30 Books like Altered Traits

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

by Sharon Begley • 2007

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain Summary

Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain 98%

The adult brain can rewire itself. The switch is focused attention; the master switch is meditation.

by Sharon Begley 2007

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔗 Mind-Brain Connection ❤️ Emotional Training 🤝 Compassion Training

El espejo del cerebro

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2021

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

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🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

El espejo del cerebro 98%

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2021

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

The Science of Mindfulness

by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

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995

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

The Science of Mindfulness 98%

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

by Ronald D. Siegel 2014

4.24

995 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2018

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

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1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

Aware 98%

A visual map of the mind trains attention, dissolves mental filters, and opens new possibilities.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2018

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🕊️ Trauma Healing

The Emotional Life of Your Brain

by Richard J. Davidson • 2012

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

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🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

The Emotional Life of Your Brain Summary

The Emotional Life of Your Brain 98%

Six brain circuits determine your emotional life. A neuroscientist shows exactly how to rewire each.

by Richard J. Davidson 2012

3.94

3k+ ratings

🧠 Affective Neuroscience 🧘‍♂️ Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Meditation Research

How God Changes Your Brain

by Andrew B. Newberg • 2009

Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.

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🧠 Neurotheology 🧱 Brain Plasticity 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🙏 Spirituality And Health ❤️ Emotional Regulation

How God Changes Your Brain 98%

Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.

by Andrew B. Newberg 2009

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurotheology 🧱 Brain Plasticity 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🙏 Spirituality And Health ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Buddha's Brain

by Rick Hanson • 2009

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

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🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Buddha's Brain 98%

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

by Rick Hanson 2009

4.01

15k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Neurodharma

by Rick Hanson • 2020

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

3.88

682

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Neurodharma 98%

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

by Rick Hanson 2020

3.88

682 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Hurry Up and Meditate

by David Michie • 2008

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

3.73

852

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Hurry Up and Meditate 98%

Five minutes. No prescription. Brain-scan proof. The stress reset hiding in plain sight.

by David Michie 2008

3.73

852 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Meditation Science 🪷 Buddhist Meditation 🌱 New Meditators 😌 Stress Reduction

Siddhartha's Brain

by James Kingsland • 2016

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

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1k+

🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Siddhartha's Brain 97%

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

by James Kingsland 2016

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Healthy Brain, Happy Life

by Wendy Suzuki • 2015

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

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2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

Healthy Brain, Happy Life 97%

The science behind why sweating makes you smarter, calmer, and more creative.

by Wendy Suzuki 2015

3.65

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🏃 Exercise Neuroscience 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Benefits

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness

by Mario Alonso Puig • 2017

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

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🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness 97%

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

by Mario Alonso Puig 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

Happiness

by Matthieu Ricard • 2003

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

Happiness 97%

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

by Matthieu Ricard 2003

4.09

8k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

Hardwiring Happiness

by Rick Hanson • 2013

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

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🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Hardwiring Happiness 97%

Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.

by Rick Hanson 2013

3.65

6k+ ratings

🌱 Positive Psychology 🧠 Neuroscience Of Happiness 🔄 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

SUPER BRAIN

by Deepak Chopra • 2012

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

SUPER BRAIN 97%

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

by Deepak Chopra 2012

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

Rewire Your Brain

by John B. Arden • 2010

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Rewire Your Brain 97%

Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.

by John B. Arden 2010

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎭 Emotional Regulation 😌 Stress Reduction 🧩 Memory Improvement 🔄 Habit Formation

Becoming Aware

by Daniel J. Siegel • 2021

Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.

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🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Anxiety Relief 🎯 Attention Training 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Compassion Practice

Becoming Aware 97%

Where does anxiety go when you stop feeding it? A neuroscientist's 21-day guide to finding out.

by Daniel J. Siegel 2021

3.16

184 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Anxiety Relief 🎯 Attention Training 🧬 Mind-Body Connection 💗 Compassion Practice

The Joy of Living

by Yongey Mingyur • 2007

Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.

