Quick Guide
Police Chief Magazine, May 2019 article.
The Data - A clear evidence-based path forward
Pacific University, Graduate School of Psychology and the Stress Resilience Lab have demonstrated positive data outcomes in training mindfulness to police officers. See the latest research here.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Center for Healthy Minds have demonstrated similar outcomes and have shown reductions in symptoms fo PTSD. See their research here.
Articles
Books
Mindfulness
Kabat Zinn J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living. New York, NY: Delta Publishing.
Kabat Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to our senses: Healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness. New York, NY: Hyperion.
Jha, A. (2021). Peak mind: find your focus, own your attention, invest 12 minutes a day. Hachette UK.
ChicagoGelles, D. (2015). Mindful work: How meditation is changing business from the inside out. New York, NY: Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt.
Pressfield, S. (2002). The War of Art. New York, NY: Black Irish Entertainment.
Strozzi-Heckler, R. (2003). In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching awareness disciplines to the Green Berets. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
The Intersection of Mindfulness & Leadership
Coyle, D. (2018). The culture code: The secrets of highly successful groups. Bantam.
Eberhardt, J. L. (2020). Biased: Uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do. Penguin.
Magee, R. V. (2021). The inner work of racial justice: Healing ourselves and transforming our communities through mindfulness. Penguin.
Nordell, J. (2021). The end of bias: A beginning: The science and practice of overcoming unconscious bias. Metropolitan Books.
Kethledge, R. M., & Erwin, M. S. (2017). Lead yourself first: Inspiring leadership through solitude. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
Forret, A. (2019). Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen. New World Library.
Brown, B. (2018). Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Random House.
Marturano, J. (2014). Finding the space to lead: A practical guide to mindful leadership. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
Carroll, M. (2008). The mindful leader: Awakening your natural management skills through mindfulness meditation. Shambhala Publications.
Holiday, R. (2016). Ego is the Enemy. New York, NY: Penguin.
Stamper, N. (2016) To Protect and Serve. How to Fix America's Police. New York, NY: Nation Books.
Kyodo Williams, a. (2016). Radical Dharma. Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Intersection of Mindfulness & Performance
Kotler, S. (2015). The rise of superman: decoding the science of ultimate human performance. London: Quercus.
Kotler, S. (2017). Stealing Fire: the Secrets of Super Performers from Google Executives to Navy SEALS. HarperCollins.
Gonzales, L. (2003). Deep survival: Who lives, who dies, and why : True stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.
Kashdan, T. & Diener, R. (2014). The upside of your dark side: Why being your whole self--not just your "good" self--drives success and fulfillment.
McDougall, C. (2009). Born to run: A hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
McDougall, C. (2015). Natural Born Heroes. Mastering the lost secrets of strength and endurance. New York, NY: Vintage.
Science of Stress & Behavior
Clark, T. (2011). Nerve: Poise under pressure, serenity under stress, and the brave new science of fear and cool. New York: Little, Brown and Company.
Duhigg, C. (2012). The power of habit: Why we do what we do in life and business. New York: Random House.
Hanson, R., & Mendius, R. (2009). Buddha's brain the practical neuroscience of happiness, love, & wisdom. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
McGonigal, K. (2015). The upside of stress: Why stress is good for you, and how to get good at it.
LeDoux, J. (1996). The Emotional Brain. The mysterious underpinnings of emotional life. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Vedantam, S., & Mesler, B. (2021). Useful delusions: The power and paradox of the self-deceiving brain. WW Norton & Company.
Resiliency & Personal Development
Brown, B. (2012). Daring Greatly. How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead. New York, NY: Gotham.
Brewer, J. (2022). Unwinding anxiety: New science shows how to break the cycles of worry and fear to heal your mind. Penguin.
Salzberg, S. (2017). Real love: The art of mindful connection. Flatiron Books.Gonzales, L. (2003). Deep survival: Who lives, who dies, and why : True stories of miraculous endurance and sudden death. New York, NY: W.W. Norton.
Salzberg, S. (2010). Real happiness: The power of meditation: A 28-day program, regular version. Workman Publishing.Fredrickson, B. (2009). Positivity. New York, NY: Crown.
Stulberg, B. (2021). The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul. Penguin.
Organizational Psychology & Leadership
Zimbardo, P. (2007). The Lucifer effect: Understanding how good people turn evil. New York, NY: Random House.
Goleman, D. (1998). Working with emotional intelligence. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Goleman, D., & Boyatzis, R. (2002). Primal leadership: Realizing the power of emotional intelligence. Boston, MA.: Harvard Business School Press.
Videos
Dan Harris (ABC News) interviews Chief Sylvia Moir, Tempe AZ Chief of Police
Kelly McGonigal TED talk on the New Science of Stress
Brene Brown TED talk on Vulnerability
Matt Killingsworth TED talk on Mind Wandering and Happiness
Alex Honnold rock climbing documentary by Nat Geo.
Amishi Jha short talk on How to Unlock Your Peak Mind
Web Resources
International Mindfulness Teachers Association
MSC Resources from the Virtual Resilience Training
Apps
Podcasts
On Being with Krista Tippett
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Tim Ferriss - business and human performance
Rich Roll - health, fitness and humanity
Centers
UC Berkeley - Greater Good Science Center
UCLA - Mindful Awareness Research Center
Executive Mind Leadership Institute, Drucker School of Management