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Mindfulness for a Resilient World

COVID RESOURCES

We received this helpful article about 9 mindfulness exercises to help you manage COVID stress. There is plenty of research supporting the idea that mindfulness can reduce biological signs of stress, decrease feelings of pain, and even help you sleep better.

This article provides forms of self-help for mental wellness especially that COVID-19 is still very much affecting our daily lives. Gratitude to Fingerprint for Success for reaching out to us.

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Events & ongoing programs:

Embodied Activism Meditation Series on Zoom
Visionary Activist programming and videos
- YouTube interviews
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EnviroTips
Speakers Bureau Presentations

Native Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that our programs, created in the Kansas City area, are on the ancestral lands of the Osage, Kaw, Kickapoo, and Sioux Native American Tribes. We honor our indigenous elders and know we have much to learn from them about how to live in deep connection to the natural world.

U.S. Department of Arts and Culture: Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement
Native Governance Center: A Guide to Indigenous land acknowledgement
Identify the native tribes at a specific address: Native Land Maps

Prophesy of the Eagle and the Condor

Mental Health and the Climate-Aware Therapists

According to the Climate Psychiatry Alliance and the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, climate instability is one of the most urgent public health threats of the 21st Century.
In 2010, the American Psychological Association released a 230-page report titled, “Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change.” In March 2017, they published, “Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance.”
According to the “Yale Program on Climate Change Communication”, six in ten Americans are now either “Alarmed” or “Concerned” about global warming. From 2013 to 2018, the proportion of “Alarmed” more than doubled.
In a 2020 article in the Psychiatric News: How Does Climate Change Impact Psychiatry and Our Patients?, “Most Americans now acknowledge the reality of climate change and are growing increasingly alarmed about its impact on their lives and the future of life on Earth. ”

Find a Climate-Informed Therapist

Read the Climate-Aware Therapist Pledge

Application to be listed as a Climate-Aware Therapist

Benefits of Time Spent in Nature

Benefits of time spent in nature

Links to all these studies can be found at this link.

View through a window may influence recovery from surgery
Creativity in the wild: improving creative reasoning through immersion in natural settings
Influence of forest therapy on cardiovascular relaxation in young adults
How nature can make you kinder, happier, and more creative

Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects Network: Council of All Beings

Meditation and Resilience

Resilience and the Five Essentials for a Resilient World
National Garden Meditation Day in May
EnviroTip #13: Meditation, a Powerful Resiliency Tool
Insight Timer meditation app
Healthline: 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation
From Medical News Today What does science say about the effects of meditation?

Starting a Personal Meditation Practice

Introduction to Meditation Handout downloadable PDF

Meditation Recordings and instruction

Why do you want to meditate? Which of the benefits that have been listed here call to your heart?
When can you meditate? Study your calendar and notice days/times where you could easily fit in a regular meditation session.
Where will you meditate? Look around your home – indoors and outside – to notice quiet, comfortable spaces
What meditation types will you use? Try out a few of the ones listed here and see which seem to bring you the deepest sense of stillness and ease.
How will you get support from family & friends? Let those you live with know your schedule and ask not to be disturbed. And share with them the benefits you notice as your practice matures.
What could prevent you from continuing?
How will you evaluate the benefits of your meditation practice?

Types of Meditation

Nine Steps to Meditation

Your meditation practice can be as simple or as formal as you’d like! This list is a way to a simple practice that you can customize to your liking.

Physical comfort: Gather props and find a quiet space for your meditation so you feel safe and comfortable
Mindful presence: Spend a few breaths in mindful notice of your surroundings, time of day, season, stress level,
Intention or Focus: Set an intention or focus for each meditation session. What is on your mind or in your heart today?
Physical sensations: Release tension in joints, gentle twists or stretching
Quieting technique with breath: Extend the length of exhalation or follow the breath in/out of the nostrils
Meditation type: Practice one of the types of meditation from the list above
True meditation: Draw your attention away from your brain and simply be the witness of your thoughts
Notice how it feels: Remember your original focus or intention and notice how it feels
Send gratitude: For all that is right and beautiful in your life in this moment