LINKS
www.Kripalu.org
The largest yoga and holistic health center
in the U.S., located in Western Massachusetts. Yoga classes
focused on personal transformation and radiant health. Holistic
health treatments, massage and wellness teaching.
www.traumacenter.org
Comprehensive trauma treatment center in Brookline,
Massachusetts. Website publishes cutting-edge research on holistic
and other treatments for trauma.
www.cimc.info
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center offers instruction
in mindfulness meditation, meditation retreats, and a community
of people practicing mindfulness.
www.dharma.org
Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.
The center offers silent residential meditation retreats with
world-class teachers. The website offers downloadable talks
on meditation and Buddhism.
www.themeadows.org
A residential addiction treatment center that
specializes in multiple addictions and treatment of sexual addictions.
www.slaafws.org
Non-profit service providing information on
resources for recovery from sexually-addictive behaviors, including
12-step
meeting lists nation/worldwide.
www.al-anonfamilygroups.org
Non-profit service providing information on
recovery for family members effected by alcohol and other addictions,
including
12-step meetings lists for the U.S. and Canada.
www.aaboston.org
Non-profit service providing information on
recovery from alcohol dependence, including 12-step meeting
lists in Massachusetts.
www.baresoleyoga.com
A local yoga teacher offering instruction in Kripalu Yoga, the yoga of personal transformation and overall wellness. Great for improving one's relationship with the body, and working on emotional issues through the physical practice of yoga.
BOOKS
Full
Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The landmark book for bringing mindfulness meditation
into daily life to reduce stress and cope with emotional and
physical pain, written in simple language.
Yoga
and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
Stories of how yoga can create personal transformation
and help us live in alignment with our deepest values.
Kripalu
Yoga by Richard Faulds
The handbook for Kripalu Yoga, overviewing all
aspects of practicing the yoga of transformation.
Codependent
No More by Melody Beattie
A basic guide to understanding and releasing
codependency, the pattern of neglecting our own needs while
feeling compelled to please others.
Out
of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes
A comprehensive guide to understanding sexually
compulsive and destructive behaviors.
The
Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
A guide to the basics of Buddhist psychology,
and how to transform suffering into wisdom about life.
A
Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps by Patrick Carnes
A simple, practical guide on how to apply the
12 step process for healing.
The
Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
How parental neglect can create damaging dilemmas
for children.
Healing
Your Aloneness by Erika Chopich and Margaret Paul
A guide to healing the pain of neglect and abuse
of childhood, using the Inner Child model.
The
Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
A systematic guide for creating a spiritual framework
for practical fulfillment.
Go
In and In by Dana Faulds
Poems about the awakening and spirituality one
yoga teacher encounters on the life path of yoga.
The
Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
A simple guide to living and appreciating the
present moment, be it difficult or joyous.
When
Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Brief, inspirational chapters on facing difficult
circumstances with more grace and less fear.
The
Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
Warm, humorous guide to Buddhist Psychology
and how to apply it in our lives.
Peace
is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
Simple teachings on how to live a more skillful
and peaceful life by training the mind to be more focused. Basic
help for attentional difficulties such as ADD/ADHD.
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