10 Mindful Books We Loved in 2024

Don’t miss these 10 mindful books from 2024 that help us nurture ourselves, one another, and the world we share.

Throughout 2024 we’ve been treated to mindful books that fueled our minds and our hearts. This past year brought us an abundance of new titles, with topics and perspectives that matter—from motherhood to workplace well-being, from self-compassion to collective flourishing. Reminding us that mindfulness is about more than individual wellness, these authors deliver the information and inspiration we need in challenging times. Enjoy perusing the list below—we hope you’ll love these books as much as we did.

10 Mindful Books From 2024

1. Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage

Jessie Harrold
Shambhala

In Mothershift, writer and doula Jessie Harrold offers a supportive, affirming road map to help women navigate the identity change and transformation that often come with motherhood. 

Read an excerpt from Mothershift: Grieving the Old You: What to Do When You Feel Lost in Motherhood

2. Just One Heart: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing, Health, and Happiness

Dr. Jonathan Fisher
Manuscripts Press

In Just One Heart, cardiologist and mindfulness teacher Jonathan Fisher explores the science of the mind-heart connection through the lens of his own journey from burnout and anxiety to healing and joy.  

Read an excerpt from Just One Heart: A Steady Heart: A Cardiologist’s Advice for Lowering Stress  

3. Return to Mindfulness: Disrupting Default Habits for Personal Fulfilment, Effective Leadership, and Global Impact

Shalini Bahl, PhD
BrainTrust Ink

In Return to Mindfulness, mindfulness researcher and former town councilor Shalini Bahl illuminates a pathway to reconnecting with what matters and truly living our practice in each moment of our busy lives.

Read an excerpt from Return to Mindfulness: Compassion in Action: Showing Up Even When We Want to Shut Down

4. Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being

Yuria Celidwen, PhD
Sounds True

In Flourishing Kin, contemplative researcher and teacher Yuria Celidwen identifies seven key principles from Indigenous traditions, revealing how this wisdom invites us to meet the world with a joyous commitment to collective flourishing.

Listen to a guided practice from Flourishing Kin: Guided Meditations by Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement: 2025

5. The Self-Compassion Daily Journal

Diana Hill
New Harbinger

In The Self-Compassion Daily Journal, psychologist and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer Diana Hill offers powerful writing prompts to help you let go of harmful self-criticism and welcome kindness and forgiveness toward yourself.

Read more about Diana’s approach to self-compassion: It’s Selfish, It’s Hokey, and I’ll Lose My Edge: 3 Half-Truths About Self-Compassion

6. Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudice Come From—and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them

Anu Gupta
Hay House

In Breaking Bias, lawyer and researcher Anu Gupta takes us on a journey to explore human identities and identity-based biases and offers a unique toolkit to help us dismantle learned bias, within ourselves and in the world.

Read more about Anu Gupta’s mindful approach to bias: Using Mindfulness to Break Racial Bias 

7. Mindfulness in the Workplace: Cultivating Well-Being at Work

Andrew Safer
2nd Tier Publishing

In Mindfulness in the Workplace, meditation teacher and mindfulness program developer Andrew Safer shows how we can cultivate clarity and well-being at work—even in the midst of chaos, competing demands, and rapid-fire change. 

Read an excerpt from Mindfulness in the Workplace: Increase Your Agency By Responding, Instead of Reacting

8. Consider This: Reflections for Finding Peace

Nedra Glover Tawwab
TarcherPerigree

In Consider This, therapist and relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab helps us stay true to who we are and grow more fully into ourselves through setting boundaries, expressing ourselves with clarity and integrity, and more.

9. Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout: Tools to Help You Heal and Recharge When You’re Wrung Out by Stress

Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Christopher Germer
Guilford Press

In Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, Mindful Self-Compassion founders Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff share empathetic stories, along with quick and effective ways to recharge your batteries, de-stress, and be kind to yourself—so you can be there for others.

Read an excerpt from a previous book by Neff and Germer, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: The Transformative Effects of Mindful Self-Compassion

10. Open: Living With an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World

Nate Klemp
Sounds True

In Open, philosopher and mindfulness entrepreneur Nate Klemp examines why we close down when faced with stressors or threats and how we can train ourselves to open up to the fullness that life offers—even when frightened, outraged, or heartbroken.

Listen to a guided meditation from Open: A 12-Minute Meditation for Understanding Your Expansive Mind