This page is dedicated to offering a list of inspiring, educational free resources for you to access and use. It will be regularly updated and added to, so please keep checking back if you find the things here useful:
Inspiration
- On trusting your Humanity. Check out Climbing PoeTree spoken word: I wonder
- Climbing Poetree videos, tracks and photos
- Ted Talk on Vulnerability with Brene Brown
- On Being with Krista Tippett : Conversations on meaning, faith and what it means to be human
- Emergence Magazine : Essays, films and stories on ecology, culture and spirituality
- Greater Good Magazine, UC Berkeley : Research-based articles on compassion, gratitude and connection
- Tricycle and Lion’s Roar : Buddhist magazines with free articles and teachings
Emotional Balance and Communication
- Eve Ekman: Cultivating Emotional Balance : Audio meditations, talks and trainings in embodied emotional awareness
- Atlas of Emotions : A free interactive map for understanding your emotions
- Cultivating Emotional Balance : Trainings and resources from the program developed by Paul Ekman and B. Alan Wallace
- Language Alchemy with Alejandra Siroka : Transforming limiting communication patterns and finding your authentic expression
Dharma talks and Guided Meditations
- B. Alan Wallace: Dharma talks and guided meditations from the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, and talks at Spirit Rock on Dharma Seed
- Sarah Powers : Dharma talks and teachings
- Tara Brach Guided Meditations
- Spirit Rock Audio Resources: Dharma talks and guided meditations
- Jack Kornfield : Free talks and guided meditations
- Dharma Seed : Thousands of free dharma talks from many teachers
- Insight Timer : Free app with a large library of guided meditations
Retreats, Workshops, trainings and Groups
- Sacred Bridge : Ceremonies, nature-based ritual and retreats in Berkeley
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center : Insight meditation retreats in Woodacre, Marin
- Tara Mandala Retreat Center : Tibetan Buddhist Retreat center in Colorado
- Green Gulch Zen Center : Marin and SF
- Tassajara Zen center, Big Sur
- Esalen Institute : Workshops and retreats in Big Sur
- Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center : Wilderness meditation retreats in New Mexico
- Sarah Powers, Yin Yoga, Meditation Retreats : Held worldwide
- Carly Forest : Energy medicine, medical Qi Gong, meditation mentorship and Insight Yoga
On Relationships and Breakups
- Conscious Uncoupling
- John Welwood on Spirituality and Relationships as spiritual path
- The Gottman Institute : Research-based relationship articles and tools
- Esther Perel : Podcasts and writing on love, desire and relationships
Recommended Books
Mindfulness and Buddhist wisdom
- Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
- A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
- The Attention Revolution by B. Alan Wallace
- Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Self-compassion and personal growth
- The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly and Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
- Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Healing, trauma and the body
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
- Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine
- No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz
- My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
From inside the therapy room
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Love’s Executioner by Irvin D. Yalom
Love and relationships
- Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs by Esther Perel
- Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman
- Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood
Poetry
- David Whyte : Poetry and reflections on belonging and courage
- Poetry Foundation : Search for Mary Oliver, Rumi and John O’Donohue
