Resources

• Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety – companion site to the book the Mindful Way through Anxiety
• Tara Brach Video: Hands off the Control
• Tara Brach Video: Finding the juice inside the fear
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ABCD worksheet – how to identify beliefs and search for more helpful alternatives
• Anxiety Happens – Chad Lejeune’s companion site to his book The Worry Trap, includes explanation of how anxiety works and exercises on how to free yourself from worry and anxiety.
• Passengers on the Bus Video –  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)  video demonstrates how to not let anxiety take over your bus.
• Guest at a Party Video – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)  video demonstrates how to welcome the unwanted guest of anxiety.

• www.dharmaseed.com  – Wonderful site with free podcasts from Buddhist meditation teachers in English, french and other languages from all over the world.
• https://insighttimer.com/ – Meditation App for iPhone or Android, includes many free guided meditations
• NPR Invisibilia podcast – the secret history of thoughts and how mindfulness helps us to accept rather than change or resist our thoughts.
• Fake it Till you Make it – Social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s Ted talk on how body posture can affect and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.
• All it Takes is 10 Minutes –  Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just nothing.
• Values vs. Goals: Short video by Russ Harris describing the ACT therapy notion of focusing on values vs. goals

Mindfulness Self-Tests:

• Values shopping mall – This exercise will help you identify your core values.
• Self Compassion Test – Find out your level of self-compassion with this on-line survey by Dr. Kristen Neff.
• Signature Strengths – This site at the University of Pennsylvania allows you to test your personal strengths and areas of happiness. These tests are free, you just need to register and then can retake them at any time. For an explanation of the 24 signature strengths you can  visit Dr. Martin Seligman’s site.
•  Life Trap Test – Find out which of the 18 main early maladaptive schemas (EMS) you may be following in your life.
• Happify: Mindful coaching site that guides you to take a happiness level test and then recommends certain podcasts and mindfulness exercises based on your results.

Mindfulness in Your Relationships: 

• The Couple Dialogue – How to practice mindful listening
• Non-Violent Communications – Explanation of the 4 Steps (with a video at bottom)
• Stop, Wait, Go article by Susan Chapman

Mindful Separation & Divorce

• Guide for Parents going through Separation or Divorce published by Health Canada with useful information, such as how a child’s age and stage of development will impact their response and needs during this transition, as well as how to build a cooperative co-parenting relationship.

• Sonia Osorio (Mile End) – Master’s level training in homeopathic medicine (DHom), massage therapist and a certified yoga instructor

• Dr. Melanie Kusznireckyj – BSc, ND, Doctor of Naturopahtic Medicine. 4538 Saint Urbain (corner Mont-Royal)

• Espace 212 (Outremont) ; a multidisciplinary health clinic providing treatment in Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Kinesiology and Shiatsu, as well as classes in Qi Gong and the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education.
• Jennie Anstey (Westmount / NDG) : Visit her website for weekly movement workshops and week-end courses that integrate movement, fluidity and osteopathic concepts.
• Osteoplus: (Plateau) Mathilde Henninot: 1851 Sherbrooke, Est. 514.509.9123
• Equisense (Downtown)

Yoga:

• Bhavana Yoga (Plateau): Specializes in adapted, restorative, therapeutic, Yin and Vinyasa classes.
• Moksha Yoga (Plateau & NDG):  hot vinyasa yoga that stretches, strengthens and tones the muscles while helping to detoxify the body and calm the mind.
• Naada Yoga (Plateau/ Mile End) : thriving yoga community with a range of restorative yoga, to classes on the Yoga Wall , to vinyasa classes and yoga with live music.
• Sivananda Yoga (Plateau/ Mile End) : traditional hatha yoga in a sunny studio that has been operating for 60 years, emphasis on meditative experience, pranayama (breathing exercises) and long relaxations.
• Sivananda Yoga ashram (Val Morin) : 1 hour outside of Montreal, beautiful and affordable get away in the country with a weekly shuttle from the Montreal center.
• Shri Yoga – (Westmount) : alignment-based, heart-centered hatha yoga to engage body, mind and spirit.
• Wanderlust Yoga (Plateau/ Mile End) : unique vinyasa; harmonizing creative sequencing, physical and spiritual challenge, and precise alignment, integration of music during the class.
• Integral Yoga (Mile End) :  gentle, steady poses and meditative approach. Classes often also include breathing exercises (pranayama), chanting, kriyas, meditation and can be practiced by anyone, regardless of age, size and ability.

Pre and Postnatal Care:

• Nurture Yoga Therapy (NDG)- pre and post natal yoga classes with Jayme Hernandez as well as Couples Birthing Classes
• Equilibrium Yoga (Plateau) – Yoga and meditation for Conscious Pregnancy, Parent & baby yoga classes up to 20 months
• Sivananda Yoga (Plateau/ Mile End) – prenatal classes
• Millie Tresierra –  Birth and Postpartum Doula; 514 961-1766
• Mother Wit – pre and post natal doula care, courses and training
• Rivka Cymbalist  – Doula, pre and post natal groups at her cafe (Peace Cafe on Hutchison in the Mile End)

Yoga Online:

• https://www.doyogawithme.com – hundreds of free yoga videos to match your style and level.
• Yogaglo.com – Online yoga classes that allows users to select a practice for the heart, body or spirit – to find a practice that reflects what you need in the moment. The first month is free,  $18/ month thereafter

• Cosmic Kids Yoga – great and fun site that turns yoga into an adventure for your kids!
• OMG I can Meditate – easy and free meditations for kids, tweens and teens
• Yoga video for youth – 20 minute intermediate yoga class designed for adolescents or young adults

Mindful Parenting:

• The Conscious Parent (2010), by Shefali Tsabary
• Hold Onto Your Kids (2004), by Gordon Neufeld
• Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children (2011) by Thich Nhat Hanh, Chan Chau Nghiem and Wietske Vriezen
• Whole Brain Child (2011), by Daniel Siegel
• Child’s Mind: Mindfulness Practices to help our Children be more Focused, Calm and Relaxed (2010), by Dr. Christopher Willard
• The Stress Reduction Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness Skills to Help You Deal with Stress (2010), by Gina Biegel
• Sitting Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids and their Parents (2013), by Eline Snel; comes with CD

• Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous & Independent Children (2013) by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons
• http://playingwithanxiety.com – Free on-line companion book to Lynn Lyons’ parenting book. Great for tweens and teens, to teach strategies to handle normal worries of growing and the tricks of anxiety
• Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Powerful New Approach to Overcoming Fear and Panic (2009), by Dr. Christopher McCurry and Dr. Steven C. Hayes