As a teacher, I am often asked for resources of one kind or another. Below is a list of readings and learnings I have found to be helpful.
ARTICLES
| Developing Your Own Practice By Hart Lazer |
| How to Practice Headstand By Arthur Kilmuray |
| To Teach Don't Be A Teacher By Ken McLeod |
| Loving Kindness Meditation By Ezra Beyda |
BOOKS
BUDDHISM
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Not Always So by Shunryu Suzuki
Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg
Mindfulness in Plain English by Venerable Henepola Gunaratana
Wake up to Your Life by Ken McLeod
Reflections on Silver River by Ken McLeod
The Intelligent Heart by Kongtrol Rinpoche
Zen Heart by Ezra Beyda
Nothing Special by Charlotte Joko Beck
Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Healing into Life and Death by Stephen Levine
A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
The Places That Scares You by Pema Chödrön
Taking Our Places by Norman Fischer
How to Cook Your Life by Zen Master Dögen and Köshö Uchiyama Röshi
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa
Nothing Holy About It: The Zen of Being Just Who You Are by Tim Burkett
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Not Always So by Shunryu Suzuki
Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg
Mindfulness in Plain English by Venerable Henepola Gunaratana
Wake up to Your Life by Ken McLeod
Reflections on Silver River by Ken McLeod
The Intelligent Heart by Kongtrol Rinpoche
Zen Heart by Ezra Beyda
Nothing Special by Charlotte Joko Beck
Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Healing into Life and Death by Stephen Levine
A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
The Places That Scares You by Pema Chödrön
Taking Our Places by Norman Fischer
How to Cook Your Life by Zen Master Dögen and Köshö Uchiyama Röshi
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa
Nothing Holy About It: The Zen of Being Just Who You Are by Tim Burkett
PRAYERS
| Bodhisattva Vow Composed by Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Guru Yoga Prayer |
| Prayer to the Teacher - Please Give Me Energy |
| Opening/Closing Prayers composed or translated by Ken McLeod |
| Prayer - Until today I didn’t know |
| The Buddha's Five Remembrances Composed By Thich Nhat Hanh |
MEDITATIONS
| Meditation on The Four Immeasurables - Practice Guidelines |
| Lovingkindness Meditation From The Vermont Zen Centre |
Practice
Donna Read, co-founder of United Yoga Montreal has practice resources in Yoga Corner.