Resources that I personally love & use
Resources that I personally love & use
Mindfulness Meditation
My Favorite Mindfulness program – and it’s free!
Back in 2016, I started a program called Mindfulness Daily which supported me with learning mindfulness every day for 10-15 minutes for 40 days. At the end, I noticed a dramatic shift in my wellbeing and then signed up for The Power of Awareness, a 7-week mindfulness course with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Then I got really hooked and entered their two-year teacher certification training which I completed in February 2021.
https://courses.tarabrach.com/courses/mindfulness-daily
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach also have websites which rich resources to support mental health and mindfulness.
Ted Talk by Shauna Shapiro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-Vo
In 2018, my therapist introduced me to the benefits of self-compassion, mostly to help soften my inner critic and to learn to be kind to myself. That's when I participated in my first workshop with the Queen of self-compassion, Kristin Neff. She has a website with a generous offering of guided meditations and exercises. You can take a test to measure the various aspects of self-compassion too!
Kristin Neff’s Self Compassion Guided Meditations and Exercises
https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-practices/
Myths of Self Compassion - if you think it will make you weak or unmotivated, read this:
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_five_myths_of_self_compassion
Self Compassion for Kids
Jamie Lynn has a cool workbook to use to teach your kids self-compassion.
I love The Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids by Lorraine Hobbs & Amy Balentine for younger kids
and The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are by Karen Bluth for teens. I often use her adaptations of mindfulness and self-compassion for teens.
https://karenbluth.com/
I've been following Rick Hanson's work for over a decade. His superpower is chewing on neuroscience and mindfulness and then delivering it in a way that is super practical. Here's his website with offers an abundance of meditations and teachings.
Rick's son, Forrest Hanson, has the only podcast that I actually (vs plan to someday) listen to. He interviews the BIG thinkers, feelers, and doers in the world and has a special gift for summarizing it all.
https://www.forresthanson.com/being-well