COVID-19 Mindfulness and Resilience Resources

The great poet Hafiz wrote: “Need brings us together; that makes need sacred.” The “perverse blessing of this time” is that this is the soil out of which we grow the crop of love, connection, clarity, creativity, wisdom, and intelligence. In that spirit, we’ve created this list of resources that nourish us so that we may be strong and of benefit to those who need us. If you have something you’d like to add to our list, please send an email to vicki@mindfulnessutah.com. May all beings be at peace.

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• Utah Department of Human Services: COVID-19 Information and Resources

• University of Utah Resiliency Center:

  • Everyday Mindfulness (Virtual Via Zoom):  Weekly meditations and online classes. Please contact Trinh at trinh.mai@utah.edu.

  • Accelerate Newsletter Multiple articles on wellness, including telecommuting and psychological first aid for your teams during COVID 19.

• Davis Mindfulness Center:

  • Classes and Events

  • Live and Recorded Meditations

• Mindfulness Center at Brown University:

  • Community Mindfulness Sessions: Daily, guided meditations offered free to the public. Note the Sunday session in Spanish!

• UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center:

  • Guided Meditation in English and Spanish

  • Classes and Events

• Scott Moore Yoga

  • Yoga Nidra training in February

  • Tranquility Toolkit is free, featuring recordings, videos, and other links

  • Live, online classes in tandem with Kim Dastrup, Tues./Thurs. 12–1 pm MST

  • Live, online Yoga Nidra classes, Wednesdays at 6 pm MST and Sunday 9:00am MST.

• Kim Dastrup Yoga

  • Kim and Scott are teaching regular, online classes Tuesdays and Thursdays 12–1 pm MST.

• Tergar International

  • This is a Tibetan Buddhist organization that is led by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. They have a very organized online presence. Recently, one of Mingyur Rinpoche’s senior students, Cortland Dahl, gave a very sweet talk, “Finding Balance in Times of Crisis – Meditation for Stress and Anxiety.” Here is the link to that talk.

• Tricycle Online

  • Join teachers Jack Kornfield, Pema Chödrön, Sharon Salzberg, and others for a series of live-stream meditations to help ease anxiety amid our social-distancing efforts.

• Insight LA Meditation Online

  • This is a wonderful center with brilliant teachers, including Jack Kornfield and his wife Trudy Goodman. I would recommend signing up for their newsletters and special announcements.

• Free meditations recently recorded by Jack Kornfield

  • Compassion In The Time of Coronavirus

  • A Steady Heart In The time of Coronavirus

  • Other Meditations at Jack Kornfield.com