Resources - Wellness Through Mindfulness

Interesting Articles:

How Medicine, Music and Community Service Can Power an Incandescent Life
Dr. Paula Fayerman

Developing Loving Kindness to Ourselves (Video)
Beth Upton

Don’t Worry, Be Grumpy (Video)
Ajahn Brahm

Don’t Worry, Be Grumpy (Book)
Ajahn Brahm

“There is no self.”: The Concept of No Self in Buddhism
Thanissaro Bhikkhu Tricycle Magazine

Healing Anticipatory Grief (PDF)
Rabbi Rick Kline
May 16, 2024

Gil Fronsdal Dharma talk: Faculty of Courageous Effort

Trevor Yellich website
Breathing Light Meditation Trevor Yellich/Insight Timer
Loving-Kindness Breathwork Journey Trevor Yellich/Insight Timer

Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic (Book available on Amazon)
by Osho

Intuition Development
How Intuition can Help you Overcome Challenging Times
Differences Between Intuitive Experiences and Mental Health Symptoms
by Katie Turner Psychology

Tricycle Magazine: Stuck in Stories
by Jack Petranker 2023

YOGA NIDRA NETWORK

Coping with Loneliness
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Canadian Medical Association’s Wellness Hub STRIVE
Canadian Medical Education Journal 2020 STRIVE (PDF)

Books suggested by Michael McKernan:
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
Prayer is Good Medicine by Larry Dorsey
Falling Upwards by Richard Rohr
The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
Being with Dying by Joan Halifax
Original Blessing by Matthew Fox
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel
Grace and Grit by Ken Wilber
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Biblical passages: Psalm 51:17 , Matthew 6:28-33 (Consider the Lilies)
Blog: What to do in a spiritual emergency?” by Jules Evans

Guided Meditation:
Body Scan for Relaxation
Video by Christine Francoeur
December 6, 2021

A Simple Exercise to Ease Despair
Treating Trauma: 2 Ways to Help Clients Feel Safe
Videos by Peter Levine, PhD

Mindful Letting Go
Podcast by Gil Fronsdal

The Tyranny of the Tale
from The New Yorker

Guided Meditation: Let Go of Experience and Recognize the Self
Video by Rupert Spira

Somatics, Our Nervous System & The Poly-Vagal Ladder
Podcast by Stacey Madden MBT, SE, INPNB

Dharma Seed. Guy Armstrong. Nature of Awareness Part 2
An exceptional podcast on “Awareness of Awareness”

Talks & Meditations on the Four Foundations from Spirit Rock
The First Foundation of Mindfulness: Sally Armstrong
Experiencing the Body as Elements: Leslie Booker
Guided Instructions on the First Three Foundations: JD Doyle
Meeting the Heart and Mind: Oren Jay Sofer
The 3rd and 4th Foundations of Mindfulness: Tempel Smith

Mindfulness of Breathing:
Anapanasati Sutta, Andrew Olendzki
Summer 2009

The Evidence-Based Benefits of Loving-Kindness Meditation
from Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health
by Angela Wilson

Anapanasati Practice – Mindfulness of Breathing
Gil Frosdal

MBCT Introduction
The Mindful Way through Depression (Youtube)
Zindel Segal at TEDxUTSC (18 min)

Impactful Books:
True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart by Tara Brach (from Christine Francoeur)
Emotional Alchemy, How the Mind Can Heal the Heart by Tara Bennett-Goldman (from Leslie Ellestad)
Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be by Lama Surya Das (from Allan Donsky)
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield (from Phil Blustein)

Effects of Singing Bowl Sound Meditation on Mood, Tension, and Well-being: An Observational Study (PDF)
Tamara L. Goldsby, PhD, Michael E. Goldsby, PhD, Mary McWalters, BA, and Paul J. Mills, PhD

Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal (PDF)
Melis Yilmaz Balban. CELL REPORTS MEDICINE

Book Resource:
The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems
Ronald D. Siegel PsD.

The Power of Focusing (PDF)
From Chapter 3 of The Power of Focusing by Ann Weiser Cornell

The Three Pillars of Zen Enlightenment Experiences Excerpt (PDF)
by Philip Kapleau

Annual Review of Psychology. Psychosocial and Integrative Oncology: Interventions Across the Disease Trajectory 2023 (PDF)
by Linda Carlson, Ph.D.

