MBCT Key Resources

MINDFULNESS & MBCT
KEY RESOURCES
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www.oxfordmindfulness.org
RESOURCE LIST:
MINDFULNESS AND MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT)
BACKGROUND AND
INTRODUCTION
I am often asked, “Where I do find the best mindfulness and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
(MBCT) book / website / app?” “What is some of the most important research?” “I’d like to learn
more about mindfulness / MBCT, but I don’t know here to start.” This listing is intended to
signpost to books, research articles, websites and other mindfulness resources. It is organised
into different sections and different sections will be of interest to different groups of people. There
is no intention to be comprehensive; these are resources I am aware of that I recommend. Also,
there are a range of mindfulness-based programs; my emphasis is on evidence-based
mindfulness programs, in particular MBCT. In an exponentially growing field there are other
evidence-based programs and many further resources; this list is not intended to be definitive.
That being said, each time I update it, it gets longer. Please consult the Table of Contents to find
what you’re looking for.
To keep up-to-date with new publications in the field of mindfulness, consult Mindfulness
Research Monthly, a web-based service from the American Mindfulness Research Association
(https://goamra.org) that provides researchers and practitioners with monthly publication updates
in mindfulness research and practice. I use my Twitter account to disseminate new research from
our group as well as other key resources: @WillemKuyken
I hope this proves helpful to you.
Willem Kuyken
September 2022
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LEARNING MINDFULNESS AND MBCT

Can you suggest one book / one website / one app where I can learn more about
mindfulness and MBCT?
This is a hard question, but with all the caveats (this is my perspective, there are numerous great
resources and there is no one size fits all) …
Book: Williams, M. & Penman, D. (2011). Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a
frantic world. London: Piatkus
Website: mindful.org
One app: I suggest reading this review and making up your own mind, but add Headspace and
Plum Village to this list.
The Oxford Mindfulness Foundation has a free introductory course, and weekly mindfulness
practice sessions for people with an established mindfulness practice – details here:
https://www.oxfordmindfulness.org/free-online-mindfulness-course-sessions/
The following are general resources if you are new to mindfulness and MBCT and want to learn
more.
BOOKS:
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life.
London: Piatkus. Highly engaging and accessible introduction to mindfulness.
Williams, M. & Penman, D. (2011). Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic
world. London: Piatkus. (Face-to-face version developed by Mark Williams and Chris Cullen.)
Includes free CD with guided meditations; based around MBCT but not the full MBCT
programme as in the Mindful Way through depression above).
Goleman, D., & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes
your mind, brain and body. New York: Avery Publishing Group. More of a popular science book
than a mindfulness guide as such.

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APPS:
There is a June 2019 review of the best free apps at mindful.org, see here:
https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/
I would add to this list Headspace and Plum Village. Headspace has developed content for
health care staff and school teachers and made this freely available during the pandemic. These
apps are not all fully free, some offer a free trial period, or quite limited access to some free
resources. Some, like Insight Timer, are really inclusive which means anyone can upload
content. This means you need to make your own choices about which teachers to select from
what came seem a bewilderingly large choice. See finding a teacher below for my
recommendations of teachers I know and whose teaching I recommend.
WEBSITES AND PODCASTS:

Mindful.org is a popular resource for the general public. It includes guidance on getting started
with a mindfulness practice and articles about the science of mindfulness and mindfulness-based
programs.
The Oxford Mindfulness Foundation has a website for the public - http://oxfordmindfulness.org/
and they offer mindfulness classes online and in person.
PODCASTS
There are many excellent podcasts, these are just a few that may be of interest.
The Shannon Harvey podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-shannon-harvey-podcast/id1519918190
The mindfulness podcast with David Black
https://goamra.org/Podcast
The trauma-sensitive mindfulness podcast
https://davidtreleaven.com/podcast/
Ten percent happier with Dan Harris
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ten-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/id1087147821
Mindfulness Sessions and Podcasts from the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/mindfulness-sessions-podcasts/id1506362828
Hidden Brain, with Shankar Vedantum
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908750
Many mindfulness teachers, also have their own podcasts, for example Tara Brach and Sharon
Salzberg.
FINDING AN MBCT TEACHER:

For many people attending a mindfulness course is helpful, and for some its transformational.
You can find an MBCT teacher via the international directory AccessMBCT, see here:
https://www.accessmbct.com. There are other directories of teachers, but this is the one I
recommend for MBCT teachers.
FINDING A MEDITATION TEACHER:

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I would recommend the following teachers, who are not only meditation teachers but also have
an excellent understanding of MBCT and mindfulness taught in secular settings: Tara Brach,
Rebecca Crane, Chris Cullen, Jake Dartington, Alison Evans, Christina Feldman, Gil Fronsdale,
Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfeld, Brigitte O’Neill, Jaya Rudyard and Mark Williams. Please note,
some of these teachings are based on ancient wisdom and practices derived from Buddhism.
Many of them have talks and practices available online and also teach at various centres around
the world. Many of them also feature on the Insight Timer app.
A final word about learning mindfulness. Mindfulness is not a panacea. It is not for everyone, and
there are times in life when other approaches might be better. If it is not for you, that’s fine, there
are many approaches to developing our well-being. If you’re considering learning mindfulness,
especially when you’re new to it, make sure you use a trustworthy, evidence-based approach
and above all trust your own experience. If something is helpful then continue, if you’re not sure
or something is unhelpful step back from it. In these cases maybe ask for some advice or talk
through your experience with a good MBCT teacher.
If you’re experiencing mental health problems or distress consider these WHO resources, these
Mind not-for-profit charity resources, these UK NHS resources, or this USA healthline. Most
mental health problems are treatable and your primary care doctor and these websites are a
good place to start.
TAKING IT FURTHER: COURSES TO EXTEND

LEARNING MINDFULNESS BEYOND 8-WEEK
MINDFULNESS COURSES
Many MBCT teachers offer follow on courses to support the ongoing practice of people who have
completed their courses.
The Mindfulness: Taking It Further curriculum supports people to deepen and extend their
learning and is offered by the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.
Mark Williams has developed a new curriculum, Frame-by-Frame that is also offered by the
Oxford Mindfulness Foundation.
Mindfulness retreats and retreat centres
Each mindfulness retreat centre has its own ethos, approach and level of support. Take care to
ensure this aligns with what you’re looking for; discuss with a mindfulness teacher who you trust
and respect, if necessary to make sure the retreat centre and teacher are a good fit for you.

RESOURCE LIST:
The Mindfulness Network, offers retreats for MBP teachers that aspire to be secular. This
group also offer support of personal mindfulness practice]
Insight Meditation Center, Barre, MA, USA. https://www.dharma.org
Gaia House Retreats, Devon, UK https://gaiahouse.co.uk
Spirit Rick, West coast, USA. https://www.spiritrock.org
Plum Village, France. https://plumvillage.org
MINDFULNESS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG

PEOPLE
It is sometimes said that one of the best ways to teach young people mindfulness is to be
mindful! Learning mindfulness for ourselves not only resources us to be effective parents,
caregivers and teachers, but provides a model of what we hope young people might learn. So for
teachers/parents etc, first learn mindfulness for ourselves …
That being said, there are lots of resources for young people to learn mindfulness, although the
evidence base is much earlier in its development and it is not yet clear if it is helpful, and how
best to teach it if it is.
At the University of Oxford we have developed this website for young people which includes a
video of what young people think about mental health and signposts various resources (with
support from the Wellcome and Jonny Wilkinson Foundation).
All this being said, this piece in the New York Times is a nice primer:
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/mindfulness-for-children. At the end of the article are some
book and video recommendations that I know and like.
Headspace has content for children, but older adolescents may prefer their adult content.
Smiling Mind is a website and app for families and children.
Retreats - iBme offers retreats for young people. There is also a UK branch here.
There are a number of programs that teach mindfulness in schools, including: Learning to
Breathe, MindUp (which is broader than mindfulness alone), Wake Up Schools and the
Mindfulness in Schools Project which has several curricula. A web search for these programs will
bring you to their websites, some of which have some resources for parents and teachers.
There is an overview of these programmes and their evidence base developed by the Penn State
Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, see here:
https://www.prevention.psu.edu/uploads/files/PSU-Mindfullness-Brief-2022.pdf
MYRIAD was an eight programme of research into mindfulness in schools, and this website
outlines the project and all the scientific publications.
YouTube has some nice resources, including these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBSlh9vbasQ
Dr Julie Smith is one of the best communciators on mental health for young people, through her
social media and writing. See her website and connect to her social media here.

