UNCW Library Resources on Mindfulness

Prolific author, researcher, teacher, retreat leader, B. Alan Wallace studies the intersection between Buddhism and Western science and philosophy. (http://www.alanwallace.org/)

Daniel Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine. (https://drdansiegel.com/)

Eckhart Tolle is a best-selling author of spiritual books including The Power of Now and A New Earth and creator of the Eckhart Tolle Foundation. (https://www.eckharttollefoundation.org/)

Trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. Jack Kornfield has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. (https://jackkornfield.com/bio/)

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is internationally known for his work as a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic (in 1979) and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (in 1995).(https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/pages/about-the-author)

Author, teacher, leader of insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974; Joseph Goldstein is cofofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts; together with several other teachers and students of insight meditation, helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. (https://www.dharma.org/teacher/joseph-goldstein/)

Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. (http://markepsteinmd.com/)

American Buddhist teacher, author, nun, and mother and founder of the the Pema Chodron Foundation. (https://pemachodronfoundation.org/)

Broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style as well as methods to promote human flourishing, including meditation and related contemplative practices; Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he has been a faculty member since 1984. He is the founder of Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc. (https://centerhealthyminds.org/about/founder-richard-davidson)

Author, speaker, teacher, Tara Brach earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fielding Institute; works as psychotherapist and a meditation teacher, blending these two traditions in training clinicians to integrate mindfulness strategies into their clinical work. (https://www.tarabrach.com/about/)

Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese monk and prolific author considered the father of “engaged Buddhism,” a movement linking mindfulness practice with social action. (https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/biography/)

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