Books & Articles
Books on the Science of Mindfulness, Compassion, & Resiliency
Bernard, Bonnie. Resiliency: What We Have Learned. West Ed, 2004.
Brito, G. & Cullen, M. The Mindfulness- Based Emotional Workbook. New Harbinger Publications, 2011.
Graham, Linda. Bouncing Back: Rewiring your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-being. New World Library, 2013.
Handon, Rick. Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, & Confidence. Harmony, 2016.
Kabot Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are. Hatchette Books, 2005.
McGonigal, Kelly. The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress. Avery, 2013 and 2016.
Mumford, George. The Mindful Athlete. Parallax Press, 2016.
Segal, W. and Teasdale, J. Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. The Guilford Press, 2012.
Seppala, Emma. The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate your Success. HarperOne, 2017.
Smalley, S. and Winston, D. Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness. Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010.
Scholarly Articles on the Science of Mindfulness and Improvisation
Barnes, S., et al. (2007). The role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and response to relationship stress. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 482-500.
Creswell, J. David, et al.(2014) Brief mindfulness meditation training alters psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social evaluative stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 44 :112.
Davidson, R., et al. (2003). Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 564-570.
Farb, N., et al. (2015) Interoception, comtemplative practice, and health. Front Psychology, 6: 763.
Goyal, M., et al.(2014) Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. AMA Intern Med. (2014); 174(3):357-368.
Hildebrandt, Lea K., et al.(2016) Cognitive flexibility, heart rate variability, and resilience predict fine‐grained regulation of arousal during prolonged threat. Psychophysiology 53.6 (2016): 880-890
Holzel, B.K., et al (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Res.: Jan 30;191(1):36-43
Hutcherson, C., et al. (2008) Loving-Kindness Meditation Increases Social Connectedness. Emotion, 8(5), 720-724.
Khoury, B., et al.(2013) Mindfulness-based therapy: A comprehensive meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 763–771.
Kirsten, Burgert (2008) The Influence of Team Development Intervention (Improvisational Theatre) on Climate for Work Group Innovation. Thesis. University of Stellenbosch, Print.
Lazar, S., et al. (2005) Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness. NeuroReport, 16(17), 1893-1897.
Limb CJ, Braun AR. (2008) Neural Substrates of Spontaneous Musical Performance: An fMRI Study of Jazz Improvisation. PLoS ONE 3(2): e1679.
Singh, N., et al. (2007). Mindful Parenting Decreases Aggression and Increases Social Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities. Behavior Modification, 31(6), 749-771.
Singh, N., et al. (2006). Mindful Parenting Decreases Aggression, Noncompliance, and Self-Injury in Children with Autism. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 14(3), 169-177.
Tang, Y., et al. (2007). Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation. PNAS, 104(43), 17152-17156.
Teasdale, J., et al. (2000). Prevention of Relapse/Recurrence in Major Depression by Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, 68(4), 615-623.
Weick, Karl E. (1998) Introductory essay—Improvisation as a mindset for organizational analysis. Organization science 9.5: 543-555.