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The Psychology Mum has a good Instagram account for younger children, providing psychology
tips via illustrations: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychologymum/
The following books are recommended.

Julie Smith. (2022). Why has nobody told me this before. Michael Joseph.
Charlie Makesy. (2019). The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. Ebury Press. A beautiful
illustrated book about hope, vulnerability, friendship and resilience.
For younger children:
Lauren Alderfer and Kerry Lee McLean (2011). Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda. Wisdom
Publications.
Kerry Lee MacLean, (2009). Moody Cow Meditates. Wisdom Publications.
For adolescents:
Dzung X. (2015) The Mindful Teen: Powerful Skills to Help Handle Stress One Moment at a
Time. New Harbinger.
Christopher Willard (2014). Mindfulness for Teen Anxiety: A Workbook for Overcoming Anxiety at
Home, at School, and Everywhere Else (An Instant Help Book for Teens). New Harbinger.
MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY

(MBCT) MANUALS
Original MBCT for depression manual
Segal, Z.V., Williams, J.M.G. & Teasdale, J.D. (2013). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
for depression. (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press. [MBCT Professionals Manual - New
revised edition]
BRIEF OVERVIEW
Crane, R. (2017). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. London: Routledge.
Perspectives on mindfulness as a confluence of Buddhist and modern psychology:
Feldman, C. & Kuyken, W. (2019). Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology.
New York: Guilford Press.
ADDITIONAL MBCT ADAPTATIONS

Bartley, T. (2012), Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for cancer. London: Wiley.
Cullen, C. Penman, D. & Williams. Mindfulness: Finding peace in a frantic world. Oxford,
University of Oxford.
Didonna, F. (2020). Mindfulness-bases cognitive therapy for OCD. New York: Guilford Press.

RESOURCE LIST:
McManus, F., Surawy, C., Muse, K., Vazquez-Montes, M., Williams, J. Mark G. (2012). A
randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for
health anxiety (hypochondriasis). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(5), 817-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028782
Kuyken, W., Barnard, P., & Baer, R. (In preparation). Mindfulness (-based Cognitive Therapy) for
Life: Teacher’s Guide. New York: Guilford Press.
Mindfulness in Schools .b and PawsB curricula, see: http://mindfulnessinschools.org/
Williams, J.M.G., Fennell, M., Barnhofer, T., Crane, R. & Silverton, S. (2015). Mindfulness and
the transformation of despair: Working with people at risk of suicide. New York: Guildford.
SELF-HELP GUIDES
Baer, R. A. (2014). Practising happiness: how mindfulness can free you from psychological traps
and help you build the life you want. London: Constable and Robinson.
Teasdale, J.D., Williams, J.M.G. & Segal, Z.V. (2014). The mindful way workbook: An 8-
week program to free yourself from depression and emotional distress. New York:
Guildford. (Includes free CD and downloads of guided meditations).
Williams, J.M.G., Segal, Z.V., Teasdale, J.D. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). The mindful way through
depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. New York: Guildford. (Includes free CD
with guided meditations).
Williams, M. & Penman, D. (2011). Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a
frantic world. London: Piatkus. (Face-to-face version developed by Mark Williams and
Chris Cullen. Includes free CD with guided meditations; based around MBCT but not the
full MBCT programme as in the Mindful Way through depression above).
KEY JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Definition and measurement of mindfulness and related constructs
Baer, R. A. (2011). Measuring mindfulness. Contemporary Buddhism, 12(1), 241-261.
Bishop, S., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N., D., Carmody, J., … Devins, G. (2004)
Mindfulness: A proposed theoretical operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and
Practice, 11(3), 230-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clipsy.bph077
Desbordes, G., Gard, T., Hoge, E. A., Holzel, B., Kerr, C., Lazar, S. W., . . . Vago, D. R. (2015).
Moving Beyond Mindfulness: Defining Equanimity as an Outcome Measure in Meditation and
Contemplative Research. Mindfulness, 6(2), 356-372. doi:10.1007/s12671-013-0269-8
Crane, R. S., Brewer, J., Feldman, C., Kabat-Zinn, J., Santorelli, S., Williams, J. M. G., &
Kuyken, W. (2017). What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft.
Psychological Medicine, 47(6), 990-999. doi:10.1017/s0033291716003317
Feldman, C. & Kuyken, W. (2011) Compassion in the landscape of suffering. Contemporary
Buddhism, 12(1), 143-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2011.564831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10478400701598363

RESOURCE LIST:
Strauss, C., Taylor, B., Gu, J., Kuyken, W., Baer, R., Jones, F., Cavanagh, K. (2016) What is
compassion and how can we measure it? A review of definitions and measures. Clinical
Psychology Review, 47, 15-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2016.05.004
Williams, J. M. G & Kabat-Zinn J. (Eds.). (2013). Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on Its

Meaning, Origins, and Application. London: Routledge.
Theory – A map of how MBPs work (including papers on the positive valence system)
Feldman, C. & Kuyken, W. (2019). Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern
Psychology. New York: Guilford Press.
Feldman Barrett, L. (2021). Seven and a half lessons about the brain. Picador
Garland, E. L., Farb, N. A., Goldin, P. R., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2015). Mindfulness Broadens
Awareness and Builds Eudaimonic Meaning: A Process Model of Mindful Positive Emotion
Regulation. Psychological Inquiry, 26(4), 293-314. doi:10.1080/1047840x.2015.1064294
Fredrickson, B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology - The
broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. American Psychologist, 56(3), 218-226.
doi:10.1037/0003-066x.56.3.218
Fredrickson, B. L., & Losada, M. F. (2005). Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human
flourishing. American Psychologist, 60(7), 678-686. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.60.7.678
Garland, E. L., Farb, N. A., Goldin, P. R., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2015). The Mindfulness-to-
Meaning Theory: Extensions, Applications, and Challenges at the Attention-Appraisal-Emotion
Interface. Psychological Inquiry, 26(4), 377-387. doi:10.1080/1047840x.2015.1092493
Garland, E. L., Fredrickson, B., Kring, A. M., Johnson, D. P., Meyer, P. S., & Penn, D. L.
(2010). Upward spirals of positive emotions counter downward spirals of negativity:
Insights from the broaden-and-build theory and affective neuroscience on the treatment of
emotion dysfunctions and deficits in psychopathology. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7),
849-864. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2010.03.002
Gilbert, P. (2009). The compassionate mind. London: Constable.
Kuyken, W. & B.D. Dunn. (2022). Case Conceptualization in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive
Therapy. In T.D. Eells (Editor). Handbook of Psychotherapy Case Formulation, Third
Edition. New York: Guilford Press. This chapter is freely available to download here:
https://www.guilford.com/excerpts/eells_ch12.pdf
Lutz, A., Jha, A. P., Dunne, J. D., & Saron, C. D. (2015). Investigating the Phenomenological
Matrix of Mindfulness-Related Practices From a Neurocognitive Perspective. American
Psychologist, 70(7), 632-658. doi:10.1037/a0039585
Masicampo, E. J. & Baumeister, R. F. (2007). Relating mindfulness and self-regulatory
processes. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4), 255-258.
Teasdale, J. D., & Chaskalson, M. (2011). How does mindfulness transform suffering? I:
the nature and origins of dukkha. Contemporary Buddhism, 12(1), 89-102.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2011.564824
Teasdale, J. D., & Chaskalson, M. (2011). How does mindfulness transform suffering? II:
the transformation of dukkha. Contemporary Buddhism, 12(1), 103-124.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2011.564826

