Acupressure & Massage:
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/acupressure-stress-and-anxiety
https://buddingoptimist.com/acupressure-points-for-anxiety/
Mia White Massage & Wellness for Women Online Offerings
Meditation:
Coronavirus Daily Tips to Help Cope with Anxiety with Dr. Jud Brewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL6sRqjtLfiTTni7oXKpSj2cQ9290lkpKH&v=w4NwsyXRbNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEv1lmf7pEQ
Tara Brach
https://www.tarabrach.com/resources/
https://www.mindful.org/tara-brach-rain-mindfulness-practice/
Jon Kabat-Zinn on Mindfulness & Meditation:
https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2efOoRF_pw&feature=youtu.be&t=202
Free Guided Meditations:
https://www.imeditation.org/events
https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
Yoga & Other Wellness Practices:
YMCA 360 – Free Yoga and Movement Classes
Online Yoga Classes – Free Yoga classes
The Center School of Yoga– online classes with sliding scale community classes
Tru Pilates– Pilates classes started at $10
COVID-19 Two Months of Free Yoga– Free online yoga for two months
Compassionate Care Initiative: Free online yoga open to all
Zapchen Exercises For Anti-Anxiety
Other:
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
Interview with The Women’s Initiative- Mental Health Matters
How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing
Laundry List of Free Community Resources
Mini Anti-Anxiety Toolkit: For Those with Little or No Time (to read or do)
Books:
The Buddha Brain by Rich Hanson
The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar
Light on Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith
Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hason Lasater
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King
Ruth King’s Mindfulness Reading List:
- The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, Jack Kornfield
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha, Tara Brach
- True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in your own Awakened Heart, Tara Brach
- Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, Joseph Goldstein
- Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
- Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, Joseph Goldstein
- Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation, Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
- Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
- Compassion: Listening to the Cries of the World, Christina Feldman
- Boundless Heart: The Buddha’s Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity, Christina Feldman
- Dancing With Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the face of Suffering, Phillip Moffitt