Recommended Resources:

Books:

Healers on Healing
Carlson, PhD and Shield, editors

Authors are various renowned experts writing on the basis of healing "...a grand synthesis of heartfelt thinking that offers a treasury of profound insights for people in the healing profession..." (book cover)

Wounded Healers: Mental Health Workers' Experiences of Depression, Rippere and Williams, editors

 Personal experiences of depression written by mental health workers. "A travel guide" written by several who have been there. "...this book aims to stimulate wider discussion of this overlooked topic, which has implications for mental health in the professions generally." (book cover)

Three book set by Oriah Mountain Dreamer:

The Invitation

...a declaration of intent, a map into the longing of the soul, the desire to live passionately, face-to-face with ourselves and skin-to-skin with the world around us...fresh and spirited call to live life more passionately and honestly. (book cover)

The Dance; How to Live Soulfully Every Day

Picks up where The Invitation left off, taking the ideas deeper...explores our ability to open up to the adventure of living, facing love, sorrow and anger, and learning all they have to teach us. (book cover)

The Call; Discovering Why You are Here

Completes the trilogy, showing us why we are here and why we must each undertake that journey, from longing to living fully and deeply in the world. (book cover)

Daily Affirmations for Compulsive Eaters; Beyond Feast or Famine

by Susan Ward, LCSW

Daily messages of courage and hope to help you establish a positive relationship with food -- and with yourself...for those of us who have problems with food -- either because we eat too much or because we eat too little. (book cover & Intro)

Eating in the Light of the Moon; how women can transform their relationships with food through myths, metaphors, and storytelling

by Anita Johnston, PhD

Inspires women to free themselves from disordered eating by discovering the metaphors that are hidden in their own life stories...sheds new light on women's struggles with eating and offers hope for all who want to be free. (book cover)

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart; a Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness, Lessons from Meditation and Psychotherapy

by Mark Epstein, M.D. (psychiatrist)

Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy, Epstein shows how "the happiness we seek depends on our ability to balance the ego's need to do with our inherent capacity to be"   ...can help us manage our most powerful emotions--and make us feel more alive and whole in the process. (book cover)

Breath of Relief: Transforming Compassion Fatigue into Flow

by Karl LaRowe, LCSW

Compassion Fatigue is pervasive among care giving professionals and family members who are caring for a loved one who is suffering. Learn specific breathing and movement exercises of FlowMotion that will discharge the "energry residue" of compassion fatigue and accumulate the enlivening energy of "flow."

Breath of Relief: The Joy of FlowMotion (DVD)

by Karl LaRowe, LCSW

The companion DVD to Breath of Relief Book. This DVD was filmed on the beach of Hawaii and demonstrates each individual breath of the FlowMotion movement that is illustrated and described in the book. Each movement is demonstrated slowly and clearly so that you can follow along with Karl as you feel your stress and tension drain away with each motion. Combining emotional intelligence with interpersonal martial arts, Karl travels the world offering workshops to healthcare professionals and organizations who want to find their center of balance and transform burnout and depression into energy and engagement.

Winona's Web

by Priscilla Cogan

To the surprise of her family, Winona Pathfinder, an elderly Lakota Sioux medicine woman, announces she intends to die in two months. Winona is referred to psychologist Dr. Meggie O'Connor - Caucasian, middle-aged, and divorced. At first, Megan uses standard therapy tactics to try to shake Winona's preoccupation with death. When that fails, Megan begins to listen to her story; soon she becomes a pupil, as Winona imparts the Lakota way of life. As the sessions go on, Cogan weaves together the strengths and weaknesses of the two women with grace and flair. The feisty Winona turn the tables and teaches Dr. O'Connor a thing or two about life... a story that's full of understanding and compassion. (Synopsis & Publisher's Weekly)

Retreats:

St. Scholastica Monastery (www.stscho.org)

Ft Smith, Arkansas

Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center: RETREAT CENTER with Labyrinth on Grounds
The Center can house 53 people in private rooms or 89 people in semi-private rooms. The Center holds many sponsored retreats (schedule/details on website); policy is to provide a private room for all Center-sponsored retreats. Individuals unable to pay the established fee for any retreat may request a partial scholarship or time payments.
PRIVATE RETREATS: For individuals looking for a quiet place to spend a few days away from their regular schedule. The difference between a private and a directed retreat is that private retreatants are on their own, resting, walking, reading, reflecting, praying. They are welcome to eat/pray with the Sisters. No contact is required, however. Breakfast and lunch are in the retreat kitchenette; dinner is offered with the monastic community.

Hillspeak Guest Quarters

Eureka Springs, AR

All guest quarters have heat and air conditioning, as well as fully equipped kitchens. The Farm House (3 BR larger home); the Calf Barn (1BR apartment setting) and the Loft (1BR apartment setting) offer accommodation to guests in comfort year round. See pictures of this scenic setting (complete with walking trails) at www.anglicandigest.org/tour/guest.html
Guest quarters are on a by-donation basis; do not let financial restrictions keep you from visiting, but please be as generous as you can when staying overnight. Any gift beyond the minimal supports the mission and ministry of Hillspeak (SPEAK: Society for Promoting and Encouraging Arts and Knowledge of the Church) throughout the world. All are welcome – call 479-253-9701, weekdays 9a-5p for availability and reservations. Or e-mail speak@speakinc.org.

Terra Studios (www.terrastudios.com)

near Durham, AR

Terra Studios is located in the Ozark Mountains near Fayetteville, Arkansas. Visitors can immediately discern this place is dedicated to the creative and artistic spirit. Terra visitors can stroll along the wooded paths through the mural garden, walk the stunning labyrinth built of rock, rest by the pond & gazebo, view all the fantastic creatures of art throughout the grounds, explore the pottery showroom, and watch skilled glassworkers create the now famous Bluebird of Happiness®. A wonderful place to visit; stay for a couple of days and really experience Terra. The RV (and tent) Park offers a fully-equipped convenience center: small kitchenette, showers, washers and dryers, game room, and screened in porch. A pond stocked with fish, and a large fire ring with a supply of wood is on-site. A fresh bakery, Ozark Country Natural Breads, is located right next door to the Park.

Products:

Coloring Mandalas (1, 2, and 3)

by Susanne F. Fincher

Drawing the traditional circular designs known as mandalas is a meditative practice, a healing exercise in times of crisis, and a pleasurable act of creativity. As a symbol of the Self, the mandala provides a connection to our innermost being. Coloring the circular designs known as mandalas is a creative activity that brings relaxation, healing, and self-understanding.
Coloring Mandalas 2 Description: "For Balance, Harmony, and Spiritual Well-Being": Depicts Crystallization, a time of reaping rewards and benefits from the work we have performed; of realizing and appreciating our achievements; of resting in the pleasure of having fulfilled a personal creative inspiration. The mandalas in this book aim to: Help us understand ourselves and our place in the scheme of things; Evoke a sense of harmony, order, and fulfillment; Provide relaxation and a soothing balance for hectic lifestyles; Uncover meaning in the ongoing stream of human experience; Deepen our meditation; Enable us to experience the spiritual energy that inspired these sacred circles.

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