IMP Resources
IMP is made up of a diverse membership of psychotherapists who include meditation in their lives and practices. To contribute to our resources, please visit our Membership page and become a member.
The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to bringing together teachers, students, scholars and practitioners who are committed to exploring Buddhist thought and practice as a living tradition, faithful to its origins and lineage, yet adaptable and alive in the current world. The center’s purpose is to encourage the integration of study and practice, and to investigate the relationship between scholarly understanding and meditative insight. It encourages engagement with the tradition in a spirit of genuine inquiry.
NCE offers to the Greater Newton community a series of talks by leading practitioners and teachers of Mindfulness. Each speaker will talk about their personal journey and the insights they have gained through the practice of mindfulness meditation. Please click on the link above for a schedule of this season’s talks.
Located in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Boston Shambhala Center is part of an international community of meditation centers led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Free meditation instruction is available as well as daily sittings, frequent dharma talks, a wide variety of classes, and many weekend programs.
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CIMC is a non-residential urban center for the teaching and practice of insight meditation. CIMC’s programs and facilities are designed to provide a strong foundation for daily practice. Programs includes daily sittings, weekly dharma talks, ongoing classes and practice groups, teacher interviews, and a variety of weekend meditation retreats.
Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
Our affiliate organization in Los Angeles, the Center for Mindfulness and Psychotherapy is a non-profit organization committed to exploring and teaching the practice of mindfulness meditation in psychotherapy. The Center was founded by Concetta Alfano, Trudy Goodman, and Marjorie Schuman, each an accomplished psychotherapist with extensive experience in meditation. The Center offers training to psychotherapists through workshops, retreats, conferences and special programs, and is an accredited continuing education provider.
Preserves the oral tradition of contemporary dharma teaching by taping talks and instructions given by teachers at various retreat centers around the country, and supports the daily practice of students everywhere by making these tapes and other materials inexpensively available to all.
Insight LA is a Buddhist meditation center founded by Trudy Goodman, EdM, LMFT in Los Angeles, California. Trudy is a founding member and the Guiding Teacher of IMP. She studied Vipassana meditation with Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and many others since 1975. In 1974, Trudy ordained as a lay Zen Buddhist with Zen Master Dae Soen Sa Nim. She practiced Zen with Maurine Stuart Roshi until Maurine’s death. Trudy was a resident teacher at the Cambridge Buddhist Association for many years. After 20 years of teaching meditation, Trudy now leads the Family Retreats at the Insight Meditation Society, teaches at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and nationwide. She is part of the Spirit Rock teacher training collective, with Jack Kornfield, and is available for private consultation and counseling for individuals, couples, and groups.
The Insight Meditation Society was founded in 1975 as a nonprofit organization to provide an environment conducive to the practice of vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) meditation, and to preserve the essential Buddhist teachings of liberation. IMS now operates two retreat facilities – the Retreat Center and The Forest Refuge, which are set on 160 secluded wooded acres in the quiet country of central Massachusetts.
Karmê Chöling Buddhist Meditation Center
Located in northeast Vermont on more than 600 acres of wooded hills, Karmê Chöling includes seven meditation halls, a zen archery range, a large organic garden, comfortable private guest rooms, and full dining facilities. It offers beginning instruction for those new to meditation, teachings in Tibetan Buddhism, programs in the contemplative arts, and visits from renowned teachers.
New England Educational Institute
New England Educational Institute is a not-for-profit organization that provides outstanding educational programs designed to meet the theoretical and practical needs of psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, nurses, allied mental health professionals, educators, and other medical professionals. Their programs are approved for continuing education credit for many different professions. NEEI is an ongoing sponsor of IMP offerings.
The Arlington Center is a place to practice self-renewal and personal transformation. Practices offered here include yoga, meditation, t’ai chi, chi kung, Pilates, dance, acupuncture, ayurveda, yogatherapy, homeopathy, craniosacral therapy, holistic nutritional counseling, psychotherapy, personal coaching, hypnotherapy, and several forms of massage and bodywork. The Arlington Center also offers a diverse range of lectures and workshops, and is host to a number of IMP offerings. The director of the Arlington Center, Chip Hartranft, is the author of The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation and Commentary, which reinterprets that classic text from a mindfulness practice perspective.
