50 Books like A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

Becoming Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2021

Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.

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184

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Anxiety Relief 🎯 Attention Training 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Compassion Practice

Becoming Aware 98%

Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2021

3.16

184 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Anxiety Relief 🎯 Attention Training 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Compassion Practice

Altered Traits

by Daniel Goleman • 2017

The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.

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6k+

🧪 Meditation Research 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💗 Compassion Training 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

Altered Traits 97%

The neuroscience is in: meditation does more than relax you. It permanently rewires your brain.

by Daniel Goleman 2017

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧪 Meditation Research 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Brain Plasticity 💗 Compassion Training 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

Peak Mind

by Amishi P. Jha • 2021

Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.

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3k+

🧠 Attention Training 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔄 Executive Function 💾 Working Memory

Peak Mind 97%

Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.

by Amishi P. Jha 2021

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧠 Attention Training 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔄 Executive Function 💾 Working Memory

El espejo del cerebro

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2021

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

El espejo del cerebro 97%

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2021

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

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1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Aware 97%

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

The Science of Mindfulness

by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

4.24

995

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

The Science of Mindfulness 97%

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

by Ronald D. Siegel 2014

4.24

995 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

Hurry Up and Meditate

by David Michie • 2008

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

3.73

852

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Hurry Up and Meditate 97%

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

by David Michie 2008

3.73

852 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Mindfulness for Dummies

by Shamash Alidina • 2010

Mindfulness made simple: three-minute meditations, no incense, and a way to stop running on empty.

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724

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🌟 Positive Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

Mindfulness for Dummies 97%

Mindfulness made simple: three-minute meditations, no incense, and a way to stop running on empty.

by Shamash Alidina 2010

3.85

724 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🌟 Positive Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

The Emotional Life of Your Brain

by Richard J. Davidson • 2012

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

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3k+

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary

The Emotional Life of Your Brain 97%

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

by Richard J. Davidson 2012

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics

by Dan Harris • 2017

No clearing your mind, no hour-long sits: how one daily minute rewires the skeptical brain.

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11k+

🧘 Secular Meditation 🌱 Beginner Meditation 🔄 Habit Formation 💖 Self-Compassion 🎯 Attention Training

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics 97%

No clearing your mind, no hour-long sits: how one daily minute rewires the skeptical brain.

by Dan Harris 2017

3.84

11k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Meditation 🌱 Beginner Meditation 🔄 Habit Formation 💖 Self-Compassion 🎯 Attention Training

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness

by Mario Alonso Puig • 2017

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

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1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness 97%

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

by Mario Alonso Puig 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

Rapt

by Winifred Gallagher • 2009

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

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2k+

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

Rapt 97%

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

by Winifred Gallagher 2009

3.64

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

Mindfulness for Beginners

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2006

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

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9k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

Mindfulness for Beginners 97%

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2006

3.78

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

by Sharon Begley • 2007

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

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2k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain 96%

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

by Sharon Begley 2007

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

Mindfulness

by Gill Hasson • 2013

Turn everyday routines into meditation without adding a minute to your day.

3.65

842

🧘 Present Moment 🌱 Everyday Mindfulness 💨 Breathwork 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self Compassion

Mindfulness 96%

Turn everyday routines into meditation without adding a minute to your day.

by Gill Hasson 2013

3.65

842 ratings

🧘 Present Moment 🌱 Everyday Mindfulness 💨 Breathwork 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self Compassion

Buddha's Brain

by Rick Hanson • 2009

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

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15k+

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Buddha's Brain 96%

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

by Rick Hanson 2009

4.01

15k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Rewire Your Brain

by John B. Arden • 2010

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Rewire Your Brain 96%

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

by John B. Arden 2010

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Hardwiring Happiness

by Rick Hanson • 2013

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

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6k+

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Hardwiring Happiness 96%

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

by Rick Hanson 2013

3.65

6k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness

by Stan Rodski • 2023

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

3.64

492

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Psychoneuroimmunology 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Energy Management

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 96%

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

by Stan Rodski 2023

3.64

492 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Psychoneuroimmunology 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Energy Management

SUPER BRAIN

by Deepak Chopra • 2012

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

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4k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

SUPER BRAIN 96%

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

by Deepak Chopra 2012

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

Neurodharma

by Rick Hanson • 2020

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

3.88

682

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Neurodharma 96%

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

by Rick Hanson 2020

3.88

682 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Full Catastrophe Living

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 1990

A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.

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16k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🏥 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Full Catastrophe Living 96%

A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 1990

4.16

16k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🏥 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

10% Happier

by Dan Harris • 2014

A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.

