Resilience Resources

Resources to strengthen your body, mind, and connections

Kripalu: Resilience Resources — Science-backed yoga, mindfulness, and self-care practices.
Tiny Teahouse Yoga — Free, live online Kripalu-style yoga for all levels.
The Marsh — In-person yoga and wellness classes in Minnetonka (includes classes with me; free with SilverSneakers).
DoYogaWithMe — On-demand yoga classes and programs for every style and ability.
Yoga With Adriene — Accessible, friendly yoga videos that emphasize ease, breath, and connection.

Pretty Good Meditation — My podcast offering practical, guided meditations for daily life.
Healthy Minds — Free app from the Center for Healthy Minds, blending neuroscience and meditation training.
Insight Timer — Free app with thousands of guided meditations and talks from diverse teachers.
Mindful — Articles, guided practices, and research on bringing mindfulness into daily living.
QuietKit — Simple, beginner-friendly guided meditations.
Tara Brach: Guided Meditations — Compassion-based mindfulness and self-acceptance practices.

Center for Healthy Minds — Leading research on meditation, compassion, and emotional well-being.
Center for Nonviolent Communication — Training and resources for empathy-based communication.
Greater Good Science Center — Research-based practices to build compassion, gratitude, and social connection.
Identify and Celebrate Your Strengths — Explore your positive traits (try the VIA Character Strengths Inventory).
Well-Wishing (metta) Meditations — Loving-kindness practices that strengthen empathy and peace (Pretty Good Meditation 72, 67, 52, 41, 25, 19, 4).

Scientific Research

American Mindfulness Research Association — Database of peer-reviewed mindfulness studies.
Mind & Life Institute — Bridging contemplative wisdom and modern science.
National Institutes of Health: Meditation Research — Overview of scientific evidence on meditation and health.
The Compassion Institute — Research-based compassion training founded by Thupten Jinpa.
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center — Programs and studies on mindfulness for health and healing.
Yoga Alliance: Scientific Research on Yoga — Summaries of yoga research findings and trends.

Judson Brewer, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind (2022) — A neuroscientist’s guide to using mindfulness to change habits and reduce anxiety.
Daniel Goleman & Richard Davidson, Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body (2017) — Groundbreaking synthesis of decades of meditation research.

Center for Spirituality & Healing, University of Minnesota — Integrative health education and mindfulness resources.
Common Ground Meditation — Insight meditation community offering classes and retreats in Minneapolis.
Metta Meditation Center — Retreat center focused on loving-kindness and mindfulness practice.
Minnesota Buddhist Vihara — Theravada Buddhist temple offering meditation and day-long retreats.
Minnesota Zen Meditation Center — Zen Buddhist practice center on the shores of Bde Maka Ska.
Tergar Meditation Community — Mingyur Rinpoche’s community, blending ancient wisdom with modern understanding.
Triple Gem of the North — Mindfulness and Vipassana programs led by Bhante Sathi.
Twin Cities Vipassana Collective — Volunteer-run community supporting insight meditation retreats and practice.