Resources
Touch of Care
Empathy/Compassion
Helpful Resources
Participate Donation/Volunteer Opportunities
| Environment wellbeing |
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| http://www.foe.org/ |
| About the Sierra Club |
| WWF – Endangered Species Conservation | World Wildlife Fund |
| Earth First! Worldwide |
| https://consciousplanet.org/en/cp |
| Clean Water |
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| Water Charity Redefining Generosity | Generosity.org |
| Pure Water for the World |
| Blood: Water |
| Water for Good – Clean and Lasting Water for the Central African Republic |
Videos
Books
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| Barking Up The Wrong Tree by Erik Barker |
| The Compassionate Achiever by Christopher Kukk |
| REAL LOVE by Sharon Salzberg |
| Into the Magic Shop By James R Doty |
| The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith |
| Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant |
| Awakening Compassion at Work by Jane Dutton and Monica Worline |
| The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success by Emma Seppala |
| The Dalai Lama’s Book of Love and Compassion Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
| An Open Heart Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| How to Be Compassionate Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| The Power of Compassion Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| The Compassionate Life Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights Book by 14th Dalai Lama |
| The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Compassion |
| Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself – Kristin Neff |
| How to Be Nice to Yourself: The Everyday Guide to Self-Compassion – Laura Silberstein-Tirch, PsyD |
| Achieving Self-Compassion: Giving Yourself the Gifts of Happiness and Inner Peace – Nate Terrell |
| Parent Yourself Again: Love Yourself the Way You Have Always Wanted to Be Loved (Self-Compassion) – Yong Kang Chan |
| The Self-Compassion Skills Workbook: A 14-Day Plan to Transform Your Relationship with Yourself – Tim Desmond, LMFT |
| The Compassionate Mind Workbook: A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self – Dr. Chris Irons and Elaine Beaumont |
| The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens4. The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are – Karen Bluth, Ph.D., and Kristin Neff, PhD |
| True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart. Book by Thich Nhat Hanh |
Positivity
Helpful Resources
| Websites |
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| Wellbeing and Positive Thinking by Mental Health Foundation podcast | Free Listening on SoundCloud |
Stillness
| Reference No | Reference Detail |
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| 69 | What Mindfulness Does to Your Brain: The … – Real Simpl |
| 70 | 23 Amazing Health Benefits of Mindfulness for Body and Brain |
| 71 | How to Practice Mindfulness: 11 Practical Steps and Tips |
| 72 | Mindfulness meditation: A research-proven way to reduce stress |
| 73 | Mindfulness meditation: A research-proven way to reduce stress |
| 74 | The History and Origin of Meditation |
| 75 | The Science of Meditation – Mindfu |
| 76 | Benefits of Meditation |
| 77 | 7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain |
| 78 | Science of Stillness | Joe Namath’s Game Changing Medical Treatment | Mega Food Distribution |
| 79 | Meditation Therapy |
| 80 | Mindfulness meditation |
| 81 | 5 Science-Backed Reasons Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health |
| 82 | How to Practice Mindfulness |
| 83 | History of Meditation |
Videos
| Reference Detail |
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| Debunking the 5 Most Common Meditation Myths – TEDxVeniceBeach |
| How Mindfulness Meditation Redefines Pain, Happiness & Satisfaction – TEDxSFU |
| Taming Your Wandering Mind – TEDxCoconutGrove |
| Body Scan Exercise with Jon Kabat-Zinn |
| Guided Meditation for Detachment from Overthinking |
| 3-Minute Mindful Breathing Meditation (to Relieve Stress) with Stop, Breathe & Think |
| Guided Meditation with Kelsang Jampa – TEDxSarasota |
| Two Minute Guided Meditation – The School of Lif |
Books
Websites
| Yoga |
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| https://www.yogaalliance.org/Directory |
| https://cmhc.utexas.edu/mindbodylab.html |
| https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/mindfulness/ |
| https://www.headspace.com/ |
| https://buddhify.com/ |
| Centering prayers |
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| https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/ |
| Hypnosis |
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| http://www.healingwithhypnosis.com/ |
| http://www.asch.net/Public/MemberReferralSearch.aspx |
| Music therapy |
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| https://www.musictherapy.org/about/find/ |
| Progressive Muscle relaxation |
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| https://caps.byu.edu/audio-files</td> |
| https://students.dartmouth.edu/wellness-center/wellnessmindfulness/relaxation-downloads |
| https://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/notfound.html |
| Tai Chi |
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| https://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/notfound.html |
History
| 5,000 BC – 3,500 BC | Early development | The oldest documented evidence of the practice of meditation is wall art in India | India |
| 1500 BC | Hindu Meditation | The Vedas, a large body of religious texts, contains the oldest written mention of meditation. | India |
| 6th – 5th century BC | Early development | Development of other forms of meditation in Taoist China and Buddhist India. | China,India |
| 6th century BC | 6Buddhist Meditation | Siddhartha Gautama sets out to reach Enlightenment, learning meditation in the process. | India |
| 8th century BC | Buddhist Meditation | The expansion of Japanese Buddhism meditation practices spreads into Japan. | Japan |
| 10th – 14th century | Christian Meditation | Hesychasm, a tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church and involves the repetition of the Jesus prayer. | Greece |
| 11th – 12th century AD | Islamic Meditation | The Islamic concept of Dhikr is interpreted by various meditative techniques and becomes one of the essential elements of Sufism. | |
| 18th century | Buddhist Meditation | The study of Buddhism in the West remains a topic mainly focused upon by intellectuals. | Europe,America |
| 1936 | Western Research | An early piece of scientific research on meditation is published. | America |
| 1950s | Buddhist Meditation | The Vipassana movement, or insight meditation, start in Burma | Burma |
| 1950s | Transcendental Meditation | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi promotes transcendental meditation | America |
| 1955 | Western Research | The first piece of scientific research on meditation using EEGs is published. | |
| 1960s | Transcendental Meditation | Swami Rama becomes one of the first yogis to be studied by Western scientists | America |
| 1970s | Western Research | Jon Kabat-Zinn begins developing a mindfulness program for adults in clinical settings. He calls it mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). |
America |
| 1970s | Western Research | Herbert Benson shows the effectiveness of meditation through his research. | America |
| 1977 | Western Research | James Funderburk publishes an early collection of scientific studies on meditation. | America |
| 1979 | Medical Application | Jon Kabat-Zinn opens the Center for Mindfulness and teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction to treat chronic conditions. | America |
| 1981 | Vipassana Meditation | The first Vipassana meditation centers outside India and Myanmar are established in Massachusetts and Australia. | America, Australia |
| 1996 | Modern Meditation | The Chopra Center for Wellbeing is founded by Deepak Chopra and David Simon | America |
| 2000 | Medical Application | The first major clinical trial of mindfulness with cancer patients is conducted, with results indicating beneficial outcomes for the mindfulness-based stress reduction programs. | America |
Resilience
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