Soul Care Yoga Resources

Yoga Resource Links from the Clergy Soul Care Retreat May 2022
 
BALANCE

• The Anatomy of Peace – John Rodel.
• Three Versions of Tree Pose – Baxter Bell (video on youtube.com)
• It’s All About Balance – Dianne Bondy (video on youtube.com)
• Learn the Ujjayi Breath, an Ancient Yogic Breathing Technique – Melissa Eisler (article on chopra.com)
• What You Need to Know about Essential Oils – Laine Bergeson Becco – (article on experiencelife.com)
• How to Use Aromatherapy in Your Yoga Practice – Julie Gondzar (article on doyouyoga.com)
• 10 Homemade Air Freshener Recipes – Jill Winger (article on theprairiehomestead.com)

 
COMPASSION

• The Charter for Compassion (www.charterforcompassion.org)
  
• The Subtle Struggle of Savasana – Nikki Costello (article on yogajournal.com)
  
• Baxter Bell Yoga:  Stone Henge Savasana (video on youtube.com)
  
• Metta Meditation:  5 Benefits and Tips for Beginners - Kirsten Nunez (article on healthline.com)
  
• Breathing Compassion In and Out – Kristin Neff (article and guided meditation on mindful.org)
  

 
GRATITUDE

• The Science Behind Gratitude – Shawn Achor with Dan Harris (podcast on tenpercent.com)
  
• Finding a Comfortable Seat – YJ Editors (article on yogajournal.com)
  
• 5 Steps to Finding Ease in Sukhasana – Charlotte Bell (article on yogauonline.com)
  
• To Fix That Pain in Your Back, You Might Have to Change the Way You Sit – Michaeleen Doucleff (article on npr.org)
  

 
JOY

• The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure and Why It Matters at Work – Gabriel Kauper (article on deliveringhappiness.com)
  
• How to Solve for Chronic Unhappiness:  The Four Cs – Gabriel Kauper (article on deliveringhappiness.com)
  
• Are Big Corporations Hacking the American Mind, an interview Robert Lustig on The People’s Pharmacy (podcast on peoplespharmacy.com)
  
• Instrumental Playlist (videos on youtube.com)
  
• Vocal Playlist (videos on youtube.com)
  

 
RECOMMENDED READING

• Body Connections:  Body-Based Spiritual Care.  Michael S. Koppel
  
• Right Hear Right Now:  The Practice of Christian Mindfulness.  Amy G. Oden
  
• Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life.  Karen Armstrong
  
• The Heart of Yoga:  Developing a Personal Practice.  T.K.V. Desikachar
  
• The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body.  Jill Miller
  
• Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Body Type.  Dianne Bondy
  
• Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community.  Padraig O Tuama
  
• My Grandmother’s Hands:  Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies.  Resmaa Menakem
  
• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art.  James Nestor
  

 
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