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TRIALS – I.E. DO MBPS WORK, AND ARE THEY COST EFFECTIVE? {VERY SELECT SUB-LISTING, THERE ARE
MANY MORE TRIALS THAN THIS NOW}
Barnhofer, R., Crane, C., Hargus, E. et al. (2009) Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a
treatment for chronic depression: A preliminary study. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 47, 366-
373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2009.01.019
Bostock, S. K., & Steptoe, A. (2013). Can finding Headspace reduce work stress? A randomised
controlled workplace trial of a mindfulness meditation app. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(3), A36-
A37.
Chadwick, P., Newman Taylor, K. & Abba, N. (2005) Mindfulness groups for people with
psychosis. Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, 33, 351-359.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465805002158
Crane, C., Crane, R., Eames, K., Fennell, M., Silverton, S., Williams, J. M. G., & Barnhofer, T.
(2014). The effects of amount of home meditation practice in mindfulness based cognitive
therapy on hazard of relapse to depression in the Staying Well after Depression Trial. Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 63, 17-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.08.015
Eisendrath, S.J., Delucchi, K., Bitner, R., Fenimore, P., Smit, M., & McLane, M. (2008)
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for treatment-resistant depression: A pilot study.
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 77(5): 319-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000142525
Farb, N., Anderson, A., Ravindran, A., Hawley, L., Irving, J., Mancuso, E., . . . Segal, Z. V.
(2018). Prevention of Relapse/Recurrence in Major Depressive Disorder With Either
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or Cognitive Therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 86(2), 200-204. doi:10.1037/ccp0000266.
Farver-Vestergaard, I., O'Toole, M. S., O'Connor, M., Lokke, A., Bendstrup, E., Basdeo, S. A., . .
. Zachariae, R. (2018). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in COPD: a cluster randomised
controlled trial. European Respiratory Journal, 51(2). doi:10.1183/13993003.02082-2017
Feliu-Soler, A., Cebolla, A., McCracken, L. M., D'Amico, F., Knapp, M., Lopez-Montoyo, A., . . .
Luciano, J. V. (2018). Economic Impact of Third-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A
Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Economic Evaluations in Randomized Controlled
Trials. Behavior Therapy, 49(1), 124-147.
Geschwind, N., Peeters, F., Huibers, M., van Os, J. & Wichers, M. (2012) Efficacy of
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in relation to prior history of depression: A randomised
controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 201(4), 320-325.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.111.104851
Huijbers, M. J., Spinhoven, P., Spijker, J., Ruhé, H. G., van Schaik, D. J., van Oppen, P., ...
Speckens, A.E.M. (2015). Adding mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to maintenance
antidepressant medication for prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depressive disorder:
Randomised controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 187, 54-61.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.023
Huijbers, M.J., Spinhoven, P., Spijker, J., Ruhé, H.G., van Schaik, D.J.F, van Oppen,
P., … Speckens, A.E.M. (2016). Discontinuation of antidepressant medication after mindfulness-
based cognitive therapy for recurrent depression: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. The
British Journal of Psychiatry, 208(4), 366-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.168971
Ietsugu, T., Crane, C., Hackmann, A., Brennan, K., Gross, M., Crane, R.S., … Barnhofer, T.
(2015) Gradually getting better: Trajectories of change in rumination and anxious worry in
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for prevention of relapse to recurrent depression.
Mindfulness, 6(5), 1088-1094. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0358-3

RESOURCE LIST:
Janssen, L., Kan, C. C., Carpentier, P. J., Sizoo, B., Hepark, S., Grutters, J., . . . Speckens, A. E.
M. (2015). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy versus treatment as usual in adults with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Bmc Psychiatry, 15. doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0591-x
Kurdyak, P., Newman, A. & Segal, Z. (2014). Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on
health care utilization: A population-based controlled comparison. Journal of Psychosomatic
Research, 77(2), 85–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.06.009
Kuyken, W., Hayes, R., Barrett, B., Byng, R., Dalgleish, T., Kessler, D., ... Byford, S. (2015).
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with
maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence
(PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 386(9988): 63-73.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62222-4
Mann, J., Kuyken, W., O’Mahen, H., Ukoumunne, O., Evans, A., & Ford, T. (2016) Manual
development and pilot randomised controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus
usual care for parents with a history of depression. Mindfulness, 7(5), 1024-1033.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0543-7
McManus, F; Surawy, C; Muse, K; Vazquez-Montes, M; Williams, J., & Mark G. (2012). A
randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for
health anxiety (hypochondriasis). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(5), 817-828.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0028782
Surawy, C., Roberts, J. & Silver, A. (2005). The effect of mindfulness training on mood and
measures of fatigue, activity, and quality of life in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome on a
hospital waiting list: A series of exploratory studies. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy,
33(1), 103-109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S135246580400181X
van Emmerik, A. A. P., Berings, F., & Lancee, J. (2018). Efficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile
Application: a Randomized Waiting-List Controlled Trial. Mindfulness, 9(1), 187-198.
doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0761-7.
Walsh, K. M., Saab, B. J., & Farb, N. A. S. (2019). Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation App on
Subjective Well-Being: Active Randomized Controlled Trial and Experience Sampling Study. Jmir
Mental Health, 6(1). doi:10.2196/10844
Williams, J. M. G., Crane, C., Barnhofer, T., Brennan, K., Duggan, D. et al (2013). Mindfulness-
based cognitive therapy for preventing relapse in recurrent depression: A randomized
dismantling trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(2), 275-
86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0035036
META-ANALYSES AND REVIEWS

Baer, R. A. (2003) Mindfulness training as a clinical intervention: A conceptual and empirical
review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(2), 125-140.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/clipsy.bpg015

RESOURCE LIST:
Boyd, J. E., Lanius, R. A., & McKinnon, M. C. (2018). Mindfulness-based treatments for
posttraumatic stress disorder: a review of the treatment literature and neurobiological evidence.
Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 43(1), 7-25. doi:10.1503/jpn.170021
De Vibe, M., Bjørndal, A., Fattah, S., et al. (2017). Mindfulness-based stress reduction
(MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults. Cochrane
review of MBSR, downloadable at https://campbellcollaboration.org/library/mindfulness-
stress-reduction-for-adults.html.
Galante, J., Friedrich, C., Dawson, A.F., Modrego-Alarcón, M., Gebbing, P., Delgado-Suárez, I.,
Gupta, R., Dean, L., DALGLEISH, T., White, I.R. & Jones, P.B. (in press). Mindfulness-based
programmes for mental health promotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised
controlled trials. PLoS Medicine.
Goldberg, S. B., Tucker, R. P., Greene, P. A., Davidson, R. J., Wampold, B. E., Kearney, D.
J., & Simpson, T. L. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for psychiatric disorders: A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 59, 52-60.
doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2017.10.011
Hofman, S.G., Sawyer, A.T., Witt, A.A. & Oh, D. (2010). The effect of mindfulness-based therapy
on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology, 78(2), 169-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0018555
Janssen, M., Heerkens, Y., Kuijer, W., van der Heijden, B., & Engels, J. (2018). Effects of
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees' mental health: A systematic review. Plos
One, 13(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191332
Janssen, L., Kan, C. C., Carpentier, P. J., Sizoo, B., Hepark, S., Grutters, J., . . . Speckens, A. E.
M. (2015). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy versus treatment as usual in adults with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). BMC Psychiatry, 15. doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0591-x
Khoury, B., Lecomte, T., Fortin, G., Masse, M., Therien, P., Bouchard, V., … Hoffman, S. G.
(2013). Mindfulness-based therapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review
33(6), 763-771. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2013.05.005
Kor, P. P. K., Chien, W. T., Liu, J. Y. W., & Lai, C. K. Y. (2018). Mindfulness-Based Intervention
for Stress Reduction of Family Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and
Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness, 9(1), 7-22. doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0751-9
Kuyken, W., Warren, F., Taylor, R.S., Whalley, B., Crane, C., Bondolfi, G., … Dalgleish, T.
(2016). Efficacy and moderators of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in prevention
of depressive relapse: An individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized trials. JAMA
Psychiatry, 73(6), 565-574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0076
Mani, M., Kavanagh, D. J., Hides, L., & Stoyanov, S. R. (2015). Review and Evaluation of
Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps. Jmir Mhealth and Uhealth, 3(3). doi:10.2196/mhealth.4328.
Marleen, J. T., Dusseldorp, E., Huijbers, M. J., van Aalderen, J. R., Cladder-Micus, M. B.,
Spinhoven, P., Greven, C. U., & Speckens, A. E. M. (2019). Added value of Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A Tree-based Qualitative Interaction Analysis. Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 122, Article 103467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.103467
Parsons, C. E., Crane, C., Parsons, L. J., Fjorback, L. O., & Kuyken, W. (2017). Home practice in
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A systematic
review and meta-analysis of participants’ mindfulness practice and its association with outcomes.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 29-41. Doi:10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.004

