Resources

  • Books for kids

    I Am Peace by Susan Verde

    Breathing Makes it Better by Christopher Willard

    Out of a Jar by Deborah Marcero

    Just a Thought by Jason Gruhl

    Stop and Smell the Cookies by Gibson Frazier

    Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper

    What is God Like by Rachel Held Evans

  • Resources for kids and parents

    Planting Seeds by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Sitting Together by Sumi Loundon Kim

    Mindful Families of Durham

    Infinite Kids (https://infinite-kids.com)

    Now Children with Kate Munding

    Fetzer Institute

    Whole Mama Yoga https://www.wholemamayoga.com

  • Books for adults

    Anything written by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Mindful of Race by Ruth King

    Radical Compassion by Tara Brach

    Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

    True Refuge by Tara Brach

    True Meditation by Adyashanti

    Falling into Grace by Adyashanti

    The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield

    After the Ecstasy, The Laundry by Jack Kornfield

    Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness by David Treleavan

    The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk

    I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj by Nisargadatta Maharaj

    Be Here Now by Ram Das

    Books by Peter Levine on trauma

    Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg

    Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger by Lama Rod Owens

    The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski

    The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

    The Awakened Brain by Lisa Miller

    The Spiritual Child by Lisa Miller

    Loving What Is by Byron Katie

    A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron Katie

  • Retreat Centers

    Spirit Rock

    Insight LA

    Eastbay Meditation Center

    Insight Meditation Society

    Insight Meditation Center

    Triangle Insight

    Plum Village Centers such a Deer Park Monastery

  • Guided Meditations and Talks:

    https://www.tarabrach.com

    https://jackkornfield.com

    https://self-compassion.org

    https://www.staneisenstein.com/talks-meditations

  • Mental Health Providers

    Blue Fern Counseling and Wellness, LCSWA, LCAS

    https://www.blueferncounselingnc.com

    Kristin Leonheart, M.S., LMFT

    https://www.kristinleonheart.com

    Warrior Pose Yoga and Healing, RYT, SEP

    https://www.warriorposeyoga.com