March 2020 - Everyone is responding differently to the current situation in our world. And the only thing we know for certain is it’s more important than ever to practice self-care. Our habits might require a shift, so here is a list of online resources to support your health and wellness. Please email us with other recommendations!
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Apps
- Calm - Daily Calm meditations, sleep stories, and calm masterclasses.
- Down Dog - Select your time, level, focus, voice, and music, and Down Dog creates a unique, personalized yoga practice every time.
- Headspace - Get happy. Stress less. Sleep soundly. Headspace is your guide to everyday mindfulness in just a few minutes a day.
- Insight Timer - Guided meditations and talks led by the world's top meditation and mindfulness experts, neuroscientists, psychologists and teachers from Stanford, Harvard, the University of Oxford and more.
- Sleep Cycle - Sleep Cycle analyzes your sleep and wakes you up at the most perfect time, feeling rested.
- Smiling Mind - Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life.
- Stop Breathe Think - Meditation and mindfulness app that allows you to check in with your emotions, and recommends short guided meditations, yoga and acupressure videos, tuned to how you feel.
- Ten Percent Happier Meditation - Guided meditations, videos, talks, and sleep content will help you build (or boost) your meditation practice, and stick with it.
Articles & Handouts
- A psychologist’s science-based tips for emotional resilience during the coronavirus crisis
- Coping With Quarantine: Mental Health Tips For Life Alone
- If you find you'll be working from home for the next few weeks
- Self-care during this time of crisis
- Sleep hygiene - Learn about sleep hygiene, creating a sleep schedule, and other helpful sleep tips.
Books & Authors
- Brene Brown
- Elizabeth Gilbert
- Rupi Kaur
- The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
- The Body Is Not An Apology, Sonya Renee Taylor
- The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk
- Untamed, Glennon Doyle
- Amber Rae @heyamberrae
- Debbie Allen @therealdebbieallen - currently offering free dance classes
- Dr Aisha Sixon-Peters, PsyD @draishadixonpeters
- Evelyn Tribole MS RDN CEDRD-S @evelyntribole
- Gemma Correll @gemmacorrell
- Harlow and Sage @harlowandsage
- Hello Sunshine @hellosunshine
- Jesse Shroyer @jesseshroyer – a local yoga instructor doing daily meditation and yoga classes via Instagram live
- Meghan Kacmarcik, RD @newmoodrd
- Trauma Aware Care @traumaawarecare
- Twenty Seven @twentysevenkld
- Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed, RTY @transcending_trauma_with_yoga
Podcasts
- Brene Brown's Unlocking Us - Conversations that unlock the deeply human part of who we are, so that we can live, love, parent, and lead with more courage and heart.
- Food Psych - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Christy Harrison talks with guests about their relationships with food, body image, eating disorders, weight and size acceptance, non-diet nutrition, exercise, body politics, feminism, self-compassion and self-care--all from a body-positive, Health at Every Size perspective.
- Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness - Come on a journey with Jonathan and experts in their respective fields as they get curious about anything and everything under the sun.
- Kind World - Kind World is a show about how a single act of kindness can change someone's life.
- Ologies with Alie Ward - Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories
- On Being - Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning — spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and the arts.
- Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations - Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you
- Ten Percent Happier - Dan Harris is the author of the bestselling book, "10% Happier"
- The Empty Bowl - A meditative podcast about cereal
- Therapy Chat - Conversations about mindfulness, self compassion, The Daring Way™, EMDR, art therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, other somatic methods, trauma, parenting, attachment will get you thinking deeply about therapy and the universal experience of being human, with all the joy and pain that entails.
- Therapy for Black Girls - The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly chat about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
- What’s Your Sign? - A comedy podcast for astrology lovers AND haters.
- Women In-Depth - Listen in as therapists, coaches, writers, and other experts explore the inner lives of women: their struggles, fears, hopes, & dreams.
Websites
- Calm Blog
- Free iRest guided meditations.
- Greater Good - Science-based insights for a meaningful life
- Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness - free online trainings
- Monterey bay aquarium live stream
- Self-compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
- Skillshare - Learn, make, and discover.
- Tara Brach - Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices.
- Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga - Offering free online yoga classes.
- Vote for the cutest kitten.
YouTube
- Happify - short, fun videos about mindfulness
- How to Adult – create a self-care action plan
- Live Happy - free online video series for kids
- Lofi hip hop channel to soothe the nerves. Also available on Spotify and Apple music.
- Some Good News - John Krasinski highlights good news from around the world
- Thrive with Lauren Leduc
- Yoga with Adriene