RESOURCE LIST:
Wang, Y. Y., Li, X. H., Zheng, W., Xu, Z. Y., Ng, C. H., Ungvari, G. S., . . . Xiang, Y. T. (2018).
Mindfulness-based interventions for major depressive disorder: A comprehensive meta-analysis
of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Affective Disorders, 229, 429-436.
Doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.093.
Wilson, A. C., Mackintosh, K., Power, K., & Chan, S. W. Y. (2019). Effectiveness of Self-
Compassion Related Therapies: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Mindfulness, 10(6),
979-995. Doi:10.1007/s12671-018-1037-6
Xuan, R. R., Li, X. M., Qiao, Y. X., Guo, Q. H., Liu, X. Y., Deng, W. R., . . . Zhang, L. (2020).
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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COST EFFECTIVENESS REVIEWS AND STUDIES

Feliu-Soler, A., Cebolla, A., McCracken, L. M., D’Amico, F., Knapp, M., Lopez-Montoyo, A., . . .
Luciano, J. V. (2018). Economic Impact of Third-Wave Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A
Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Economic Evaluations in Randomized Controlled
Trials. Behavior Therapy, 49(1), 124-147.
Kuyken, W., Hayes, R., Barrett, B., Byng, R., Dalgleish, T., Kessler, D., . . . Byford, S. (2015).
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared with
maintenance antidepressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse or recurrence
(PREVENT): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 386(9988), 63-73. Doi:10.1016/s0140-
6736(14)62222-4
Shawyer, F., Enticott, J. C., Ozmen, M., Inder, B., & Meadows, G. N. (2016). Mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy for recurrent major depression: A “best buy’ for health care? Australian and
New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(10), 1001-1013. Doi:10.1177/0004867416642847
MECHANISMS STUDIES – I.E. HOW MINDFULNESS-BASED PROGRAMS WORK

Alsubaie, M., Abbott, R., Dunn, B., Dickens, C., Keil, T. F., Henley, W., & Kuyken, W. (2017).
Mechanisms of action in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-
based stress reduction (MBSR) in people with physical and/or psychological conditions:
A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 55, 74-91. Doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.04.008.
Britton, W. B., Davis, J. H., Loucks, E. B., Peterson, B., Cullen, B. H., Reuter, L., . . . Lindahl, J.
R. (2018). Dismantling Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Creation and validation of 8-week
focused attention and open monitoring interventions within a 3-armed randomized controlled trial.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 101, 92-107. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2017.09.010.
Burr, L. A., Javiad, M., Jell, G., Werner-Seidler, A., & Dunn, B. D. (2017). Turning lemonade into
lemons: Dampening appraisals reduce positive affect and increase negative affect during positive
activity scheduling. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 91, 91-101.
doi:10.1016/j.brat.2017.01.010.
Condon, P., Desbordes, G., Miller, W. B., & DeSteno, D. (2013). Meditation Increases
Compassionate Responses to Suffering. Psychological Science, 24(10), 2125-2127.
doi:10.1177/0956797613485603
Condon, P., Lim, D., & Desteno, D. (2015). Mindfulness and Compassion: An Examination of
Mechanism and Scalability. Figshare.
Cooper, D., Yap, K., & Batalha, L. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions and their effects on
emotional clarity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235,
265-276. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.018.

RESOURCE LIST:
Dunn, B. D., Burr, L. A., Smith, H. B., Hunt, A., Dadgostar, D., Dalgleish, L., . . . Werner-Seidler,
A. (2018). Turning gold into lead: Dampening appraisals reduce happiness and pleasantness
and increase sadness during anticipation and recall of pleasant activities in the laboratory.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 107, 19-33. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.05.003
Garland, E. L., Hanley, A. W., Goldin, P. R., & Gross, J. J. (2017). Testing the mindfulness-to-
meaning theory: Evidence for mindful positive emotion regulation from a reanalysis of
longitudinal data. Plos One, 12(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0187727
Gu, J., Strauss, C., Bond, R., & Cavanagh, K. (2015). How do Mindfulness-Based Cognitive
Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction improve mental health and wellbeing? A
systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 37, 1-12.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.01.006
Kuyken, S., Watkins, E., Holdon, E., White, K., Taylor, R.S., Byford, S., … Dalgleish, T. (2010).
How does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy work? Behaviour Research & Therapy, 48(11),
1105-1112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2010.08.003
Malpass, A., Carel, H. H., Ridd, M., Shaw, A., Kessler, D., Sharp, D., … Wallond, J. (2012).
Transforming the perceptual situation: A meta-ethnography of qualitative work reporting patients'
experiences of mindfulness-based approaches. Mindfulness, 3(1), 60-75.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-011-0081-2
Mrazek, M. D., Franklin, M. S., Phillips, D. T., Baird, B., & Schooler, J. W. (2013). Mindfulness
training improves working memory capacity and GRE performance while reducing mind
wandering. Psychol Sci, 24(5), 776-781. doi:10.1177/0956797612459659
Lim, D., Condon, P., & DeSteno, D. (2015). Mindfulness and Compassion: An Examination of
Mechanism and Scalability. Plos One, 10(2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118221
Nyklicek, I., & Kuijpers, K. F. (2008). Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention
on psychological well-being and quality of life: Is increased mindfulness indeed the mechanism?
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35(3), 331-340. doi:Doi 10.1007/S12160-008-9030-2.
Shoham, A., Hadash, Y., & Bernstein, A. (2018). Examining the Decoupling Model of Equanimity
in Mindfulness Training: An Intensive Experience Sampling Study. Clinical Psychological
Science, 6(5), 704-720. doi:10.1177/2167702618770446
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Spinhoven, P. Mindfulness and Affect During Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for
Recurrent Depression: an Autoregressive Latent Trajectory Analysis. Mindfulness.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01453-z
ter Avest, M. J., Greven, C. U., Huijbers, M. J., Wilderjans, T. F., Speckens, A. E. M., &
Spinhoven, P. Prospective Associations Between Home Practice and Depressive Symptoms in
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Recurrent Depression: A 15 Months Follow-Up Study.
Cognitive Therapy and Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10108-1
van der Velden, A. M., Kuyken, W., Wattar, U., Crane, C., Pallesen, K. J., Dahlgaard, J., ... Piet,
J. (2015). A systematic review of mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
in the treatment of recurrent major depressive disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 37, 26-39.
Young, K. S., van der Velden, A. M., Craske, M. G., Pallesen, K. J., Fjorback, L., Roepstorff, A.,
& Parsons, C. E. (2018). The impact of mindfulness-based interventions on brain activity: A
systematic review of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. Neuroscience and
Biobehavioral Reviews, 84, 424-433. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.08.003

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MINDFULNESS DELIVERED ONLINE / DIGITALLY

Cavanagh K, Strauss C, Cicconi F, Griffiths N, Wyper A, Jones F. A randomised controlled trial
of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2013; 51(9):
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Dimidjian S, Beck A, Felder JN, Boggs JM, Gallop R, Segal ZV. Web-based Mindfulness-based
Cognitive Therapy for reducing residual depressive symptoms: An open trial and quasi-
experimental comparison to propensity score matched controls. Behaviour Research and
Therapy 2014; 63: 83-9.
Moulton-Perkins, A., Moulton, D., Cavanagh, K., Jozavi, A., & Strauss, C. (2020). Systematic
review of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction via group
videoconferencing: Feasibaility, acceptability, safety, and efficacy. Psychotherapy Integration.
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Segal, Z. V., Dimidjian, S., Beck, A., Boggs, J. M., Vanderkruik, R., Metcalf, C. A., . . . Levy, J.
(2020). Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual
Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(6), 563-573.
doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4693
Spijkerman, M. P. J., Pots, W. T. M., & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2016). Effectiveness of online
mindfulness-based interventions in improving mental health: A review and meta-analysis of
randomised controlled trials. Clinical Psychology Review, 45, 102-114.
MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION

