Hi Alpaca,

My favorite author/teacher is a Vietnamese Monk by the name of Tich Nhat Hanh, is very probably the last word on the two subjects; Mindfulness and settling the agitated mind.

Here's a link to his wiki, a list of his writings is on that page. You can click on #5, Writings, to get to that list.

The Miracle of Mindfulness, Rider Books, 1991, ISBN 978-0-7126-4787-8

And another closely associated with the one above.

Finally, here's his main Wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh

Good Luck, Alpaca. You're one terrific Caregiver and I am proud to know you!

Bart

Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living, Parallax Press, 1992, ISBN 0-938077-57-0