The power of vulnerability | TED Talk
by Brené Brown

Youtube Podcast: WHY MINDFULNESS
by Jack Kornfield

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
David Treleaven davidtrealeven.com

Trauma-Informed Mindfulness: A Guide.
PsychCentral. Jan 4, 2022

The Conversation. Exploring the Complexities of Forgiveness
Jan 26, 2017

Guy Armstrong Podcast
Awareness: Turn, Recognize, Rest
Book:
Emptiness, A Practical Guide for Meditators by Guy Armstrong
Pages 96, 219, and 236-8 are particularly related to this topic

How Hypnosis Can Improve Your Sleep
by Heather Good MSW, RSW

MEDITATION: WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO DO IT
by Dr. Phil Blustein

Mindfulness Based Movement
Presented by Christine Wushke

Dr. Marc Landry website for MINDFUL EATING
eat-book.com

A Brief Historical Account of Mindfulness
Being Truly Alive: Plotinus on Mindfulness
by Mateusz Stróżyński
“Meditation is Good for Nothing:” Leisure as a Democratic Practice
by Mathiowetz, DP
How Mindfulness Becomes Mindlessness – A Hermeneutical Approach
by Håkan Nilsson
Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future
by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery Website
www.mindfulcancerrecovery.com

QiGONG
www.munirajiwa.ca/qigong-resource-page-2022
www.munirajiwa.ca/qi-tips
www.munirajiwa.ca

A Toolkit for Grief
Support for You and Your Community

The Cosmic Game
The Cosmic Game presents an innovative approach leading to self-discovery and a positive human experience. These videos offer compassionate guidance for those interested in expanding their wisdom and strengthening relationships with their inner self and loved ones. By Dr. Badri Rickhi
Videos available at https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCosmicGame/videos

Mindfulness and the Window of Tolerance
Mindful Awareness Stabilization Training (MAST) program
unityhealth.to/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mast-session1.pdf

Mindfulness and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in the General Population: The Mediating Roles of Worry, Rumination, Reappraisal and Suppression
Fabrice B. R. Parmentier, Mauro García-Toro, Javier García-Campayo, Aina M. Yañez, Pilar Andrés and Margalida Gili
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6418017/pdf/fpsyg-10-00506.pdf

Mindfulness Meditation and the Perception of Beauty: Implications for an Ecological Well-Being
Álvaro I. Langer, Carlos Schmidt and Edwin Krogh
pdfs.semanticscholar.org/eb61/94fe521f65e63c7acf6717a4b64a893818ea.pdf

Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence
Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence G. Calhoun
sites.charlotte.edu/ptgi/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2013/01/PTG-Conceptual-Foundtns.pdf

What Mindfulness is (Not)
by Andrew Olendzki
www.lionsroar.com/what-mindfulness-is-not

Mindfulness: Awareness Informed by an Embodied Ethic
by P. Grossman
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12671-014-0372-5.pdf

Some Reflections on the Origins of MBSR, Skillful Means, and the Trouble with MAPS
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
https://www.mindfulness-salud.org/assets/Uploads/General/JKZ-paper-Contemporary-Buddhism-2011.pdf

Defining and Measuring Meditation-related Adverse Effects in Mindfulness-based Programs
Willoughby B. Britton, Jared R. Lindah, David J. Cooper, Nicholas K. Canby, Roman Palitsky
https://www.brown.edu/research/labs/britton/sites/britton-lab/files/docs/Britton2021%20Defining%20%2B%20measuring%20meditation-related%20adverse%20effects_PUBMEDversion.pdf

On Some Definitions of Mindfulness
by Rupert Gethin
www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Articles/On%20some%20definitions%20of%20mindfulness_CB_Gethin_2011.pdf

ROBERT SCHARF 2013 Mindfulness in Cultural Context | Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
McGill University
https://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/videos/asi-videos/2013

Is Mindfulness Buddhist? (And Why it Matters)
by Robert H. Sharf
escholarship.org/uc/item/8gm9g5ss