There is large and growing literature on compassion and compassion-oriented approaches,. It’s
beyond the scope of this resource to cover these papers, but there is a consideration of the role
of compassion in Chapter 8 of the second edition of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for
Depression. MBCT does in part work by cultivating compassion and this paper by Christina
Feldman and I considered these issues further:
Feldman, C. & Kuyken, W. (2011) Compassion in the landscape of suffering. Contemporary
Buddhism, 12(1), 143-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14639947.2011.564831
If you’re interested in the broader literature on compassion-focused approaches search for work
by Christopher Germer, Paul Gilbert, Frits Koster, Deborah Lee, Kristin Neff, Erik van der Brink
and others. Most of them have excellent websites with lots of resources and there is promising
evidence for all of their curricula. The Compassionate Mind Foundation also lists therapists who
offer individual therapy. Here are some illustrative workbooks:
Irons, C. & Beaumont, E. The compassionate mind workbook: A step-by-step guide to
compassion focused therapy.
Neff, C. & Germer, C. (2018). The mindful self-compassion workbook: A proven way to accept
yourself, build inner strength and thrive. New York: Guilford Press. Here is an extract published
by mindful.org.
IMPLEMENTATION, TRAINING AND SUPERVISION – HOW THE INNOVATION AND SCIENCE ARE APPLIED
IN THE REAL WORLD
Baer, R. A. (2015). Ethics, values, virtues, and character strengths in mindfulness-based
interventions: a psychological science perspective. Mindfulness, 6(4), 956-969.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-015-0419-2

RESOURCE LIST:
Baer, R., Crane, C., Miller, E. and Kuyken, W. (2019). Doing no harm in mindfulness-based
programs: Conceptual issues and empirical findings. Clinical Psychology Review. doi:
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C. (2013). Development and validation of the mindfulness-based interventions–teaching
assessment criteria (MBI: TAC). Assessment, 20(6), 1-8.
Crane, R. S., Brewer, J., Feldman, C., Kabat-Zinn, J., Santorelli, S., Williams, J. M., &
Kuyken, W. (2016). What defines mindfulness-based programs? The warp and the weft.
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on the NIH stage model outlined in: Onken, L. S., Carroll, K. M., Shoham V., Cuthbert, B. N., &
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Health. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice 2(1), 22-34.
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Framework for Supervision for Mindfulness-Based Teachers: A Space for Embodied Mutual
Inquiry. Mindfulness, 6(3), 572-581. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-014-0292-4
Hirsh
Hirshberg, M.J, Goldberg, S.B., Rosenkranz, M. & Davidson, R.J. Prevalence of Harm in
mindfulness-based stress reduction. Psychological Medicine. 1–9. https://
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Hopkins, V. & Kuyken, W. (2011). Benefits and barriers of attending MBCT reunion meetings: An
insider perspective. Mindfulness, 17, 103-119. doi: 10.1177/1359104510392296
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003) Mindfulness-based interventions in context: Past, present and
future. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, 10(2), 144-156.
Loucks et al. (2022). Mindfulness-based programs: Why, when and how to adapt.
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NHS-based MBCT teacher training. Mindfulness, 6(2), 253-263.
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Parsons, C. E., Crane, C., Parsons, L. J., Fjorback, L. O., & Kuyken, W. (2017). Home practice in
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: A systematic
review and meta-analysis of participants' mindfulness practice and its association with outcomes.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 29-41. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.004
Rycroft-Malone, J., Gradinger, F., Griffiths, H. O., Crane, R. S., Gibson, A., Mercer, S., . . .
Kuyken, W. (2017). Accessibility and implementation in UK services of an effective depression
relapse prevention programme: Learning from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy through a
mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 5(14), 190.
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Sheffield, United Kingdom: The Mindfulness Initiative; 2019.
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W. (2018). Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Training Pathway. Retrieved from
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Tickell, A. Ball, S., Bernard, P., Kuyken, W., Marx, R., Pack, S., Strauss, C., Sweeney, T., &
Crane, C. (2019). The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in Real-
World Healthcare Services. Mindfulness. doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-1087-9.
Woods, S., Rockman, P., & Collins, E. (2019). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy:
Embodied Presence and Inquiry in Practice: Context Press.
Mindfulness for Specific Intentions,

Populations and Contexts
GENERAL POPULATION
Galante, J., Friedrich, C., Dawson, A. F., Modrego-Alarcon, M., Gebbing, P., Delgado-Suarez, I.,
Gupta, R., Dean, L., Dalgleish, T., White, I. R., & Jones, P. B. (2021). Mindfulness-based
programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review
and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Plos Medicine, 18(1), Article e1003481.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003481
Querstret, D., Morison, L., Dickinson, S., Cropley, M., & John, M. (2020). Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Psychological Health and Well-
Being in Nonclinical Samples: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of
Stress Management, 27(4), 394-411. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000165
Strauss, C., Gu, J., Montero-Marin, J. Whittington, A., Chapman, C., Kuyken, W., &. (2018).
Reducing stress and promoting well-being in healthcare workers using mindfulness-based
cognitive therapy for life. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 21. doi.org
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van Agteren, J., Iasiello, M., Lo, L., Bartholomaeus, J., Kopsaftis, Z., Carey, M., & Kyrios,
M. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to
improve mental wellbeing. Nature Human Behaviour, 5(5), 631-652.
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ADDICTION
Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Clifasefi, S. L., Grow, J., Chawla, N., Hsu, S. H., . . . Larimer, M. E.
(2014). Relative Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, Standard Relapse
Prevention, and Treatment as Usual for Substance Use Disorders. Jama Psychiatry, 71(5), 547-
556. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.4546
Brewer, J. A., Elwafi, H. M., & Davis, J. H. (2013). Craving to Quit: Psychological Models and
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Mindfulness Training as Treatment for Addictions. Psychology of
Addictive Behaviors, 27(2), 366-379. doi:10.1037/a0028490

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Garland, E. L., & Howard, M. O. (2018). Mindfulness-based treatment of addiction: current state
of the field and envisioning the next wave of research. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 13.
doi:10.1186/s13722-018-0115-3
ANXIETY AND MOOD

Fennell, M.J.V. (2004). Depression, low self-esteem and mindfulness. Behaviour Research &
Therapy, 42(9), 1053-1067. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2004.03.002
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Santorelli, S. (1992). Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the
treatment of anxiety disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 149(7), 936-943.
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symptoms? A review of the controlled research. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 52(4), 260-266.
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CANCER
Birnie, K., Garland, S. N., & Carlson, L. E. (2010). Psychological benefits for cancer patients and
their partners participating in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Psycho-Oncology,
19(9), 1004-1009. doi:Doi 10.1002/Pon.1651
Cramer, H., Lauche, R., Paul, A., & Dobos, G. (2012). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for
breast cancer-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Oncology, 19(5), E343-E352.
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Hoffman, C. J., Ersser, S. J., Hopkinson, J. B., Nicholls, P. G., Harrington, J. E., & Thomas, P.
W. (2012). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction in mood, breast- and endocrine-
related quality of life, and well-being in stage 0 to III breast cancer: a randomized, controlled trial.
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Kvillemo, P., & Branstrom, R. (2011). Experiences of a mindfulness-based stress-reduction
intervention among patients with cancer. Cancer Nursing, 34(1), 24-31. doi:Doi
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Ngamkham, S., Holden, J. E., & Smith, E. L. (2019). A Systematic Review: Mindfulness
Intervention for Cancer-Related Pain. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6(2), 161-169.
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Shaw, J. M., Sekelja, N., Frasca, D., Dhillon, H. M., & Price, M. A. (2018). Being mindful of
mindfulness interventions in cancer: A systematic review of intervention reporting and study
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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Bogels, S., Hoogstad, B., van Dun, L., de Schutter, S., & Restifo, K. (2008). Mindfulness training
for adolescents with externalizing disorders and their parents. Behavioural and Cognitive
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Preliminary Review of Current Research in an Emergent Field. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 19(2), 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9282-x
Cheang, R., Gillions, A., & Sparkes, E. (2019). Do Mindfulness-Based Interventions Increase
Empathy and Compassion in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Journal of Child
and Family Studies, 28(7), 1765-1779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01413-9
Dunning, D. L., Griffiths, K., Kuyken, W., Crane, C., Foulkes, L., Parker, J., & Dalgleish, T.
(2019). Research Review: The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on cognition and
mental health in children and adolescents - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Hastings, R. P., & Singh, N. N. (2010). Mindfulness, Children, and Families. Journal of Child and
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Nunes, A., Castro, S. L., & Limpo, T. (2020). A Review of Mindfulness-Based Apps for Children.
Mindfulness, 11(9), 2089-2101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01410-w
Singh, N. N., Singh, A. N., Lancioni, G. E., Singh, J., Winton, A. S. W., & Adkins, A. D. (2010).
Mindfulness Training for Parents and Their Children With ADHD Increases the Children's
Compliance. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19(2), 157-166. (NOT IN FILE)
Tan, L., & Martin, G. (2015). Taming the adolescent mind: a randomised controlled trial
examining clinical efficacy of an adolescent mindfulness-based group programme. Child and
Adolescent Mental Health, 20(1), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12057
Zelazo, P. D., & Lyons, K. E. (2012). The Potential Benefits of Mindfulness Training in Early
Childhood: A Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective [Article]. Child
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COUPLES
Baucom, D. H., Shoham, V., Mueser, K. T., Daiuto, A. D., & Stickle, T. R. (1998). Empirically
supported couple and family interventions for marital distress and adult mental health problems.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 53-88.
Carson, J. W., Carson, K. M., Gil, K. M., & Baucom, D. H. (2004). Mindfulness-based relationship
enhancement. Behavior Therapy, 35(3), 471-494.
DEMENTIA
Berk, L., Warmenhoven, F., van Os, J., & van Boxtel, M. (2018). Mindfulness Training for People
With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions.
Frontiers in Psychology, 9. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00982Kor, P. P. K., Chien, W. T., Liu, J. Y.
W., & Lai, C. K. Y. (2018). Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Stress Reduction of Family
Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Mindfulness, 9(1),
7-22. doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0751-9
Liu, Z., Sun, Y. Y., & Zhong, B. L. (2018). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for family carers of
people with dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews(8).
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012791.pub2

