Alternatives: SPIRITUALITY
In this section you will find resources related to spirituality.
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VIDEOS
Love and Rage: with Lama Rod Owens
conversation about how self-love and compassion can help us deal with anger in a more constructive way (subtitled in French)
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Wise Action: Spiritual Emergency and Buddhist Practice with Isa Gucciardi
BOOKS
Love and Rage: The path of liberation through anger. Lama Rod Owens
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices . edited by Kevin Manders
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The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender . Zenju Earthlyn Manual
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Pema Chödrön.
MEDITATION
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Meditation can be a helpful practice for some, to help us metabolize our emotions and cultivate inner calm. There are many different approaches to meditation and over time you may find an approach that works for you. Here are some leads.
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Insight Timer
an app with over 100,000 free guided mediations
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RAIN: mindfulness meditation approach
4 Steps to Self-Compassion
1-Recognize what is happening;
2-Accept the experience entirely;
3-Investigate with care and curiosity;
4-Nourish with self-compassion.​
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RAIN guided mediations:
https://www.tarabrach.com/meditation-meditate-with-rain/
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METTA
Metta, often translated as 'lovingkindness', me​tta is a practice for cultivating benevolence towards oneself and others, stemming from the teachings of the Buddha. The idea is to send benevolent aspirations to ourselves and those around us. With practice, these aspirations can support us in difficult times.
Brief Instructions for Loving-Kindness Meditation
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Metta meditations on Insight Timer
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Heart Meditations with Tara Brach
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Guided Metta Meditation with Valerie Brown
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Guided practice with Lama Rod Owens
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True North Insight
Meditation center in the Insight tradition in Canada
Offers weekly meditation sessions as well as occasional retreats offered by experienced teachers
https://www.truenorthinsight.org/index.php/en/activities/meditation-sessions
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Queer Sangha
bilingual weekly peer-guided meditation group for people who identify with the LGBTQIA++ spectrum, on zoom
https://www.facebook.com/queersangha/
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Bhumisparsha
Bhumisparsha is a Buddhist online sangha (spiritual community) founded by Lama Rod Owens and Lama Justin von Bujdoss committed to bridging spiritual practice and social change.​