness

		Turning Liabilities into Assets

		Enhancing Performance

		Achieving Relief

“The course was not only career changing, but absolutely life changing.”
Jackie Siefert,
Director of Sales and Reservations,
America West Airlines

“I feel calmer, more centered and more in control of life. I find myself being more accepting of what is happening in my life moment to moment.”
Mary Smith M.Ed, M.C., RN

“The course helped me achieve a state of calmness and alertness that transfers directly into my professional life. I'm better able to handle the daily stress of work, as well as the crisis situations without the physical and mental toll these events placed on me in the past.”
Jo Lou Spleth,
Advertising and Marketing Communications/APS

“I have always been convinced that everyday stresses affect our health. After taking the course, I am more convinced than ever. This is a very important program for anyone who wants to lower their risk of disease - including heart disease, cancers and even common colds. More importantly, by supporting our overall health, it allows us to experience life more fully.”
Burt Webb, M.D.

“I would have never, in my wildest dreams, believed that a class so simple would change my life in ways that keeps on making me more alive, aware, productive and happy.”
Donna Barrett Gilbert,
Motion Picture Hair Stylist,
Emmy Award Designer

“I took the class to enhance my athletic performance and got much more. My workouts take less effort with better results. The class had the same effect on my work. I am better equipped to think more clearly under the constant pressure of deadlines and have achieved higher levels of productivity.”Sue Berliner,
Publisher of SWEAT,
Competitive Athlete

“... in August, 1994 1 had several episodes of severe pain that were a direct cause of previous surgery and STRESS. This course has given me BACK awareness and the ability to see how stressful situations affect me. The miracle is not to turn it inwards. I am releasing and relaxing for the first time in many years.”
Patti Milliron

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

Scientific Papers
Some books by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Additional books on Mindfulness
Mindfulness Research

Scientific Papers:

Kabat-Zinn, J. An out-patient program in Behavior Medicine for chronic pain participants based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: Theoretical considerations and preliminary results. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry (1 982) 4:33-47.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Burney. R. The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. J. Behav. Med. (I 985) 8:163:-190.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Lipworth, L. and Bumey. R. and Sellers, W. Four year follow-up of a meditation based program for the self-regulabon of chronic pain: Treatment outcomes and compliance. Clin. J. Pain (1986) 2:159-173.

Kabat-Zinn, J. and Chapman-Waidmp, A. Compliance with an outpatient stress reduction program: rates and predictors of completion. J. Behav. Mod. (1988) ":333-352.

Ockene, J., Sorensen, G. Kabat-Zinn, J., Ockene, I.S., and Donnelly, G. Benefits and costs of lifestyle change to reduce risk of chronic disease. Provendon Medicine, (1 988)17:224234

Bumhard, J. and Kristeller, J. Effectiveness of relaxation and visualization techniques as an adjunct to phototherapy and photochemotherapy of psoriasis. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. (1988) 12:572-573

Ockene, J., Ockene, I.S., Kabat-Zinn, J., Greene, H.L., and Frid, D. Teaching risk-factor counseling skills to medical students, house staff, and fellows. Am. J. Prevent Med. (1 992) 6(#2): 35-42.

Kabat-Zinn, J., Massion, A.0., Kristeller, J., Peterson, L.G., Fletcher, K., Pbert L., Linderking, W., Santorelli, S.F. Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Am. J. Psychiatry (1 992) 149:936-943.

Santorelli, S.F. A qualitative case analysis of mindfulness meditation training in an outpatient stress reduction clinic and its implications for the development of self-knowledge. Doctoral Thesis, University of Massachusetts, 1992. Book Chapter:

Kabat-Zinn, J. Assessment of body image in chronic pain participants: The Body Parts Problems Assessment Scale. In: Pain Measurement and Assessment, R. Meizack (Ed.) Raven, New York, 1983 pp.227-231.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Chapters on Flexibility and Mental Strategies. In Rippe, J. Southmayd, W. Pappas, A., Clark, N, and Kabat-Zinn, J. The Sports Performance Factors Putnam, New York, 1986.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease: Their Importance and Management. In Ockene, I.S. and Ockene. J. (Eds) Prevention of Coronary Disease, Little Brown, Boston, 1993, pp. 229-333.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Mindfulness Meditation: Health Benefits of an Ancient Buddhist Practice. In Goleman, D, and Gunn, J. (Eds) Mind/Body Medicine, Consumer Reports Books, Yonkers, NY, 1993, pp. 259-275.

Kabat-Zinn, J. Mediation. In Moyers, B. Healing and the Mind, Doubleday, Now York, 1993, pp. 115-143.

Some books by Jon Kabat-Zinn:

Full Catastrophe Living., Using the Wisdom of the Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Delacorte, New York. 1990

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Hyperion, New York, 1994

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.
Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn

Additional books on Mindfulness:

Thich Nhat Hanh- any book that he’s written
Henepola Gunaratana- Mindfulness in Plain English

Google "books on mindfulness" for more ideas

Mindfulness Research:

A fairly comprehensive list of mindfulness research at http://www.emindful.com/research/relatedresearch.html

Google "Mindfulness Research" for additional research. You can refine your search by adding descriptors such as "mindfulness research on pain".