Mind + Body Resources for ACoAs
Yoga Resources
Glo - incredible online yoga classes with amazing teachers only $18/month
How Yoga Helps Heal Trauma - Such a good Bessel van der Kolk interview with Kripalu to see how he talks about movement and trauma, specifically the power of yoga to help us access the trauma stored in our bodies.
New Ways of Treating Trauma: Try Some Yoga - Bessel van der Kolk WBUR Interview
Yoga With Adriene - Lovely YouTube channel with Adriene that always feels low key and accessible
Meditation Resources
Glo - Also amazing meditation teachers, with meditations for truly any life situation.
Ten Percent Happier - A great app for beginners to be guided through simple meditations as needed.
Breathwork Resources
Gwen Dittmar - My breathwork teacher who I mentioned on Episode 4 of the Change of Air podcast. She has so many wonderful events and sessions you can book to start your own guided breathwork practice.
The Ultimate Guide to Breathwork - A mindbodygreen course featuring Gwen Dittmar that teaches you the foundation of breathwork and gives you different techniques to use in every day life situations.
Box Breathing - A great video that walks you through how to do box breathing and why it’s so effective.
Tapping/EFT Resources
The Tapping Solution - Great video to see exactly how to do the technique.
The Café con Pam Podcast - Pam Covarrubias has some great EFT/tapping videos on her Insta live channel. I highly recommend if you are looking for an easy tutorial on how to tap and talk to yourself while tapping to help with anxiety right away.
The Two Minute Tap - From Jody Shield - this video is super helpful. I will also say that the language I was taught and that I like a lot is: “Even though I’m feeling _________________, the truth is actually that _______________________.” I do that with every tap everywhere so that my body and my brain (and my child self!) get to hear the acknowledgment of what I’m worried about AND what the reality actually is. So for my podcast episode example, I was using tapping because I was trying not to faint while awaiting stitches in the ER. So my language went something like this: “Even though I’m worried and scared that I might faint and never get stitches, the truth is I am safe and I will eventually be seen and taken great care of by the nurses and doctors.”
Journaling Resources
Journaling About Trauma and Stress Can Heal Your Body - A great piece that shares the science behind journaling and the ways in which journaling can help us access deeper trauma healing.