RESOURCE LIST:
Whitebird, R. R., Kreitzer, M., Crain, A. L., Lewis, B. A., Hanson, L. R., & Enstad, C. J. (2013).
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Family Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Gerontologist, 53(4), 676-686. doi:Doi 10.1093/Geront/Gns126
PAIN
Many of the meta-analysis and systematic reviews cited in the sections above cover MBSR and
pain as an outcome.
Cherkin, D. C., Sherman, K. J., Balderson, B. H., Cook, A. J., Anderson, M. L., Hawkes, R. J., . .
. Turner, J. A. (2016). Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back
Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association, 315(12),
1240-1249. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.2323
Majeed, M. H., Ali, A. A., & Sudak, D. M. (2018). Mindfulness-based interventions for chronic
pain: Evidence and applications. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 32, 79-83.
doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2017.11.025
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

Henrich, J. F., Gjelsvik, B., Surawy, C., Evans, E., & Martin, M. (2020). A Randomized Clinical
Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Effects
and Mechanisms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(4), 295-310.
doi:10.1037/ccp0000483
PARENTING
Duncan, L. G. & Bardacke, N. (2010). Mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting education:
Promoting family mindfulness during the perinatal period. Journal of Child and Family Studies,
19(2), 190-202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9313-7
Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J.D., Greenberg, M. T. (2009). A model of mindful parenting:
Implications for parent–child relationships and prevention research. Clinical Child and Family
Psychological Review, 12(3), 255–270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3
Psychogiou, L., Legge, K., Parry, E., Mann, J., Nath, S., Ford, T., Kuyken, W. (2016) Self-
compassion and parenting in mothers and fathers with depression. Mindfulness 7(4), 896-908.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0528-6
van den Heuvel, M. I., Johannes, M. A., Henrichs, J., & Van den Bergh, B. R. H. (2015). Maternal
mindfulness during pregnancy and infant socio-emotional development and temperament: The
mediating role of maternal anxiety. Early Human Development, 91(2), 103-108.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.12.003
Warriner, S., Dymond, M., & Williams, J.M.G. (2013). Mindfulness in maternity. British Journal of
Midwifery, 21(7), 520-522. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.7.520
Warriner, S., Hunter, L. & Dymond, M. (2016) Mindfulness in maternity: Evaluation of a course
for midwives. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.3.188
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

RESOURCE LIST:
Bibeau, M., Dionne, F., & Leblanc, J. (2016). Can Compassion Meditation Contribute to the
Development of Psychotherapists' Empathy? A Review. Mindfulness, 7(1), 255-263.
doi:10.1007/s12671-015-0439-y
Donald, J. N., Sahdra, B. K., Van Zanden, B., Duineveld, J. J., Atkins, P. W. B., Marshall, S. L., &
Ciarrochi, J. (2019). Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta-
analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour. British Journal of Psychology,
110(1), 101-125. doi:10.1111/bjop.12338
Flook, L., Goldberg, S. B., Pinger, L., & Davidson, R. J. (2015). Promoting Prosocial Behavior
and Self-Regulatory Skills in Preschool Children Through a Mindfulness-Based Kindness
Curriculum. Developmental Psychology, 51(1), 44-51. doi:10.1037/a0038256
Jennings, P. A., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009). The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and
Emotional Competence in Relation to Student and Classroom Outcomes. Review of Educational
Research, 79(1), 491-525. doi:Doi 10.3102/0034654308325693
Luberto, C. M., Shinday, N., Song, R. Y., Philpotts, L. L., Park, E. R., Fricchione, G. L., & Yeh, G.
Y. (2018). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Meditation on Empathy,
Compassion, and Prosocial Behaviors. Mindfulness, 9(3), 708-724. doi:10.1007/s12671-017-
0841-8
OLDER ADULTS
Hazlett-Stevens, H., Singer, J., & Chong, A. (2019). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with Older Adults: A Qualitative Review of Randomized
Controlled Outcome Research. Clinical Gerontologist, 42(4), 347-358.
doi:10.1080/07317115.2018.1518282
Smith, A. (2004). Clinical uses of mindfulness training for older people. Behavioural & Cognitive
Psychotherapy, 32(4), 432-430. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465804001602
Williams, C. M., Meeten, F., & Whiting, S. (2018). "I had a sort of epiphany!' An exploratory study
of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for older people with depression. Aging & Mental
Health, 22(2), 208-217. doi:10.1080/13607863.2016.1247415
TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

Beshai, S., McAlpine, L., Weare, K., & Kuyken, W. (2015). A non-randomised feasibility trial
assessing the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for teachers to reduce stress and
improve well-being. Mindfulness. doi:10.1007/s12671-015-0436-1
Dunning, D. L., Griffiths, K., Kuyken, W., Crane, C., Foulkes, L., Parker, J., & Dalgleish, T.
(2019). Research Review: The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on cognition
and mental health in children and adolescents - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled
trials. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60(3), 244-258. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12980.
Emerson, L.-M., Leyland, A., Hudson, K., Rowse, G., Hanley, P., & Hugh-Jones, S. (2017).
Teaching Mindfulness to Teachers: a Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Mindfulness,
8(5), 1136-1149. doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0691-4
Felver, J. C., Celis-de Hoyos, C. E., Tezanos, K., & Singh, N. N. (2016). A Systematic Review of
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Youth in School Settings. Mindfulness, 7(1), 34-45.
doi:10.1007/s12671-015-0389-4.

RESOURCE LIST:
Ford, T., Richardson, J., Wilkinson, K., Smith, P., Berry, V., Barnhofer, T., . . . Kuyken, W.
(2020). Could mindfulness-based cognitive therapy prevent a lifelong recurrent course of
depression or anxiety by addressing key mechanisms of vulnerability in high-risk adolescents?
British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(4), 175-177. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.183
Jennings, P. A., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009). The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and
Emotional Competence in Relation to Student and Classroom Outcomes. Review of Educational
Research, 79(1), 491-525. doi:Doi 10.3102/0034654308325693
Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2017). The impact of
mindfulness on the wellbeing and performance of educators: A systematic review of the empirical
literature. Teaching and Teacher Education, 61, 132-141. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2016.10.008
Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Jha, A., Cullen, M., Wallace, L., Wilensky, R., . . .
Harrison, J. (2013). Mindfulness Training and Reductions in Teacher Stress and Burnout:
Results From Two Randomized, Waitlist-Control Field Trials. Journal of Educational Psychology,
105(3), 787-804. doi:Doi 10.1037/A0032093
Wilde, S., Sonley, A., Crane, C., Ford, T., Raja, A., Robson, J., . . . Kuyken, W. (2019).
Mindfulness training in UK secondary schools: a multiple case study approach to identification of
cornerstones of implementation. Mindfulness. doi:10.1007/s12671-018-0982-4.
TRAUMA
Treleaven, D. (2018). Trauma sensitive mindfulness: practices for safe and transformative
healing. Norton.
WORKPLACES, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR