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116k+

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🗣️ Inner Critic 🙂 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Ego Management

10% Happier 96%

A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.

by Dan Harris 2014

3.91

116k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🗣️ Inner Critic 🙂 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Ego Management

Mindfulness

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2011

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

4.00

14k+

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

Mindfulness 96%

An 8-week program of micro-meditations to break the cycle of stress, anxiety, and burnout.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2011

4.00

14k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Mindfulness 🧘 Structured Meditation 😌 Stress Reduction 💭 Thought Awareness ❤️ Self-Compassion

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness

by Positivity Protection • 2019

Meditation without the cushion: five minutes of breathing, and every chore becomes a teacher.

3.00

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌱 Meditation For Beginners 🌬️ Breath Work 🎯 Present Moment Awareness ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness Summary

Guided Meditation For Mindfulness 96%

Meditation without the cushion: five minutes of breathing, and every chore becomes a teacher.

by Positivity Protection 2019

3.00

1 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌱 Meditation For Beginners 🌬️ Breath Work 🎯 Present Moment Awareness ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

Stressilient

by Sam Akbar • 2022

Your brain scans for ancient threats. A clinical psychologist's protocol for teaching it calm.

3.77

242

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛋️ Clinical Psychology 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ❤️ Emotional Acceptance 🤗 Self Compassion

Stressilient 96%

Your brain scans for ancient threats. A clinical psychologist's protocol for teaching it calm.

by Sam Akbar 2022

3.77

242 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🛋️ Clinical Psychology 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ❤️ Emotional Acceptance 🤗 Self Compassion

Siddhartha's Brain

by James Kingsland • 2016

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

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1k+

🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Siddhartha's Brain 96%

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

by James Kingsland 2016

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Modern Mindfulness

by Rohan Gunatillake • 2017

Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.

3.68

580

🧘 Secular Mindfulness ☕ Everyday Meditation 👁️ Attention Training 📱 Digital Wellness 🪷 Secular Buddhism

Modern Mindfulness 96%

Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.

by Rohan Gunatillake 2017

3.68

580 ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness ☕ Everyday Meditation 👁️ Attention Training 📱 Digital Wellness 🪷 Secular Buddhism

Reclaim Your Brain

by Joseph A. Annibali • 2015

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

3.65

539

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Reclaim Your Brain 96%

Calm the limbic system and strengthen the prefrontal cortex: the two-step fix for a runaway mind.

by Joseph A. Annibali 2015

3.65

539 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧘 Mindfulness 📝 Narrative Therapy ♥️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Awakened Ape

by Jevan Pradas • 2017

Happiness isn't something you chase; it's something your genes produce when the environment's right.

3.79

1k+

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🥩 Ancestral Health ⚡ Environmental Mismatch 🌿 Nature Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Awakened Ape 96%

Happiness isn't something you chase; it's something your genes produce when the environment's right.

by Jevan Pradas 2017

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🥩 Ancestral Health ⚡ Environmental Mismatch 🌿 Nature Connection 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Close Your Eyes, Get Free

by Grace Smith • 2018

Bad habits live in the subconscious, where willpower can't reach. Self-hypnosis can.

4.23

239

🌀 Self-Hypnosis 🧠 Mental Reprogramming 😌 Stress Reduction 🌊 Brainwave Meditation 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Close Your Eyes, Get Free 96%

Bad habits live in the subconscious, where willpower can't reach. Self-hypnosis can.

by Grace Smith 2018

4.23

239 ratings

🌀 Self-Hypnosis 🧠 Mental Reprogramming 😌 Stress Reduction 🌊 Brainwave Meditation 🔬 Neuroplasticity

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

by Wendy Suzuki • 2015

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

3.65

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

Healthy Brain, Happy Life 96%

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

by Wendy Suzuki 2015

3.65

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

Search Inside Yourself

by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

4.04

9k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Search Inside Yourself 96%

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

by Chade-Meng Tan 2012

4.04

9k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Fully Engaged

by Thomas M. Sterner • 2016

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

4.23

240

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Fully Engaged 96%

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

by Thomas M. Sterner 2016

4.23

240 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

The Mind and the Brain

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

4.10

7k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Mind and the Brain 96%

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001

4.10

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

Ten To Zen

by Owen O'Kane • 2019

The ten-minute mental reset that works even when meditation feels impossible.

