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The best mindfulness books, reviewed by people who actually practice. Find recommendations for beginners, deep-dive reads for experienced practitioners, and honest takes on what's worth your time.
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Books & Reviews
The Amazing, Tumultuous, Wild, Wonderful, Teenage Brain 

“What’s going on in that head of yours?” How many adults have asked an adolescent some form of that question? In his book, Brainstorm, a New York Times bestseller, Dr. Dan Siegel decided to go a step further and actually answer that question. The results are surprising—and very exciting. Read More 

  • Daniel Siegel
  • October 31, 2016
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The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps 

When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity. Read More 

  • Stephany Tlalka
  • August 10, 2016
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Simply Being Awake to What Is 

How the clear and kind words of Stephen Levine helped one journalist stop admonishing himself and helped him sit with his inner rumble and panic. Read More 

  • Dan Olmsted
  • February 2, 2016
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Read and Win 

Here’s George Mumford’s list of must-read books on peak performance. Read More 

  • Hugh Delehanty
  • January 26, 2016
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