de Bruin, E. I., van der Meulen, R. T., de Wandeler, J., Zijlstra, B. J. H., Formsma, A. R., &
Bogels, S. M. (2020). The Unilever Study: Positive Effects on Stress and Risk for Dropout from
Work after the Finding Peace in a Frantic World Training. Mindfulness, 11(2), 350-361.
doi:10.1007/s12671-018-1029-6
Heckenberg RA, Eddy P, Kent S, Wright BJ. (2018). Do workplace-based mindfulness meditation
programs improve physiological indices of stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 114:62-71
Hilton, L. G., Marshall, N. J., Motala, A., Taylor, S. L., Miake-Lye, I. M., Baxi, S., … Hempel, S.
(2019). Mindfulness meditation for workplace wellness: An evidence map. Work, 63(2), 205–218.
Janssen, M., Heerkens, Y., Kuijer, W., van der Heijden, B., & Engels, J. (2018). Effects of
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees' mental health: A systematic review. Plos
One, 13(1). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191332
Kersemaekers, W., Rupprecht, S., Wittmann, M., Tamdjidi, C., Falke, P., Donders, R., Speckens,
A., & Kohls, N. (2018). A Workplace Mindfulness Intervention May Be Associated With Improved
Psychological Well-Being and Productivity. A Preliminary Field Study in a Company Setting.
Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 195. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00195
Kersemaekers, W. M., Vreeling, K., Verweij, H., van der Drift, M., Cillessen, L., van Dierendonck,
D., & Speckens, A. E. M. (2020). Effectiveness and feasibility of a mindful leadership course for
medical specialists: a pilot study. Bmc Medical Education, 20(1), Article 34.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-1948-5

RESOURCE LIST:
Lomas, T., Carlos Medina, J., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2018). A systematic
review of the impact of mindfulness on the well-being of healthcare professionals. Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 319-355. doi:10.1002/jclp.22515.
Lomas, T., Medina, J. C., Ivtzan, I., Rupprecht, S., Hart, R., & Eiroa-Orosa, F. J. (2017). The
impact of mindfulness on well-being and performance in the workplace: an inclusive systematic
review of the empirical literature. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology,
26(4), 492-513. doi:10.1080/1359432x.2017.1308924
Rupprecht, S., Koole, W., Chaskalson, M., Tamdjidi, C., & West, M. (2018). Running too far
ahead? Towards a broader understanding of mindfulness in organisations. Current Opinion in
Psychology, 28, 32-36. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.10.007.
van der Riet P, Levett-Jones T, Aquino-Russell C. (2018). The effectiveness of mindfulness
meditation for nurses and nursing students: An integrated literature review. Nurse education
today. 2018;65:201-11.
Virgili, M. (2015). Mindfulness-based interventions reduce psychological distress in working
adults: a meta-analysis of intervention studies. Mindfulness, 6(2), 326-337.
Zeller JM, Lamb K. Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Care Quality and Quality of Life in Long-
Term Care Settings. Geriatric Nursing. 2011;32(2):114-8.
YOUNG ADULTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Galante, J., Dufour, G., Vainre, M., Wagner, A. P., Stochl, J., Benton, A., . . . Jones, P. B. (2018).
A mindfulness-based intervention to increase resilience to stress in university students (the
Mindful Student Study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet Public Health, 3(2), E72-
E81. doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30231-1
Monshat, K., Khong, B., Hassed, C., Vella-Brodrick, D., Norrish, J., Burns, J., & Herrman, H.
(2013). "A conscious control over life and my emotions:" mindfulness practice and healthy young
people. A qualitative study. J Adolesc Health, 52(5), 572-577.
doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.09.008.
Taylor, B. L., Strauss, C., Cavanagh, K., & Jones, F. (2014). The effectiveness of self-help
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a student sample: A randomised controlled trial.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 63-69. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.007.
CLINICAL GUIDELINES THAT RECOMMEND

MBCT
American Psychological Association Guideline for the Treatment of Depression (2019)
https://www.apa.org/depression-guideline/guideline.pdf
Recommends MBCT for first line treatment of adult treatment as one of several evidence-based
approaches (Table 3.)
Belgium. Depressie bij volwassenen. (2017). https://domusmedica.be/richtlijnen/depressie-bij-
volwassenen
Recommends MBCT for relapse prevention in depression see p. 8, pp. 46-47, p. 52, p. 54, and p.
56 and p.60.

RESOURCE LIST:
Brazil:
National Policy for Integrative Medicine includes meditation-based interventions in general
(mainly in Primary Care) (SUS): http://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/publicacoes/pnpic.pdf
Brazilian Society of Family Doctors (GPs)´s current guidelines for mindfulness-based programs
application for health:
Demarzo, M. M. P., Garcia-Campayo, J. (2017). Mindfulness Aplicado à Saúde PROMEF -
Programa Atualização em Med. Família e Comunidade, May (2017) 125-164.
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the
Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Section 2. Psychological Treatments.
DOI: 10.1177/0706743716659418.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0706743716659418
Australia and New Zealand:
G.S. Malhi, D. Bassett, P. Boyce, R. Bryant, P.B. Fitzgerald, K. Fritz, et al .Royal Australian and
New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49 (12) (2015), pp. 1087-1206
https://www.ranzcporg/files/resources/college_statements/clinician/cpg/mood-disorders-cpgaspx
“MBCT or CBT should be offered as a relapse prevention intervention, particularly amongst
patients with recurrent depressive episodes.” (p.64).
NHS Wales. Guidance for Delivering Evidence-Based Psychological Therapy in Wales. (2017).
http://www.1000livesplus.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/1011/Matrics%20Cymru%20%28CM
%20design%20-%20DRAFT%2015%29.pdf
Recommends mindfulness as a “direct access evidence-based self-help” (p. 22).
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Treating depression without using prescribed
medication. Booklet for patients and carers. Health Improvement Scotland.
https://www.sign.ac.uk/assets/pat114.pdf
Recommends MBCT for people who experienced depression three or more times p. 12.
UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). (2009). Depression Guideline
CG90.
Recommends MBCT for people with depression who are considered to be at significant risk of
relapse (including those who have relapsed despite antidepressant treatment or who are unable
or choose not to continue antidepressant treatment) or who have residual symptoms, should be
offered one of the following psychological interventions (recommendation 1.9.1.8).
The evidence base has grown much stronger since 2009 and the new guideline is considering all
the new studies including those suggesting MBCT as an alternative to antidepressants and
MBCT for treatment-resistance depression.
Spain. Guía de Práctica Clínica sobre el Manejo de la Depresión en el Adulto.
COGNITIVE THERAPY AND MBCT

BOOKS
Beck, A. T., Rush, A. J., Shaw, B. F. & Emery, G. (1979). Cognitive therapy of depression. New
York: Guilford.

RESOURCE LIST:
Butler, G., Fennell, M. J. V. & Hackmann, A. (2008) Cognitive therapy for anxiety disorders:
Mastering clinical challenges. New York: Guilford.
Fennell, M. J. V. & Segal, Z. V. (2012) Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Culture clash or
creative fusion? In J. M. G. Williams & J. Kabat-Zinn (Eds.), Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives
on Its Meaning, Origins, and Applications (pp. 125-142) . Abingdon: Routledge.
Tirch, D., Silberstein, L. R. & Kolts, R. L. (2016) Buddhist psychology and cognitive-behavioural
therapy. New York: Guilford.
MEETING CBT EXPERIENTIALLY (OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-PRACTICE AND SELF-REFLECTION)

Bennett-Levy, J., Thwaites, R., Haarhoff, B. & Perry, H. (2015) Experiencing CBT from the inside
out. New York: Guilford.
Greenberger, D. & Padesky, C. A. (2015) Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the
way you think (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
GENERAL – WITH MORE OF A FOCUS ON

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION
BOOKS
Baer, R. A. (Ed.). (2014). Mindfulness-based treatment approaches: A clinician's guide (2nd ed.).
Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Bardacke, N. (2012). Mindful birthing: Training the mind, body & heart for childbirth and beyond.
New York: Harper Collins.
Boyce, B. (2011). The mindfulness revolution: Leading psychologists, scientists, and meditation
teachers on the power of mindfulness in daily life. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living. Using the wisdom of your body and mind to
face stress, pain and illness. London: Piatkus. [The original book detailing the MBSR
course upon which both MBCT & MBCP were based].
London: Piatkus.
Kabat-Zinn, M. & Kabat-Zinn, J. (1997). Everyday blessings: The inner work of mindful parenting.
New York: Hyperion.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through
mindfulness. New York: Hyperion/ London: Piatkus.
Santorelli, S. (1999) Heal thy self: Lessons on mindfulness in medicine. Victoria BC, Cananda:
Crown Publications.
Williams, J. M. G & Kabat-Zinn J. (Eds.). (2013). Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on Its
Meaning, Origins, and Application. London: Routledge.

