Resources for Inspiration and Learning:
We all have our favorite websites, writers, activists, books and other resources that have influenced our lives for the better. These are some of mine.
Mindfulness Leaders:
These are some mindfulness and thought leaders I have learned from and been inspired by. I invite you to explore their websites and offerings.
- Tara Brach: https://www.tarabrach.com/a Brach website
- Jonathan Foust: https://www.jonathanfoust.com/
- Leslie Booker: https://www.offthematintotheworld.org/
- Ruth King: https://ruthking.net
- Resma Meenakem: https://www.resmaa.com/about
- John A Powell: http://www.johnapowell.org/blog
- Jack Kornfield: https://jackkornfield.com/
Community Health and Wellness:
- Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com/blue-zones-life/
Children and Youth:
- Holistic Life Foundation: https://hlfinc.org/
- Starfish Breathing: https://hlfinc.org/Starfish Breathing
- Body Scan Meditation: Body Scan Meditation
- Deep Breathing Fish: Deep Breathing Fish
- Square Breathing: https://youtu.be/YFdZXwE6fR
- Once I was Very Scared: (and other children’s books to help children and families connect and recover after stressful or traumatic events by using story, clinical psychology and cute characters). This link takes you to the ASL version: https://piploproductions.com/stories/once/once-asl
Mindfulness for Young Adults:
- Mindfulness for Young Adults: Tools to Thrive. This is a padlet we created for the “Mindfulness for Young Adults” program starting this fall.(2021) It contains numerous resources including videos, books and links that will be a valuable “go to” for Young adults seeking to begin or deepen their mindfulness practices.
Trauma:
Resilience:
- Building your Resilience: American Psychological Association
Selected Readings:
Race and Equity:
- “How the Word is Passed”. by Clint Smith
- “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabele WilkersonOnc