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🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity ❤️ Compassion Practice 🔬 Scientific Spirituality 🌱 Meditation For Beginners

The Joy of Living 97%

Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.

by Yongey Mingyur 2007

4.26

8k+ ratings

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity ❤️ Compassion Practice 🔬 Scientific Spirituality 🌱 Meditation For Beginners

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness

by Stan Rodski • 2023

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

3.64

492

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Psychoneuroimmunology 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Energy Management

The Neuroscience of Mindfulness 97%

The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.

by Stan Rodski 2023

3.64

492 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Psychoneuroimmunology 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚡ Energy Management

Mindfulness for Beginners

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2006

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

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🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

Mindfulness for Beginners 97%

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2006

3.78

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

The Mind and the Brain

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

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🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Mind and the Brain 97%

Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.

by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001

4.10

7k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪐 Consciousness Studies 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy ⚛️ Quantum Mind Theory 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind

The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind

by B. Alan Wallace • 2006

Scattered to effortless focus, then lucid in sleep: the ten-stage Buddhist path of attention.

3.93

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🎯 Attention Training 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 🌙 Dream Yoga 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism

The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind Summary

The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind 97%

Scattered to effortless focus, then lucid in sleep: the ten-stage Buddhist path of attention.

by B. Alan Wallace 2006

3.93

1k+ ratings

🎯 Attention Training 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 🌙 Dream Yoga 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism

Rapt

by Winifred Gallagher • 2009

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

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🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

Rapt 97%

Attention builds your world. The manual for choosing what world you get.

by Winifred Gallagher 2009

3.64

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 🌊 Flow States 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😊 Positive Psychology

Why We Meditate

by Daniel Goleman • 2022

Meditation practices to calm your mind and befriend your most difficult emotions, not fight them.

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🧘 Meditation Instruction 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 👁️ Attention Training 🌸 Loving-Kindness

Why We Meditate 97%

Meditation practices to calm your mind and befriend your most difficult emotions, not fight them.

by Daniel Goleman 2022

3.90

1k+ ratings

🧘 Meditation Instruction 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 👁️ Attention Training 🌸 Loving-Kindness

Peak Mind

by Amishi P. Jha • 2021

Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.

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🧠 Attention Training 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔄 Executive Function 💾 Working Memory

Peak Mind 97%

Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.

by Amishi P. Jha 2021

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧠 Attention Training 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔄 Executive Function 💾 Working Memory

Mindfulness for Dummies

by Shamash Alidina • 2010

Mindfulness made simple: three-minute meditations, no incense, and a way to stop running on empty.

3.85

724

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🌟 Positive Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

Mindfulness for Dummies 97%

Mindfulness made simple: three-minute meditations, no incense, and a way to stop running on empty.

by Shamash Alidina 2010

3.85

724 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😌 Stress Reduction 🌟 Positive Psychology 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ☸️ Secular Mindfulness

Modern Mindfulness

by Rohan Gunatillake • 2017

Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.

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580

🧘 Secular Mindfulness ☕ Everyday Meditation 👁️ Attention Training 📱 Digital Wellness 🪷 Secular Buddhism

Modern Mindfulness 97%

Your commute, your phone, your stress: all of it is meditation territory. The rules just changed.

by Rohan Gunatillake 2017

3.68

580 ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness ☕ Everyday Meditation 👁️ Attention Training 📱 Digital Wellness 🪷 Secular Buddhism

10% Happier

by Dan Harris • 2014

A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.

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🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🗣️ Inner Critic 🙂 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Ego Management

10% Happier 96%

A skeptical journalist's case for meditation: a 10% happiness gain with no mysticism required.

by Dan Harris 2014

3.91

116k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🗣️ Inner Critic 🙂 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Ego Management

Search Inside Yourself

by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

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9k+

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Search Inside Yourself 96%

Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.

by Chade-Meng Tan 2012

4.04

9k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💼 Workplace Mindfulness 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🤲 Compassion

Mindfulness

by Gill Hasson • 2013

Turn everyday routines into meditation without adding a minute to your day.

3.65

842

🧘 Present Moment 🌱 Everyday Mindfulness 💨 Breathwork 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self Compassion

Mindfulness 96%

Turn everyday routines into meditation without adding a minute to your day.

by Gill Hasson 2013

3.65

842 ratings

🧘 Present Moment 🌱 Everyday Mindfulness 💨 Breathwork 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self Compassion

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