recommended resources
Books
How to Be Sick
Toni BernardThe Brain that Changes Itself, The Brain’s Way of Healing
Norman DoidgeTrue Refuge, Radical Acceptance
Tara BrachIn the Lap of the Buddha
Gavin Harrison
(on AIDS but useful for all terminal illness)Turning Suffering Inside Out
Darlene CohenMedicine and Meditation
Nancy A. WelchThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Sogyal RinpocheKarma: What It Is, What It Isn’t, Why It Matters
Traleg KyabgonDancing w/ Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning in the Face of Suffering
Phillip MoffittThe Grace in Dying : How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die
Kathleen D. SinghBreak Through Pain: A Step-by-Step Mindfulness Meditation Program for Transforming Chronic and Acute Pain
Shinzen Young
Articles and Essays
Back from the Brink
Jim Willems, published in Buddhadharma magazineLove Is All Around
John MakranskyThe Buddha’s Eight Worldly Winds
Stephanie NobleA Buddhist’s Perspective on Grieving
Joan Halifax
Workbooks
Transforming the Brain in Pain: Neuroplastic Transformation
Michael Moskowitz, MD
Audio/Guided Meditations
Defeat Pain: Meditations to Transform Pain to Peace
KRS EdstromA Meditation to Help Ease Pain
Belleruth NaparstekMindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief
Jon Kabat-ZinnA Meditation for Pain Relief
Kaiser PermanenteA Meditation for People Undergoing Surgery
Kaiser PermanenteGuided Meditations and Imagery for Pain Relief
Health Journeys
Video
Mindfulness Meditation for People with Disabilities
Asian Art Museum of SF feat. Mushim Ikeda
(instructional video)
Websites
Castellino Training, Pre- and Perinatal Psychology
RAIN Resources and Chronic Pain Resources
Tara BrachDisability Justice Resource Directory
Creating Freedom Movements
Other Sanghas
Living Mindfully With Illness Together (LMWIT) Sangha
taught by Paul Jones and Steve Harris