Reading List for Stress Management

Inspiration

Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss
Not very scientific but a good book to read just for inspiration. It reads well and even though I'm not a big reader, I was able to finish it in one long flight (from India).

Conventional Psychology

Emotional Intelligence by Dan Goleman
Goes into great depths explaining how the brain functions and what causes fear to manifest, the physical symptoms of fear, and the health impact.  Doesn't really tell you how to improve the situation, but at least you can understand why things happen.

Masculinity Reconstructed by Ronald Levant
If you want to learn how to work with your emotions.

Meditation

Meditation by Brian Weiss
This book has a CD for a guided relaxtion which I found very useful.  I haven't used it in a while now, but this is what got me disciplined to meditate.

Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante H. Gunaratana
Good book describing what is meditation and what it is not and the technique of Vipassana (Insight) meditation.  This book is available online for free at: http://tinyurl.com/afusf.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
A classic on zen meditation.

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
A book describing the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) class conducted by the author.

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