A Case for Compassion - What Happens When We Prioritize People and the Planet
by Sara Schairer
Publish Date: January 2023
"This clear-eyed vision for a more compassionate world will inspire you to take action in your own community." — Kelly McGonigal, PhD, author of The Willpower Instinct
“Compassion It'—two simple words that are changing the world. Sara Schairer examines how compassion saved her life, and by her actions and the many examples in her book, shares with us how the power of compassion can change yours." — James R. Doty, MD, author of Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
Live Online Book Club with Sara Schairer, Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
SNAP! From Chaos to Calm
by Julie Potiker
Publish Date: December 2022
“The SNAP method is brilliant. In one simple practice, Julie Potiker integrates brain science, mindfulness, compassion, and other effective tools for lifting your mood, easing anxiety, calming stress, and opening your heart. Full of practical wisdom, she leads readers through funny stories, tender care, and many different applications of the SNAP method. Throughout, she is a super-smart, encouraging, and hopeful friend. A wonderful book!” — Rick Hanson, PhD, Author, Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
“Life is rarely as easy as a snap, but Julie Potiker finds a relatable way of helping you contend with the most challenging experiences of life by using her clever and easy SNAP method. Tapping into our natural capacity for healing and ease, and building on solid science, Julie leads the reader … into a place of greater wellbeing and joy. Super accessible and incredibly practical, this book will become your best friend in times of need.” — Steven Hickman, PsyD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Founding Director, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
Live Online Book Club with Julie Potiker, Friday, April 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
Teaching Self-Compassion to Teens
by Lorraine Hobbs and Niina Tamura
Publish Date: April 2022
“Lorraine Hobbs and Niina Tamura have offered us the science and art of how to support adolescents in growing a more integrated brain and compassionate mind in this crucial period of development.…What better gift to give the next generation in a world waiting for them to fully arrive with the skills, kindness, and grit our modern times will require? Thank you for taking the time to take in the wisdom of this book and make its gifts available to all the youth who will benefit from your guidance.” — from the Afterword by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
“If you are a clinician or educator who thinks self-compassion for teens sounds like a good idea—but you don’t know how to teach it—this is the book for you. Through clear instructions informed by decades of experience, Hobbs and Tamura present practical exercises that help teens unlock their mindfulness and compassion and use these qualities to benefit themselves and those around them.” — Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of The Mindful Child
Live Online Book Club with Lorraine Hobbs, Friday, May 26, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
The Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids: Fun Mindfulness Activities to Build Emotional Strength and Make Kindness Your Superpower
by Lorraine Hobbs and Amy C. Balentine
Publish Date: March 2023
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
“Self-compassion is a powerful resource for coping with whatever life sends our way. When adults learn it, they often say, ‘Why didn’t I learn this sooner?’ Well, now we can start to learn at the earliest possible age. This superb workbook captures the depth and scope of self-compassion in simple, totally delightful practices and activities. Highly recommended for parents, teachers, therapists, and anyone who loves kids.” — Christopher Germer, PhD, lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, and author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
“If you are a parent, grandparent, or work with children, I strongly recommend you pick up this book and keep it handy. Full of practical exercises you can use today, it is a beautiful and accessible handbook for helping kids develop the lifelong healthy habit of self-compassion, which we now know is a key building block of psychological resilience and well-being. As a bonus, when you practice with kids, you are sure to benefit as well.” —Cassandra Vieten, PhD, executive director of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation; acting director of the Center for Mindfulness at the University of California, San Diego; and author of Mindful Motherhood
Compassion for Couples: Building the Skills of Loving Connection
by Michelle Becker
Publish Date: February 2023
“This beautiful book will help couples move their relationships from a place of pain and blame to love and acceptance. Drawing on empirically supported self-compassion practices, the author provides concrete tools to help people open their hearts to themselves so they can open fully to their partners.”— Kristin Neff, PhD, coauthor of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
“From her vast experience as a therapist and teacher, Michelle Becker has written a masterpiece for any couple, whether you are seeking greater intimacy or help with serious conflicts. Her advice is grounded in science, with lots of examples and many simple, powerful exercises. Beautiful, timely, and important.” — Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Resilient
Live Online Book Club with Michelle Becker, Friday, June 23, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
Self-Compassion for Dummies
by Steve Hickman
Publish Date: July 2021
Self-Compassion For Dummies will help you discover self-critical thoughts and self-defeating behaviors that are holding you back from fulfilling your potential and explore how you can learn to work around these things to find your way to more joy and satisfaction. Full of practical examples, guided meditations and helpful, lighthearted suggestions, this book is for anyone who would like to learn to treat themselves as kindly as they treat their dear friends.
Live Online Book Club with Steve Hickman, Friday, July 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
The Stress Prescription - Seven Days to More Joy & Ease
by Elissa Epel
Publish Date: December 2022
“The perfect prescription for this moment in time and outside of time.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) and author of The Healing Power of Mindfulness and Mindfulness for All
"This book offers a powerful path out of stress and overload. Written by a renowned and compassionate scientist, the reader is offered both the science and methods for transforming stress as we face a world of uncertainty and increasing vulnerability.” — Roshi Joan Halifax, global humanitarian, founding abbot of Upaya Institute, author of Standing on the Edge
Live Online Book Club with Elissa Epel, Friday, August 25, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
The Inner Work of Racial Justice - Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness
by Rhonda V. Magee
Publish Date: September 2019
“This book opens doors for all of us to better understand the conditioning that keeps us feeling so separate and apart. Rhonda Magee is a significant new voice I’ve wanted to hear for a long time—a voice both unabashedly powerful and deeply loving in looking at race and racism. Most important, Rhonda’s voice is a practical one, illuminating a path each of us can follow to a life filled with far greater awareness, connection, and peace.” — Sharon Salzberg, New York Times-bestselling author of Real Happiness
“How can we begin to explore, understand, and finally, undo the painful injustice of racism that is so deeply embedded in us? Illuminated by her work in meditation and mindfulness practice, Rhonda Magee has spent her life considering this question. Her knowledge, wisdom, sensitivity, and compassion shine through every page of The Inner Work of Racial Justice. This book should be read slowly and carefully by everyone. Do its exercises, ponder its nuances. Take it to heart—you can’t afford not to.” —Norman Fischer, founder and spiritual director of the Everyday Zen Foundation
Live Online Book Club with Rhonda V. Magee, Friday, September 22, 2023 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. PDT