- a database of research publications in the area of mindfulness
- measurement tools to operationalize mindfulness
- interventions incorporating mindfulness techniques
- universities and centers conducting mindfulness research
Articles from IMP Board and Members:
A group of Boston-based meditation researchers in collaboration with Andrew Olendzki, PhD. wrote an opinion article about equanimity from a Buddhist and psychological perspective. We discuss how it is different from mindfulness, and how it is related but different from various psychological constructs (acceptance, de-centering, etc). First online in the journal Mindfulness on 21 January 2014; reprinted April 2015, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp 356-372.
Aronson, H. (2004). Buddhist practice on Western ground. Boston: Shambhala Press.
Batchelor, S. (1997). Buddhism without beliefs. New York: Riverhead Books.
Beck, C, (1989). Everyday Zen: Love and work. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco.
Bhikku Bodhi. (Ed.). (2000). A comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma. Seattle, WA: BPS Pariyatti Editions.
deCharms, C. (1998). Two views of mind: Abhidharma and brain science. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
DeSilva, P. (2005). An introduction to Buddhist psychology. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Epstein, M. (2007). Psychotherapy without a self. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Fields, R. (1992). How the swans came to the lake: The narrative history of Buddhism in America. Boston: Shambala Publications.
Fleischman, P. (1999). Karma and chaos: New and collected essays on vipassana meditation. Seattle: Vipassana Publications.
Goldstein, J. (2002). One dharma: The emerging western Buddhism. New York: HarperCollins.
Gunaratana, B. (2002). Mindfulness in plain English. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.
Hanh, T. N. (1976). The miracle of mindfulness. Boston: Beacon Press.
Hanh, T. N. (1992). Peace is every step. New York: Bantam Books.
Johansson, R. (1979). The dynamic psychology of early Buddhism. New York: Humanities Press.
Kaklaus, R., Nimanheminda, S., Hoffman, L. & Jack, M. (2008). Brilliant sanity: Buddhist approaches to psychotherapy. Colorado Springs, CO: University of the Rockies Press.
Kalupahana, D. (1987). The principles of Buddhist psychology. Albany: SUNY Press.
Kornfield, J. (2008). Wise heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist psychology. New York: Random House.
Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart: A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. New York: Bantam.
Kwee, M., Gergen, K., & Koshikawa (Eds.) (2007). Horizons in Buddhist psychology. Chagrin Falls, Ohio: Taos Institute Publications.
Lama Surya Das (1997). Awakening the Buddha within: Tibetan wisdom for the Western world. New York: Broadway.
Nauriyal, D., Drummond, M., & Lai, Y. (2006). Buddhist thought and applied psychological research: transcending the boundaries. New York: Routledge.
Nyanaponika Thera (1949/1998). Abhidhamma studies. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Nyanaponika Thera. (1965). The heart of Buddhist meditation. York Beach, ME: Red Wheel/Weiser
Nyanaponika Thera. (1972). The power of mindfulness. San Fransisco, CA: Unity Press.
Rahula, W. (1986) What the Buddha taught. New York: Grove Press.
Segall, S. (2003). Encountering Buddhism: Western psychology and Buddhist teachings. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Silananda, U. (2002). The four foundations of mindfulness. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.
Suzuki, S. (1973). Zen mind, beginner’s mind. New York: John Weatherhill.
Thondrup, T. (1998). The healing power of mind. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications.
Trungpa, C. (2005). The sanity we are born with: A Buddhist approach to psychology. Boston: Shambhala Press.
Watts, A. (1963). Psychotherapy: East and West. New York: New American Library.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Desmond, L. (2004). Baby Buddhas: A guide for teaching meditation to children. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Kabat-Zinn, M. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (1998). Everyday blessings: The inner work of mindful parenting. New York: Hyperion.
Kramer, J. (2004). Buddha mom: A journey through mindful mothering. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher.
Lantieri, L. (2008). Building emotional intelligence: Techniques to cultivate inner strength in children. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.
Napthali, S.(2003) Buddhism for mothers: A calm approach to caring for yourself and your children. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty.
