Resources for Racial Justice
A selection of books, websites, and guided meditations that offer practices for healing, inner growth, and action for racial and social justice can be found here.
Other Resources:
- Guided Practice - Black Lives Matter Meditation
- Guided Practice - Meditation for Cultivating an Anit-Racist Mindset
- Guided Practice: Meditation for Healing Racial Trauma
- Video - Mindfulness for Working Against Racism - Ten Percent Happier Interview with Rhonda Mageew
- Podcast - Mindfulness and Racial Bias - Straight Talk with Rhone Magee
- Article - Being Mindful of Race, by Ruth King
- Article - How Mindfulness Can Defeat Racial Bias
- Book - Radical Dharma by Jasmine Syedullah, Lama Rod Owens, and Rev.angel Kyodo Williams’s
- Book - Rhonda Magee’s The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness
- Book - Angel Kyodo William’s Being Black: Zen and the Art of living with Fearlessness and Grace
Resources for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Guided Practice:
Meditation on the Colors of the Pride Flag
Books
A Queer Dharma: Yoga and Meditations for Liberation by Jacoby Ballard
Research
Presentation "LGBTQ-Affirmative-Mindfulness-Project" from the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.
- Growing body of literature strongly suggests that empirically supported group MBIs (Mindfulness interventions) for youth — including marginalized youth — provide solid mental health coping skills, and enhances self-compassion and resiliency
- Shown to reduce reports of co-occurring symptoms commonly reported in LGBTQ+youth literature (e.g. depression and anxiety)
- Some research with LGBTQ+ communities — mindfulness and self-compassion beneficial in resolving psychological distress, supporting coming out process, addressing psychosocial stressors
Articles
What Does Mindfulness Have to do with Pride Month? - Dr. Jay Michaelson
Why offer a LGBTQIA+ retreat? - Larry Yang
Mindful Ways of Using Personal Pronouns and Inclusive Language - Headspace
Groups
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/LGBTMeditates/
Courses online - general
(FREE) Finding Calm in the Chaos is an interactive mindfulness course for building wellbeing and resilience in times of change and uncertainty. It is open to registration to youth aged 18-23. From iBeMe
Mental Health
MindOut - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer Mental Health Service
Resources for Climate Justice and Eco-Anxiety
A selection resources for healing, inner growth, and action for climate justice and eco-anxiety.
Resources:
- Article & Practice: Meditation for Coping with Climate Anxiety
- Practice Guide: Two Mindfulness Practices to Connect with Nature
- Article: Eco-Anxiety: Read Thich Nhat Hans Surprising Advice