BooksCuratedOpening the catalogue
Every mindfulness & spirituality title we currently recommend — each one human-reviewed.
Dan Harris
A skeptical TV newsman's funny, grounded account of how meditation quietly changed his chronically anxious, ambitious life.
Eckhart Tolle
Explores how the ego -- the mental construct of who we think we are -- drives suffering, and how presence can dissolve its grip.
Paramahansa Yogananda
A spiritual classic recounting the author's search for enlightenment, credited with introducing yoga and meditation to a wide Western audience.
Anthony de Mello
A Jesuit priest's direct, sometimes startling teachings on waking up from the illusions and conditioning that keep people unhappy.
Ram Dass
A countercultural spiritual classic chronicling the author's journey from Harvard psychology professor to spiritual teacher.
Elizabeth Gilbert
An encouraging, spiritually minded case for living a more creative life by loosening your grip on fear and perfectionism.
Robin Wall Kimmerer
A botanist and Indigenous scholar weaves scientific knowledge and traditional ecological wisdom into a meditation on the natural world.
Stephen Batchelor
Presents Buddhist meditation practice stripped of religious doctrine, aimed at readers uninterested in Buddhism as a religion.
Elizabeth Gilbert
A memoir of one woman's year-long journey through Italy, India, and Indonesia in search of pleasure, devotion, and self-discovery after a painful divorce.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
The comprehensive clinical foundation behind the mindfulness-based stress reduction program, developed for patients facing chronic pain and illness.
Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist monk explores the common spiritual ground between Buddhist and Christian teachings.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Short, practical teachings on finding calm and mindfulness within the ordinary tasks of daily life.
Tara Brach
A Buddhist psychologist's approach to healing shame and self-judgment by turning toward, rather than away from, painful feelings.
Hermann Hesse
A young man leaves his privileged life to search for spiritual meaning, in this short, influential novel set in ancient India.
Lao Tzu
The foundational text of Taoism, offering short, poetic verses on living in harmony with the natural way of things.
Paulo Coelho
A shepherd boy travels from Spain to Egypt in search of a treasure, and discovers his own 'personal legend' along the way.
Dalai Lama
A week-long conversation between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, exploring what actually produces lasting joy.
Alan Watts
A philosopher's accessible argument, drawing on Eastern thought, that the sense of being a separate self is a persistent illusion.
Hal Elrod
A popular morning-routine framework combining mindfulness, journaling, and goal-setting practices into a repeatable daily ritual.
Thich Nhat Hanh
A short, gentle introduction to bringing mindful awareness into ordinary daily tasks like washing dishes or drinking tea.
Pema Chödrön
Buddhist teachings on turning toward fear and hardship as a path to genuine courage and compassion.
Eckhart Tolle
A widely influential guide to escaping anxious, repetitive thought by anchoring attention fully in the present moment.
Michael A. Singer
A guide to separating your sense of self from the constant inner chatter of the mind, toward a freer, more spacious way of being.
Dan Millman
A semi-autobiographical novel about a college gymnast mentored by an enigmatic gas station attendant who teaches him to live fully present.
Sam Harris
A neuroscientist makes a secular case for meditation and spiritual experience, stripped entirely of religious framing.
Pema Chödrön
A Buddhist nun's compassionate guidance for facing difficulty, uncertainty, and change instead of resisting them.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
An accessible, practical introduction to mindfulness meditation from the founder of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program.
Thich Nhat Hanh
A concise guide to the core teachings of mindfulness practice, aimed at discovering the present moment amid a busy life.
Shunryu Suzuki
A concise, foundational introduction to Zen practice built around approaching each moment with a beginner's open mind.