Beyond McMindfulness
by Ron Purser, David Loy
www.huffpost.com/entry/beyond-mcmindfulness_b_3519289

Death Meditation: Every Day Is a Bonus
by Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche
tricycle.org/trikedaily/death-meditation

The Difference Between Being and Doing
by Zindel Segal
https://www.mindful.org/difference-between-being-and-doing

ARE YOU PRACTICING STUPID MEDITATION?
By Nigel Wellings
tricycle.org/trikedaily/stupid-meditation

Somatics of Early Buddhist Mindfulness and How to Face Anxiety
by Bhikhu Analayo
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12671-020-01382-x.pdf

Relation of the Psychological Constructs of Resilience, Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion on the Perception of Physical and Mental Health
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6939394/pdf/prbm-12-1155.pdf

Lani Shiota – IMHR Oct 2020 Webinar – Emotion Regulation, Social Connection & Wellbeing in the Face of a Pandemic
youtu.be/zDhejck27YQ

What Does Mindfulness Really Mean? A Canonical Perspectiv
www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Articles/What Does Mindfulness Really Mean_Bodhi_2011.pdf

Mind The Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation (nih.gov)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758421/pdf/nihms870700.pdf

Putting Feelings into Words
Matthew Lieberman
www.scn.ucla.edu/pdf/AL(2007).pdf

Moving Beyond Mindfulness: Defining Equanimity as an Outcome Measure in Meditation and Contemplative Research
davidvago.bwh.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/equanimity_2014.pdf

The iRest 10 Step Protocol | Integrative Restoration (iRest)
www.irest.org/irest-10-step-protocol

The Mindful Pause: Cultivating Emotional Balance through Mindfulness (CEBtM)
juniperpublishers.com/jyp/pdf/JYP.MS.ID.555616.pdf

How Breath-Control Can Change Your Life: A Systematic Review on Psycho-Physiological Correlates of Slow Breathing
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137615

Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Health: A Narrative Review
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7602530

Is Mindfulness Present-Centered and Nonjudgmental?
Georges Dreyfus
www.ahandfulofleaves.org/documents/Articles/Is%20mindfulness%20present-centred%20and%20non-judgmental%20A%20discussion%20of%20the%20cognitive%20dimensions%20of%20mindfulness_CB_Dreyfus_2011.pdf

6 Steps to Stop Reacting + Start Responding with Intention
6 Steps to Stop Reacting + Start Responding with Intention

Training Our Minds in, with and for Compassion: An Introduction to Concepts and Compassion-Focused Exercises
Training Our Minds in, with and for Compassion: An Introduction to Concepts and Compassion-Focused Exercises

The Nine Contemplations of Atisha
The Nine Contemplations of Atisha

Mindfulness Meditations for Being with Dying
Mindfulness Meditations for Being with Dying

Contemplative Approaches to Working with Dying People for the Death in America Project
Contemplative Approaches to Working with Dying People for the Death in America Project

Mindfulness for Children and Teens – Judy Boychuk (March 17)
Mindfulness for Children and Teens – Judy Boychuk (March 17)

The Moody Cow Mind Jar – Judy Boychuk (March 17)
The Moody Cow Mind Jar – Judy Boychuk (March 17)

Eating One Raisin – Judy Boychuk (March 17)
Eating One Raisin – Judy Boychuk (March 17)

Loving-Kindness Meditation Phrases (April 21) Leslie Ellestad
Loving-Kindness Meditation Phrases (April 21) Leslie Ellestad

Equanimity Phrases (April 21) Leslie Ellestad
Equanimity Phrases (April 21) Leslie Ellestad

WTM Suggestions for Mindfulness Teachers:

- - Joseph Goldstein
  - Jack Kornfield
  - Gil Fronsdal
  - Tara Brach
  - Rick Hanson
  - Shailagh Catherine
  - Ron Epstein
  - Zindel Segal
  - Dan Siegel
  - Jon Kabat-Zinn
  - Sebene Salassie
  - Kristin Neff
  - Susan Piver
  - Sharon Salzberg
  - Sylvia Boorstein
  - Pema Chodron
  - Angel Kyodo Williams