Recommended Readings
Volunteers are required to complete at least two of the following titles before their time of service.
Mindfulness and Healing
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Medicine and Compassion by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Culture and Medicine
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
International Service Work
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Mountains Beyond Mountains, a biography of Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder
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To Repair the World by Paul Farmer
Nepali Culture
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Cave in the Snow by Vicki Mackenzie
Mindfulness Retreats
Volunteers are required to complete a mindfulness retreat of at least three days before their time of service. Below are some resources for mindfulness retreat in the US and beyond. Check your local community for offerings as well.
Vipassana with S.N Goenka- USA and International Location
Spirit Rock Meditation Center- Northern CA
Insight Meditation Center- Barre, MA
Kopan Monastary- Kathmandu, Nepal
Insight Chicago- Chicago, IL
MMW Video of Life at a Clinic in Nepal