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Living Well with chronic pain and illness
Living Well with Pain and Illness: The Mindful Way to Free Yourself from SufferingLiving Well with Pain and Illness: The Mindful Way to Free Yourself from Suffering by Vidyamala Burch
Buy new: £10.09 / Used from: £8.75
Fantastic. The key book for living mindfully with pain and illness
Body Scan: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness MeditationBody Scan: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness Meditation by Vidyamala Burch
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £24.88
Feeling calm in a painful body.
Mindfulness of Breathing: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness of Breathing: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness Meditation by Vidyamala Burch
Buy new: £9.99
Excellent guided meditation helping to develop awareness.
Kindly Awareness: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness MeditationKindly Awareness: Managing Pain, Illness and Stress with Guided Mindfulness Meditation by Vidyamala Burch
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Connecting with others through difficulty.
Living Beyond Your Pain: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Ease Chronic PainLiving Beyond Your Pain: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Ease Chronic Pain by Tobias Lundgren
Buy new: £10.47 / Used from: £8.50
Kind and challenging.
Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness MeditationFull Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £8.59
The classic book on mindfulness based pain management.
Overcoming Chronic Pain: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral TechniquesOvercoming Chronic Pain: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques by Frances Cole
Buy new: £6.61 / Used from: £4.49
Practical advice with a good section on Cognitive Behavioural Techniques
Painful Yarns: Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of PainPainful Yarns: Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of Pain by G. Lorimer Moseley
Possibly the only really funny pain book? Explains the latest findings about chronic pain. A hilarious companion to the longer Explain Pain.
Explain PainExplain Pain by David S. Butler
Comprehensively explains the latest research on the mystery that is chronic pain. Very accessible with excellent diagrams.
The Breathing Book: Vitality and Good Health Through Essential Breath WorkThe Breathing Book: Vitality and Good Health Through Essential Breath Work by Donna Farhi
Buy new: £8.51 / Used from: £7.65
Lots of exercises to breathe more easily.
Peaceful Sleep: A Guide to Stress-free Days and Tranquil NightsPeaceful Sleep: A Guide to Stress-free Days and Tranquil Nights by Jan Sadler
Buy used from: £0.01
Helpful strategies to improve sleep
How Meditation Heals: Scientific Evidence and Practical ApplicationHow Meditation Heals: Scientific Evidence and Practical Application by Eric Harrison
Buy used from: £2.27
Excellent guide to meditation for health (no relation!)
Wildmind: A Step-by-step Guide to MeditationWildmind: A Step-by-step Guide to Meditation by Bodhipaksa
Buy used from: £27.50
Very helpful and clear book for supporting meditation with a companion website
The Challenge of Pain (Penguin Science)The Challenge of Pain (Penguin Science) by Patrick Wall
Buy new: £9.11 / Used from: £3.32
An update on research on pain theory by Wall and Melzack
Pain: The Science of Suffering (Maps of the Mind)Pain: The Science of Suffering (Maps of the Mind) by Patrick Wall
Buy used from: £5.99
Highly respected inventor of the TENS machine and gate theory