COUPLES
Christensen, A., & Jacobson, N. (2000). Reconcilable differences. New York: Guilford Press.
Cohen, G. (2008). Storms can’t hurt the sky: A Buddhist path through divorce. Phila., PA: Perseus Books.
Fisher, R. (2002). Experiential psychotherapy with couples: A guide for the creative pragmatist. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen.
Jacobson, N. & Christensen, A. (1996). Acceptance and change in couple therapy: A therapist’s guide to transforming relationships. New York: Norton.
Walser, R. & Westrup, D. (2008). The mindful couple: How acceptance and mindfulness can lead you to the love you want. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
HAPPINESS & POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Dalai Lama, & Cutler, H. (1998). The art of happiness. New York: Riverhead Books.
Levine, M. (2000). The positive psychology of Buddhism and yoga: Paths to mature happiness. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Lyubomirsky, S. (2007). The how of happiness: A scientific approach to getting the life you want. New York: Penguin Press.
Wallace, B.A. (2005). Genuine happiness: Meditation as the path to fulfillment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
Wicks, R. (2008). The resilient clinician. New York: Oxford University Press.
LOVING-KINDNESS & COMPASSION
Boorstein, S. (2002). Pay attention, for goodness’ sake: Practicing the perfections of the heart—the Buddhist path of kindness. New York: Ballantine Books.
Brach, T. (2003). Radical acceptance: Embracing your life with the heart of a Buddha. New York: Bantam Dell.
Brown, B. (1999). Soul without shame: A guide to liberating yourself from the judge within. Boston: Shambala.
Chodron, P. (2001). Tonglen: the path of transformation. Halifax, NS: Vajradhatu Publications.
Chodron, P. (2000). When things fall apart. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Chodron, P. (2001). The wisdom of no escape and the path of loving-kindness. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Dalai Lama. (2001). An open heart: Practicing compassion in everyday life. Boston: Little Brown and Co.
Davidson, R., & Harrington, A. (2002). Visions of compassion: Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gilbert, P. (2005). Compassion: Conceptualisations, research and use in psychotherapy. London: Routledge.
Glaser, A. (2005). A call to compassion: Bringing Buddhist practices of the heart into the soul of psychology. Berwick, ME: Nicloas-Hays.
Hopkins, J. (2001). Cultivating compassion. New York: Broadway Books.
Ladner, L. (2004). The lost art of compassion: Discovering the practice of happiness in the meeting of Buddhism and psychology. New York: HarperCollins.
Salzberg, S. (1995). Lovingkindness: The revolutionary art of happiness. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Singer, T. & Bolz, M (Eds) (2013) Compassion: Bridging practice and science Multimedia e-Book available at www.compassion-training.org
Trungpa, C. (2005). Training the mind and cultivating loving-kindness. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
MEDITATION PRACTICE
Arpaia, J. & Rapgay, L. (2008). Real meditation in minutes a day. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Brahm. A. (2006). Mindfulness, bliss and beyond: A meditator’s handbook. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Goldstein, J. (1993). Insight meditation: The practice of freedom. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Goldstein, J., & Kornfield, J. (1987). Seeking the heart of wisdom: The path of insight meditation. Boston: Shambhala.
Goleman, D. (1988). The meditative mind: The varieties of meditative experience. New York: Tarcher/Putnam Books.
Goleman, D. (1997). Healing emotions. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Hart, W. (1987). The art of living: Vipassana meditation as taught by S,N, Goenka. San Francisco: Harper.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. New York: Hyperion.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. New York: Hyperion.
Rosenberg, L. (1998). Breath by breath: The liberating practice of insight meditation. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Sayadaw, M. (1971). Practical insight meditation: Basic and progressive stages. Kandy, Sri Lanka: The Forest Hermitage.
Sharples, B. (2006). Meditation and relaxation in plain English. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Smith, J. (2005). Relaxation, meditation and mindfulness. New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Smith, J. (Ed.) (1998). Breath sweeps mind: A first guide to meditation practice. New York: Riverhead Books.
Weiss, A. (2004). Beginning mindfulness:Learning the way of awareness. Novato, CA: New World Library.