RESOURCE LIST:
BUDDHIST BACKGROUND AND PSYCHOLOGY

BOOKS
Anālayo, Bhikkhu (2003). Satipatthāna: the Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham: Windhorse
Feldman C (2017). Boundless Heart. Boulder: Shambhala
Goldstein, J. (1994). Insight meditation: The practice of freedom. Boston: Shambhala
Publications.
Goldstein, J (2013). Mindfulness: a Practical Guide to Awakening. Boulder: Sounds True
Goldstein, J., & Kornfield, J. (1987). Seeking the heart of wisdom. Boston: Shambhala.
Henepola, G. (1992). Mindfulness in plain English. Somerville Mass: Wisdom Publications.
Nariyal, D.K., Drummond, M.S., & Lal, Y.B (2006). Buddhist thought and applied psychological
research. New York: Routledge.
Siegel, D. (2010). Mindsight: The new science of personal transformation. New York: Random
House.
Vancoppenolle, G. (2021). Life sucks. Why?: The Buddhist view on why we experience life as
unsatisfactory. Independently published.
Williams, J.M.G & Kabat-Zinn J. (Eds) (2013). Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on Its Meaning,
Origins, and Applications. Oxford: Routledge.
WEBSITES AND APPS
Web sites/Centres for further information and training related to MBCT, MBCP, insight meditation
practice and application:
AccessMBCT. Searchable international directory of MBCT training organizations and

teachers: https://www.accessmbct.com
Implementation resources based on findings of the ASPIRE project:
http://www.implementing-mbct.com
The most popular and well used free mainstream mindfulness apps are reviewed here:
https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention. The OxfordMBCT
app is based on MBCT: see http://oxfordmindfulness.org/news/oxford-mbct-app/
Oxford Mindfulness Foundation: http://oxfordmindfulness.org/
The UK Mindfulness Teachers Network: http://mindfulnessteachersuk.org.uk/; including
UK good practice guidelines for those wishing to teach mindfulness based courses:
http://mindfulnessteachersuk.org.uk/pdf/teacher-guidelines.pdf; and for those wanting to
train mindfulness teachers: http://mindfulnessteachersuk.org.uk/pdf/teacher-trainers-
guidelines.pdf
EventsList. A worldwide listing of mindfulness events. https://eventslist.org
Latest version of the Mindfulness-Based Interventions–Teaching Assessment Criteria
(MBI-TAC): https://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness/MBITAC.php.en

RESOURCE LIST:
Report by the Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group:

http://www.themindfulnessinitiative.org.uk/images/reports/Mindfulness-APPG-
Report_Mindful-Nation-UK_Oct2015.pdf
Mindfulness Research Monthly, a web-based service from the American Mindfulness
Research Association that provides researchers and practitioners with monthly
publication updates in mindfulness research:
https://goamra.org/publications/mindfulness-research-monthly/
Mindfulness Network. Charity offering supervision, mentoring and retreats for MBCT
teachers and more: https://www.mindfulness-network.org
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) homepage: http://www.mbct.co.uk
Sussex Mindfulness Centre: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/mindfulness
Mindfulness Center at Brown. https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-
health/research/mindfulness/
Breathworks. An organisation that draws on MBSR to work with people who syffer pain and
chronic illness: https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk
East Coast Mindfulness. A center offering MBSR, retreats and other offers with very experienced
teachers Rebecca Eldridge and Margaret Fletcher. https://www.eastcoastmindfulness.com
Mindful Birthing – Nancy Bardacke’s website - Programs for Mindful Family Living:
http://www.mindfulbirthing.org/
University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Memorial Health Center for Mindffulness:
https://www.ummhealth.org/center-mindfulness
University of Bangor, Wales; training in mindfulness-based approaches to healthcare, up to
MA/MSc: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/mindfulness
University of Exeter, UK; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapies and Approaches
http://cedar.exeter.ac.uk/programmes/pgdipptpmcbt/
For tapes/CDs of meditation practices recorded by Jon Kabat-Zinn:
http://www.stressreductiontapes.com
GOING DEEPER STUDYING AND PRACTISING

MEDITATION
The selection below is meant as an introduction to insight meditation and as an invitation to
explore meditation more deeply. Many of these teachers and authors have written more books
than are listed here, and have meditation tapes/CDs you can buy. (Dates/publishers of recent
paperback editions cited when possible.)
BOOKS
Beck, J. (1997). Everyday Zen: love and work. San Francisco: Harper Collins.
Baraz, J (2010). Awakening Joy. New York: Random House
Boorstein, S. (1995). It's easier than you think: The Buddhist way to happiness. San Francisco:
Harper Collins.

RESOURCE LIST:
Dalai Lama (2002). Advice on dying and living a better life. Hopkins, J. (Ed.). (J. Hopkins,
Trans.). London: Rider & Co.
Goldstein, J. (1994) Insight meditation: The practice of freedom. Boston Mass: Shambhala
Publications.
Goldstein, J., & Kornfield, J. (1987). Seeking the heart of wisdom. Boston: Shambhala.
Hanh, T. N. (1991). The miracle of mindfulness: Manual on meditation. London: Rider & Co.
Hanh, T.N. (1995). Peace is every step: The path of mindfulness in everyday life. London: Rider
& Co.
Henepola, G. (1992). Mindfulness in plain English. Somerville Mass: Wisdom Publications.
London: Piatkus.
Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with a heart. London: Rider & Co.
Kornfield, J. (2000). After the ecstasy, the laundry: How the heart grows wise on the spiritual
path. New York: Bantam Books.
Pema, C. (1991). The wisdom of no escape. Boston Mass: Shambala Publications.
Rosenberg, L. with Guy, D. (1998). Breath by breath: The liberating practice of insight meditation.
Boston Mass: Shambhala Publications.
Salzberg, S. (1995). Loving kindness. The revolutionary art of happiness. Boston Mass:
Shambhala Publications.
Santorelli, S. (1999). Heal thy self: Lessons on mindfulness in medicine. Victoria BC, Canada:
Crown Publications.
Sogyal R. (1998). The Tibetan book of living and dying. London: Rider & Co.
Wellings, N. (2015). Why can’t I meditate? London: Piatkus.
Yates, J. (2017). The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist
Wisdom and Brain Sciences for Greater Mindfulness. Atria Books.

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LEARNING MINDFULNESS AND MBCT

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WEBSITES AND PODCASTS:

FINDING AN MBCT TEACHER:

FINDING A MEDITATION TEACHER:

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TAKING IT FURTHER: COURSES TO EXTEND

Mindfulness retreats and retreat centres

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MINDFULNESS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG

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The following books are recommended.

MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY

ADDITIONAL MBCT ADAPTATIONS

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KEY JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOKS

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Williams, J. M. G & Kabat-Zinn J. (Eds.). (2013). Mindfulness: Diverse Perspectives on Its

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META-ANALYSES AND REVIEWS

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COST EFFECTIVENESS REVIEWS AND STUDIES

MECHANISMS STUDIES – I.E. HOW MINDFULNESS-BASED PROGRAMS WORK

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MINDFULNESS DELIVERED ONLINE / DIGITALLY

MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION

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Mindfulness for Specific Intentions,

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ANXIETY AND MOOD

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

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Burke, C. A. (2009). Mindfulness-Based Approaches with Children and Adolescents: A

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IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

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TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

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WORKPLACES, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR

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YOUNG ADULTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

CLINICAL GUIDELINES THAT RECOMMEND

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COGNITIVE THERAPY AND MBCT

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MEETING CBT EXPERIENTIALLY (OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-PRACTICE AND SELF-REFLECTION)

GENERAL – WITH MORE OF A FOCUS ON

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BUDDHIST BACKGROUND AND PSYCHOLOGY

WEBSITES AND APPS

AccessMBCT. Searchable international directory of MBCT training organizations and

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