Meditation for Health is a secular medical program that is suitable for people of all faiths and philosophies. However, forms of mindfulness practice can be found in all the world’s great religions, and many of our graduates continue MBSR by bringing this practice into their spiritual life.
This is the bibliography we offer to interested patients in our program. Each title is linked to Amazon.ca to provide you with more information.
Books by Scholars & Teachers of Jewish Meditation & Prayer
- Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis; (2008)
- Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism by Jay Michaelson; (2009)
- On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbala by Gershom Scholem; (1962/1997)
- Kabbalah: A Definitive History of the Evolution, Ideas, Leading Figures and Extraordinary Influence of Jewish Mysticism by Gershom Scholem; (1978)
- Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbalah Today by Herbert Weiner; (1962/1997)
- Meditation and the Bible by Aryeh Kaplan; (1980)
- Meditation and Kabbalah by Aryeh Kaplan; (1979)
- Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Aryeh Kaplan; (1995)
- Kabbalah: New Perspectives by Moshe Idel; (1990)
- Hasidism as Mysticism: Quietistic Elements in Eighteenth Century
Hasidic Thought by Rivka Schatz Uffenheimer; (2010)- Your Word is Fire: The Hasidic Masters on Contemplative Prayer by Arthur Green (translator) and Barry W. Holtz (translator); (2000)
- The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet’s Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz; (2007)
- The Shambhala Guide to Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism by Perle Besserman (a.k.a. Perle Epstein); (1998)
- The Power of Meditation and Prayer by Michael Toms (editor; includes an essay by Jon Kabat-Zinn); (1997)
- That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist by Sylvia Boorstein; (1998)
- Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction and Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice by Nan Fink Gefen; (2011)
- Meditation from the Heart of Judaism: Today’s Teachers Share their Practices, Techniques and Faith by Avram Davis (editor); (1997)
- This is for Everyone: Universal Principles of Healing and the Jewish Mystics by Douglas Goldhamer; (1999)
- Practical Kabbalah: A Guide to Jewish Wisdom for Everyday Life by Laibl Wolf; (1999)
- A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation by Rabbi David A. Cooper; (1999)
- The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life by Rabbi David A. Cooper; (2000)
- One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi by Alan Lew; (2001)
- Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life by Alan Lew; (2005)
- First Steps to a New Jewish Spirit: Reb Zalman’s Guide to Recapturing the Intimacy and Ecstasy in Your Relationship with God by Zalman M. Schacter-Shalomi; (2003)
- Seek My Face: A Jewish Mystical Theology by Rabbi Arthur Green; (2003)
- Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow by Arthur Green; (2002)
- Mindful Jewish Living: Compassionate Practice by Jonathan P. Slater; (2007)
- Meaning and Mitzvah: Daily Practices for Reclaiming Judaism through Prayer, God, Torah, Hebrew, Mitzvot and Peoplehood by Rabbi Goldie Milgram; (2005)
- Jewish Dharma: A Guide to the Practice of Judaism and Zen by Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D.; (2008)
- God in Your Body: Kabbalah, Mindfulness and Embodied Spiritual Practice by Jay Michaelson; (2006)
- Seeking The Divine Presence: Part I – The Three Pillars of a Jewish Spiritual Life by Yoel Glick; (2009)
- Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar by Alan Morinis; (2008)
- Jewish Meditation Practices for Everyday Life: Awakening Your Heart, Connecting with God by Jeff Roth; (2002/2009)
- Here I Am: Using Jewish Spiritual Wisdom to Become More Present, Centered, and Available for Life by Leonard Felder Ph.D.; (2011)
Podcasts
Softening the Breath by Rabbi Alan Lew Z”L