MISCELLANEOUS
Ciarrochi, J. & Mayer, J. (2007). Applying emotional intelligence: A practitioner’s guide. New York: Psychology Press.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Flow: the psychology of optimal experience. New York: Harper Collins.
Engler, J. & D. Brown (Eds.), Transformations of consciousness. Boston: Shambhala.
Epstein, M. (2005). Open to desire. New York: Gotham Books/Penguin.
Epstein, M. (1995). Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Basic Books.
Goleman, D. (2006). Social intelligence. New York: Bantam.
Goleman, D. (Ed.) (1997). Healing emotions. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Goleman, D. & Dalai Lama. (2003) Destructive emotions: How can we overcome them? New York: Bantam Dell.
Langer, E. (1989). Mindfulness. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.
Magid, B. (2008). Ending the pursuit of happiness. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Murphy, M., Donovan, S., & Taylor, E. (1997). The physical and psychological effects of meditation: A review of contemporary research with a comprehensive bibliography, 1931-1996. 2d ed. Sausalito, Calif.: The Institute of Noetic Sciences.
Wayment, H. & Bauer, J. (2008). Transcending self-interest: psychological explorations of the quiet ego.Washington, DC: American Psychological Assn
Wells, A. (2000). Emotional disorders and metacognition: Innovative cognitive therapy. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Welwood, J. (2000). Toward a psychology of awakening. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
NEUROSCIENCE
Austin, J. (2006). Zen-brain reflections. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Austin, J. (1998). Zen and the brain. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Begley, S. (2007). Train you mind, change your brain. New York: Ballantine Books.
Houshmand, Z., Livingston, R., & Wallace, A. (1999). Consciousness at the crosssroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on brain science and Buddhism. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
LaBerge, D. (1995). Attentional processing: The brain’s art of mindfulness. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Libet, B., Freeman, A., & Sutherland, K. (Eds.), The volitional brain: Towards a neuroscience of free will.Thorverton, UK: Imprint Academic.
Schwartz, J. (1996). Brain lock. New York: Regan Books.
Schwartz, J., & Begley, S. (2002). The mind and the brain: Neuroplasticity and the power of mental force. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Siegel, D. (2007). The mindful brain. New York: W.W. Norton.
Varela, F., Thompson, E., & Rosch, E. (1991). The embodied mind: Cognitive science and human experience. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Wallace, B.A. (2007). Contemplative science. New York: Columbia University Press.
Wallace, A. (2006). The attention revolution: Unlocking the power of the focused mind. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Epstein, M. (1995). Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Basic Books.
Fromm, E., Suzuki, D. T., & DeMartino, R. (1960). Zen Buddhism and psychoanalysis. New York: Harper & Row
Hick. S. & Bien, T. (2008). Mindfulness and the therapeutic relationship. New York: Guilford Press.
Langan, R. (2006). Minding what matters: Psychotherapy and the Buddha within. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Magid, B. (2002). Ordinary mind: Exploring the common ground of Zen and psychotherapy. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications
Molino, A. (Ed.). (1998). The couch and the tree. New York: North Point Press.
Rosenbaum, R. (1999). Zen and the heart of psychotherapy. New York: Plenum Press.
Rubin, J. (1996). Psychotherapy and Buddhism. New York: Plenum Press.
Safran, J. (Ed.) (2003). Psychoanalysis and Buddhism. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Stern, D. (2004). The present moment in psychotherapy and everyday life. NY: W. W. Norton.
Suler, J. (1993). Contemporary psychoanalysis and Eastern thought. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Young-Eisendrath, P., & Muramoto, S. (2002). Awakening and insight: Zen Buddhism and psychotherapy. New York: Taylor & Francis.
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New to This Edition
*Earn CE’s through The Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge
*Incorporates significant empirical advances–mindfulness has become one of the most-researched areas in psychotherapy.
*Most chapters extensively revised or rewritten.
*Chapters on practical ethics, trauma, and addictions.
*Greater emphasis on the role of acceptance and compassion in mindfulness. Read More.
