Six Books a Meditation Coach Says You Should Be Reading About Meditation
November 13, 2023 (repost from June 19, 2023)
Are you just starting, or wanting to grow your meditation practice? If you were to type meditation into a search engine, you would be overwhelmed and confused by the sheer volume of information that would appear on the screen. With the inundation of information regarding meditation, between online articles, books, videos, speeches, and podcasts, it’s hard to know what information is reliable or a good fit for your style. If only there was someone that could give viable advice! How about a meditation coach? Below I’ve compiled a list of resources that focus on meditation, but they each have a different element of spirituality to them, as well. All recommended by a meditation coach who has referred to them herself!
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
With some self-help books, of any subject, I’ve found them to be dry and uninteresting. All they do is prattle on like school text books. Not this book, this book is humorous, easy-reading, and is completely relatable. He says things that we are all thinking and that makes it a page-turner. He discusses mindfulness and different techniques of meditation, and why the phrase “this is it” is so important.
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Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzburg
She opens this book by discussing how she started her meditation practice, and her trials and tribulations that got her to that point. This book is actually a four-week “program” that comes with a CD to help you start and build a meditation practice. Very useful tips and tricks in the book!
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Let me preface this by saying, that pretty much anything by Tolle is on my list. But, let’s just start with this one. He doesn’t just discuss meditation and mindfulness, he also discusses how our egos rule us; how we are all energy, and that’s ALL we all are. That a bird is a tree is a human because we are all energy - “One life”. This book envelopes all life aspects and how to mingle them into a happiness journey.
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Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation by Mark W. Muesse
This book is actually a course book with almost thirty lectures that Professor Muesse has given; it discusses the beginnings of meditation and several different techniques, it also confronts our immortality. This book can help beginners and coaches alike.
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The Meditation Summit: Reginald A. Ray Ph.D., Snatam Kaur, Sharon Salzberg, Rick Hanson Ph. D. , Tsultrim Allione, Anh-Huong Nguyen, Loch Kelly, Saki Santorelli, Anodea Judith, Jack Kornfield Ph.D.
This book is more of a collective of intelligence gathered via interviews with different meditation coaches on what meditation means to them, as well as a guided meditation sample from each.
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The Guided Meditation Handbook by Georgia Keal
This is one of my favorites because it’s pretty comprehensive. It offers guided meditation scripts, how to organize and furnish your meditation space, how to effectively use music, and discusses how yoga and meditation can benefit everyone.
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These are all very brief reviews of these books, by design. I want you to do your own research into these titles, or the many others on meditation, and choose one that speaks to you and your practice. Happy learning!
Namaste
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