3.57

772

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breathwork For Anxiety 👁️ Thought Observation 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🧠 Cbt Techniques

Ten To Zen 96%

The ten-minute mental reset that works even when meditation feels impossible.

by Owen O'Kane 2019

3.57

772 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breathwork For Anxiety 👁️ Thought Observation 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🧠 Cbt Techniques

Bouncing Back

by Linda Graham • 2013

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

4.12

335

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Bouncing Back 96%

Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.

by Linda Graham 2013

4.12

335 ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧸 Attachment Theory 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧬 Somatic Intelligence 🌊 Emotional Regulation

How to Master Your Monkey Mind

by Don MacPherson • 2020

Your anxious inner voice can be retrained. Ten techniques, from breathwork to brain exercises.

3.78

225

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌬️ Breathwork 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Small Habits 🎬 Visualization Techniques

How to Master Your Monkey Mind 95%

Your anxious inner voice can be retrained. Ten techniques, from breathwork to brain exercises.

by Don MacPherson 2020

3.78

225 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 🌬️ Breathwork 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Small Habits 🎬 Visualization Techniques

Happiness

by Matthieu Ricard • 2003

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

4.09

8k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

Happiness 95%

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

by Matthieu Ricard 2003

4.09

8k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

In This Moment

by Kirk D. Strosahl • 2015

Daily hassles harm health more than divorce or job loss. Five skills to undo the toll.

3.81

134

📅 Daily Stress 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

In This Moment 95%

Daily hassles harm health more than divorce or job loss. Five skills to undo the toll.

by Kirk D. Strosahl 2015

3.81

134 ratings

📅 Daily Stress 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination

by Sameet M. Kumar • 2010

Worry is a habit your brain learned. Mindfulness is how it unlearns, one breath at a time.

4.17

133

🌀 Rumination 🧠 Anxiety Management 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Neuroplasticity

The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination Summary

The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination 95%

Worry is a habit your brain learned. Mindfulness is how it unlearns, one breath at a time.

by Sameet M. Kumar 2010

4.17

133 ratings

🌀 Rumination 🧠 Anxiety Management 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Neuroplasticity

How God Changes Your Brain

by Andrew B. Newberg • 2009

Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Neurotheology 🧱 Brain Plasticity 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🙏 Spirituality And Health ❤️ Emotional Regulation

How God Changes Your Brain 95%

Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.

by Andrew B. Newberg 2009

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurotheology 🧱 Brain Plasticity 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🙏 Spirituality And Health ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Unwinding Anxiety

by Judson Brewer MD PhD • 2020

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

3.88

15k+

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

Unwinding Anxiety 95%

Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.

by Judson Brewer MD PhD 2020

3.88

15k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Disorders 🔄 Habit Change 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔁 Habit Loops 🫂 Addiction Recovery

The Stress-Proof Brain

by Melanie Greenberg • 2016

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

The Stress-Proof Brain 95%

Stress hijacks your brain; these mindfulness and neuroscience tools help you take back control.

by Melanie Greenberg 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Stress Management 🧬 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Cognitive Reframing 💗 Self-Compassion

The Mindful Way through Depression

by J. Mark G. Williams • 2007

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

4.01

9k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🤗 Emotional Acceptance

The Mindful Way through Depression Summary

The Mindful Way through Depression 95%

When thinking makes depression worse, an eight-week mindfulness program breaks the cycle.

by J. Mark G. Williams 2007

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌧️ Depression Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Rumination 🤗 Emotional Acceptance

The 5 Resets

by Aditi Nerurkar • 2024

A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.

4.09

2k+

🧘 Stress Management 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Behavior Change 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🤝 Mind-Body Connection

The 5 Resets 95%

A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.

by Aditi Nerurkar 2024

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧘 Stress Management 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🔄 Behavior Change 🧠 Neuroscience Of Stress 🤝 Mind-Body Connection

The User's Guide to the Human Mind

by Shawn T. Smith • 2011

Your brain is a prehistoric operating system. The manual for debugging its anxious, neurotic code.

4.02

312

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness Practices 😰 Anxiety Management

The User's Guide to the Human Mind Summary

The User's Guide to the Human Mind 95%

Your brain is a prehistoric operating system. The manual for debugging its anxious, neurotic code.

by Shawn T. Smith 2011

4.02

312 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness Practices 😰 Anxiety Management

Resilient

by Rick Hanson • 2018

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

3.80

3k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌻 Positive Psychology 🏋️ Inner Strengths ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

Resilient 95%

Twelve inner strengths built through small daily practices: the neuroscience of staying unshakeable.

by Rick Hanson 2018

3.80

3k+ ratings

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Meditation practices to calm your mind and befriend your most difficult emotions, not fight them.

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Mindfulness on the Go 95%

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