Bankart, C.P. (2006). Freeing the angry mind: How men can use mindfulness and reason to save their lives and relationships. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Dalai Lama (1997). Healing anger: the power of patience from a Buddhist perspective. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.
Eifert, G., McKay, M., & Forsyth, J. (2006). ACT on life not on anger. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Eifert, G., Mckay, M., & Forsyth, J. (2006). ACT on life not on anger: The new acceptance and commitment therapy guide to problem anger. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
ANXIETY
Bankart, P. (2006). Freeing the angry mind: How men can use mindfulness and reason to save their lives and relationships. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
Brantley, J. (2003). Calming your anxious mind. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Eifert, G. & Forsyth, J. (2005). Acceptance and commitment therapy for anxiety disorders. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Forsyth, J. & Eifert, G. (2007). The mindfulness and acceptance workbook for anxiety. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
Grayson, J. (2003). Freedom from obsessive-compulsive disorder: A personalized recovery program for living with uncertainty. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.
Lejeune, C. (2007). The worry trap. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Presss.
Orsillo, S & Roemer, L (Eds.) (2005). Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Approaches to Anxiety: Conceptualization and Treatment. New York: Springer.
Walser, R. & Westrup, D. Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and trauma-related problems: A practitioner’s guide to using mindfulness and acceptance strategies. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
DEPRESSION
Martin, J. (1999). The Zen path through depression. New York: HarperCollins.
McQuaid, J., & Carmona, P. (2004). Peaceful mind: using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral psychology to overcome depression. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
Segal, Z., Williams, J., & Teasdale, J. (2002). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A new approach to preventing relapse. New York: Guilford Press.
Williams, M., Teasdale, J., Segal, Z., & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). The mindful way through depression. New York: The Guilford Press.
Zettle, R. (2006). ACT for depression: A clinician’s guide to using acceptance and commitment therapy in treating depression. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
EATING DISORDERS
Heffner, M. & Eifert, G. (2008). The anorexia workbook: How to reclaim yourself, heal your suffering and crclaim your life. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Alexander, W. (1997). Cool water: Alcoholism, mindfulness and ordinary recovery. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Bien, T., & Bien, B. (2002). Mindful recovery: A spiritual path to healing from addiction. New York: John Wiley.
OTHER
Dahl, J., Wilson, K., Luciano, C. & Hayes, S. (2005). Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain.Oakland, CA: New harbinger Press.
Halifax, J. (2008). Being with dying: Cultivating compassion and fearlessness in the presence of death. Boston: Shambhala Press.
Kumar, S. (2005). Grieving mindfully: A compassionate and spiritual guide to coping with loss. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
Siegel, R. D., Urdang, M., & Johnson, D. (2001). Back sense: A revolutionary approach to halting the cycle of back pain. New York: Broadway Books.
PSYCHOTHERAPY (GENERAL)
Baer, R. (Ed.) (2006). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: Clinician’s guide to evidence base and applications. Burlington, MA: Academic Press.
Bennett-Goleman, T. (2001). Emotional alchemy. New York: Harmony Books.
Benson, H., & Klipper, M. (2000). The relaxation response. New York: Avon Books.
Bien, T. (2006). Mindful therapy. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Brazier, D. (1995). Zen therapy. New York: John Wiley.
Didonna, F. (2008). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. London: Springer Publications.
Fishman, B. (2002). Emotional healing through mindfulness meditation. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
Germer, C., Siegel, R., & Fulton, P. (Eds.) (2005). Mindfulness and psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press.
Greenspan, M. (2004). Healing through the dark emotions. Boston: Shambhala.
Kurtz, R. (1990). Body-centered psychotherapy: The Hakomi method. Mendocino, CA: LifeRhythm.
Mace, C. (2008). Mindfulness and mental health. London: Routledge.
Mruk, C. & Hartzell, J. (2003). Zen and psychotherapy: Integrating traditional and nontraditional approaches. New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Roemer, L. & Orsillo, S. (2008). Mindfulness and acceptance-based behavioral therapies in practice. New York: Guilford Press.
Unno, M. (Ed.) (2006). Buddhism and psychotherapy across cultures. Boston: Wisdom Publications.
Wallin, D. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. New York: The Guilford Press.