Resources

A Visual Meditation: Click to watch The Great Bell Chant - make sure the sound is turned on.

Guided Meditations: www.davidji.com; The Gratitude Chain; Insight Timer App

Yoga Nidra: On Insight Timer - Yoga Nidra For Strength & Resiliency, Yoga Nidra for Rest & Rejuvenation. On YouTube through the link at the bottom of the page.

Heart Sutra Meditation: Close your eyes and begin to breath deeply and slowly, feeling your body begin to relax. Place your hand on your heart and if you can, envision a green colour in that area. (Green is the colour of the heart chakra). Slowly, silently repeat: Peace Harmony Laughter Love. Do this for a few minutes. When you notice that you’ve drifted away to thoughts, come back to repeating Peace Harmony Laughter Love. Let the words be your focus. If they get mixed up, they speed up or slow down, or you forget one, that’s okay. When finished, sit for a few moments with your eyes closed and let the stillness and peace settle in.

Meditation Timer Apps: Insight Timer; Meditation Timer

Books: You can click directly on the books below to see their details on Amazon. Go to my Resources page for links to a number of other books you may find helpful.

Destressifying by davidji A very readable book with lots of tips to help deal with the stress in your life.  

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. I honestly use the teachings from this book every day in my life.

Secrets of Meditation by davidji   The first book I read when I wanted to learn more about meditation - still a favourite.

Sacred Powers by davidji. Thought-provoking exercises to help you break through whatever is keeping you stuck.

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown    How being vulnerable and 'daring greatly' can impact everything we do.

Rising Strong by Brene Brown     An excellent follow-up to Daring Greatly. How do you rise again after the fall?

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. Heart advice for difficult times. Where I learned that you have to allow yourself to feel your emotions to get past them.

Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita by Ram Dass. My first Ram Dass book and my favourite in my teacher training.

Polishing the Mirror by Ram Dass.  Who we are and how we can reflect our true nature.

The Dalai Lama's Cat by David Michie Simply a lovely entertaining tale with a side of Buddhist philosophy.

Your True Home; The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh. 365 short daily entries that I read each day.

Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System by Anodea Judith. My favourite Chakra book.

Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie. An inspiring read from the man who started Toms Shoes.

Soul Shifts by Dr. Barbara De Anglelis   Helping us to look at things from different perspectives.

Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne Dyer. This is a good readable version of the ancient Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.

The Desire Map by Danielle Laporte. How do you want to feel in your life? This book will help you figure it out and has been the basis for several of my past retreat offerings.