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Processing Tragedy

Meditation • 16 min

Learn to cope with distress after tragedy.

Sudden Loss

Meditation • 12 min

Create a safe space to feel whatever you need to.

How to Support Someone in Grief

Expert Guidance • 5 min

Show compassion during a loved one’s unique grief journey.

From Hopeless to Hopeful

Meditation • 9 min

Nurture seeds of power and possibility.

Crisis Wisdom

Sitting with Grief and Shock

Video • 3 min

Let emotions move through you instead of getting stuck.

Feeling Powerless

Video • 6 min

Know that every little bit helps.

Longing for Change

Video • 4 min

It's okay to start small.

One Next Step

Video • 6 min

What do you do when a crisis is beyond your control?

Podcasts

BONUS: Support in Challenging Times, with Dora

Podcast • 17 min

Remembering to breathe helps you to be more present and connect to a sense of humanity.

Community Care

Podcast • 5 min

Embrace healing in community.

Notes on Resiliency

Podcast • 5 min

Kessonga shares a song about the value of resiliency.

Mindfulness as Self-Care

Podcast • 6 min

Check in with yourself.

Processing Heartache

Podcast • 5 min

Skillfully process difficult feelings.

Processing Tragedy, with Kessonga

Podcast • 33 min

There is no such thing as failure. There are just lessons that are learned.

Handling Loss, with Eve

Podcast • 36 min

Human connection is the best.

Mindful Music: Hold on to Hope

Podcast • 5 min

Inject some hope into your day.

Coping with Tragedy

Processing Tragedy

Meditation • 16 min

Learn to cope with distress after tragedy.

Managing Anxious Moments

Meditation • 8 min

Build perseverance and face your anxiety.

Recovering After Tragedy

Meditation • 8 min

Reconnect with the body after experiencing a tragic event.

Anxiety SOS

Managing Stress in Uncertain Times

Meditation • 10 min

Give the body and mind a break.

Breathe Through Anxiety

Mindful Activity • 5 min

Manage an anxious mind through patterned breaths.

Panicking SOS

Meditation • 3 min

Anchor your mind and body in the present.

Feeling Overwhelmed SOS

Meditation • 3-4 min

Give yourself room to breathe.

Burned Out SOS

Meditation • 3 min

Step away from worried thoughts.

Work Crisis SOS

Meditation • 5 min

Press pause on overwhelming feelings.

Racing Mind SOS

Nighttime SOS • 10-12 min

Allow the mind to slow down and gently come to rest.

Dealing with Grief

Grieving

Course • 10-20 min

Create room to heal while letting a connection live on.

Grief & Injustice

Meditation • 10 min

Process the emotions that arise from racial injustice.

Sudden Loss

Meditation • 12 min

Create a safe space to feel whatever you need to.

Naming Grief

Expert Guidance • 6 min

We can’t heal from the things we don’t name.

When Grief Comes at Night

Expert Guidance • 4 min

Cope with feelings of loss and restlessness at bedtime.

How to Support Someone in Grief

Expert Guidance • 5 min

Show compassion during a loved one’s unique grief journey.

Help with Sleep

Doze

Sleep Music • 10-500 min

Ease into restful sleep with deep, ambient tones.

Sleeping

Wind Down • 3-10 min

Relax your body and let go of the day.

Stress and Sleep

Meditation • 16 min

Learn to leave the busyness of the day behind.

Sleep Myths

Meditation • 12 min

Put your misconceptions around sleep to bed.

Finding Solace

Handling Sadness

Course • 10-20 min

Learn how to keep sadness from weighing you down.

Transforming Anger

Course • 10-20 min

Connect with anger and use it to train your mind.

Navigating Change

Course • 10-20 min

Train your mind to be more comfortable with change.

Frustrated

Meditation • 3-10 min

Let go of tension and find a little peace of mind.

Difficult Conversations

Meditation • 3-10 min

Move towards a calmer mindset before a tough talk.

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For Challenging Times

Featured

Processing Tragedy

Sudden Loss

How to Support Someone in Grief

From Hopeless to Hopeful

Crisis Wisdom

Sitting with Grief and Shock

Feeling Powerless

Longing for Change

One Next Step

Podcasts

BONUS: Support in Challenging Times, with Dora

Community Care

Notes on Resiliency

Mindfulness as Self-Care

Processing Heartache

Processing Tragedy, with Kessonga

Handling Loss, with Eve

Mindful Music: Hold on to Hope

Coping with Tragedy

Processing Tragedy

Managing Anxious Moments

Recovering After Tragedy

Anxiety SOS

Managing Stress in Uncertain Times

Breathe Through Anxiety

Panicking SOS

Feeling Overwhelmed SOS

Burned Out SOS

Work Crisis SOS

Racing Mind SOS

Dealing with Grief

Grieving

Grief & Injustice

Sudden Loss

Naming Grief

When Grief Comes at Night

How to Support Someone in Grief

Help with Sleep

Doze

Sleeping

Stress and Sleep

Sleep Myths

Finding Solace

Handling Sadness

Transforming Anger

Navigating Change

Frustrated

Difficult Conversations

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