Resources
Grounding/Calming Guided Visualizations:
Grounding Exercise – from work by Cristina Pratt (read by Hope Goss):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e5ochuY-CAjcTL96mevnE3I5poVCP7uk/view?usp=sharing
Body Scan (Hope Goss): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KmEagw2YsjyNl-o8rugt9AF3r6ceiHG3/view?usp=sharing
Connecting with Your Heart (and People and Things You Love) – from the work of Sandra Ingerman, MA (read by Hope Goss): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W2lTu4sUTjmnAXKhCXKNJS-qxQYTNVk4/view?usp=sharing
Yoga Nidra – Meditation & Guided Relaxation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvldC6mzLvA
Yoga Nidra Meditation, by Lizzy Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H0FKzeuVVs
Keeping a Steady Heart in the Time of Coronavirus, by Jack Kornfield
https://soundcloud.com/jack-kornfield/a-steady-heart
Article – Roadmap to Reopening – Discusses How We Will Be Reopening Our Society and Economy in Phases
https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/national-coronavirus-response-a-road-map-to-reopening/
Fear and Grounding in Pandemic Time by Christina Pratt, in her WhyShamanismNow.com podcast.
https://whyshamanismnow.com/2020/03/fear-and-grounding-in-pandemic-time/
Leadership in Pandemic Time by Christina Pratt, in her WhyShamanismNow.com podcast.
https://whyshamanismnow.com/2020/03/fear-and-leadership-in-pandemic-time/
Drumming Music for Concentration/Focus/to Stop Mind Chatter: Shamanic Drumming, rhythmic drumming, has been found to create alpha, then theta waves in our brains, per Sandra Ingerman, MA. Flow state also is found to be present when brainwaves are between alpha waves and theta waves, per an article by Steven Kotler in Psychology Today.
Trance Union by Layne Redmond.
Some Shamanic Drumming Tracks on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K78eKXsYeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVyAHFYrUQ
Music Designed to Calm Your Brain and Allow You to Focus. Awakened Mind System 2.0 by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson.. No drumming. No headphones required.
Yoga with Adriene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–jhKVdZOJM
Sleep Recommendations:
Delta Sleep System by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson – music designed to shift your brainwaves to the delta state, which can help you go to sleep. No need for headphones or earbuds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYdwwfVee88
Weightless, by Marconi Union, is the number one piece of music that people use to help sleep. No need for headphones or earbuds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYnA9wWFHLI
Calming Biolateral Music- Needs to be listened to with headphones/earbuds:
Calming, Relaxing Music for EMDR therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLUTSiB_h0
Best of Biolateral II – by David Grand: https://brainspotting.com/catalog/
Mystic Mist by Joyce E. Smith. Needs to be listened to with headphones/earbuds: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=joyce+e+smith+mystic+mist&rh=n%3A163856011&dc&qid=1585799214&rnid=2941120011&ref=sr_nr_n_1
Biolateral Womb by Joyce E. Smith. Needs to be listened to with headphones/earbuds: https://www.amazon.com/Bilateral-Womb-Joyce-Smith/dp/B06XF6G8CH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=joyce+e+smith+bilateral+womb&qid=1585799306&s=dmusic&sr=1-1
Fear:
Staying Conscious in the Face of Adversity – Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKpmXhGVMxI
How do I handle the Fear that I’m Facing – Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiEU84nHEcY
Anger:
Dealing with Anger, Resistance, and Pessimism – Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqX5IFKYFWk
Shame:
Brene Brown – The Power of Vulnerability – TED Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en
Isolation – Please let me know of places you connect online. Many churches and organizations have created online communities.
This is the website for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
Long Beach Meditation: Live Online Meditation Classes
http://www.longbeachmeditation.org/
Parenting Corner:
This Parent Control App, used to limit device use by children (or yourself!), was discussed in the April 2020 addition of the Lakewood Community Newspaper. Parents sign up for a free account. After pairing their child’s devices, they are able to manage them remotely through at-a-touch blocking or automated schedules. OurPact.com