Real books that ground Inner Education in research and practice.
A curated selection of 20 published books grounding Inner Education in research and classroom practice. Filter by category, audience, language or Inner Education area.
The Whole-Brain Child
Twelve revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind, integrating neuroscience with practical parenting and teaching.
How Emotions Are Made
A groundbreaking scientific account of emotion, arguing that emotions are constructed by the brain rather than triggered — with major implications for teaching emotional literacy.
Permission to Feel
The founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence shares the RULER approach and the case for emotional literacy in every school.
10 Mindful Minutes
A practical guide to helping children lead happier, healthier and more attentive lives, from the founder of the MindUP program.
Sitting Still Like a Frog
Mindfulness exercises for children (and their parents), with a guided practice audio companion. Warm, accessible and widely used in classrooms.
The Mindful Child
How to help children handle stress and become happier, kinder, more compassionate people through mindful awareness.
No-Drama Discipline
A whole-brain approach to raising and teaching children, redefining discipline as an opportunity for skill building.
Mind in the Making
Seven essential life skills every child needs, drawn from decades of developmental research.
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
How attention works and why it is the foundation of learning, leadership and emotional intelligence.
Emotional Intelligence
The landmark book that popularized emotional intelligence and inspired a generation of SEL programs.
The Body Keeps the Score
How trauma reshapes body and brain, and evidence-based paths to healing. Essential background for adults working with children.
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
The classic study of engagement and inner life, describing the conditions under which people experience deep focus and meaning.
The Yes Brain
How to cultivate courage, curiosity and resilience in children — a companion to The Whole-Brain Child.
Peaceful Piggy Meditation
A gentle picture-book introduction to sitting and breathing for young children, widely used in classrooms.
A Still Quiet Place
A mindfulness-based stress reduction program for teaching children and adolescents to ease stress and difficult emotions.
Raising Resilient Children
Strategies for helping children develop hopefulness, self-worth and the inner strengths that support life-long resilience.
The Awakened Family
A parenting perspective that emphasizes conscious relationships, presence and inner development for both parent and child.
Fostering Resilient Learners
Trauma-sensitive strategies for creating a compassionate classroom that supports every child's learning.
The Heart of Education
A practical approach to bringing virtues, character and inner values into daily teaching practice.
Learning to Breathe
A mindfulness curriculum for adolescents to cultivate emotion regulation, attention and performance.
Suggest a book
Missing a title that belongs here? Send a suggestion — we review submissions before adding to the library.