Resources - Mindfulness & Parenting
Mindful Birthing Foundation
For current list of published research and popular artilces related to MBCP please visit www.mindfulbirthing.org
If you do not live in the Chicago-area you can search for an MBCP teacher near you - we are a global teaching community!
Books & Websites
This is a short list of books that I have actually read and generally recommend. Not every book is going to be right for everyone. I encourage you to browse at your local bookstore or public library - read a few pages, does the tone resonate with you? Read a few more pages from a different section of the book. Then decide whether it is worth taking home.
Mindful Birthing by Nancy Bardacke
Pregnancy/Birth
Expecting Better by Emily Oster
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.
The Doula Book: How a Trained Labor Companion Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by Klaus, Kennell & Klaus
Childbirth Connection: understand your options for pregnancy and birth
MyMidwife.Org:discover midwifery care & women's health
Breastfeeding
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Parenting
Your Baby is Speaking to You by Kevin Nugent
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Our Babies, Ourselves : How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith F. Small
Podcasts
Mindfulness/Meditation
Books to start and support practice
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff
You Are Here by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Mindful Way Through Depression by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscient of Happiness, Love & Wisdom by Rick Hanson
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris
Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine by Saki Santorelli
Reading about mindfulness is not the same as experiencing it:
Look into Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes
Local Meditation Groups
in Chicago: Insight Chicago Meditation Community
There are numerous apps available, I use Insight Timer