Queer Mindfulness

Bringing mindfulness to the LGBTQIA+ community

Suggested Readings/Books for Deepening Your Practice

The following books have helped me immensely in deepening my mindfulness practice. I hope these provide support for you in exploring and furthering your understanding of mindfulness practices.

  • Radical Acceptance (and audiobook Radical Self Acceptance) by Tara Brach
  • Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
  • A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield
  • You Belong by Sebene Selassie
  • Awakening Joy by James Baraz
  • Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation Through Anger by Lama Rod Owens
  • The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski
  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
  • Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzburg
  • Buddha’s Nature : A Practical Guide To Discovering Your Place in the Cosmos by Wes Nisker
  • Being Nature: A Down-To Earth Guide to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Wes Nisker
  • Seeking The Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
  • Awake In The Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self Discovery
  • Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness by Rick Hansen, PHD
  • Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom by Rick Hansen, PHD

Secular Mindfulness

  • Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • Radical Dharma : Talking Race, Love and Liberation by Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah
  • Mindfulness Of Race by Ruth King
  • Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community