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Spiritual Tools
Want help navigating life in a way that means it’s fulfilling even when it’s hard? Us, too! That’s why we talk about and practice using spiritual tools as much as we do. In each of our podcast episodes, we tackle a different topic. Plus, we’ll share the spiritual tools we’re using to walk through our lives with compassion and integrity (and hopefully also a sense of humor). The tools we link on this page range from helpful articles to guided meditations from our favorite spiritual teachers. You’ll also find resources for mental health from professionals. Thank goodness we don’t have to figure out life alone! Let’s do it together.
We are so grateful for tools! Why? Because we don’t have to will our way through life using our old and often harmful coping strategies. Instead, we get to relax into the flow of life and let it carry us through. Seriously, aren’t we all exhausted enough to let someone else be in charge for a minute? Omg.
Are Spiritual Tools For You?
If the habitual ways of getting by aren’t working so well for you, maybe try picking up one of these tools and testing it out? When we were finally exhausted enough, we started to experiment with growing spiritually. As a result, each of us got a whole lot more than we bargained for. That’s why we want to share our experiences and the practices that have helped us. Hopefully, these spiritual tools can help you on your journey, too. We hope they serve as a stepping stone for you in finding the soothing relief you need—whether it’s a mental health resource or a shiny, new tool for your spiritual toolbox.
So, we talk about spiritual tools kind of a lot. Why? Because we’ve found that they’re so vital and integral to our growth as human beings. They give us new ways to approach areas where we’re stuck. Most of all, they allow a little more of the sunlight to shine into our souls. And, even when hard emotional work is involved, they provide the ease and relief we’ve been so desperate for. So, come on, join us! Check out the resources we have listed below and, please, pretty please, share your tools with us. Have some great tools that you’d like others to know about? You can always reach us via our contact page. Please share what’s working (or not working) for you. Thanks, sweet spiritual friends! We love you.
Buddhist Teachings:
How to Meditate: Meditation Instructions – Gil Fronsdal
RAIN Meditation – Tara Brach
What Is Zazen? – Shinchi Linda Galijan via SFZC
Breath Counting Shikantaza – Myogen Steve Stucky via SFZC
Dharma Talk on Anger – Darlene Cohen via AudioDharma.org
Awakening Through Anger – Tara Brach
We Are What We Think – Tricycle Magazine
The Art of Non-Attachment – HackSpirit
Letting Go – Jack Kornfield
Meditation on Lovingkindness – Jack Kornfield
Dōgen-zenji’s Fukanzazengi – SFZC.org
Karma and Intention – Gil Fronsdal
First Right Effort and Metta – Gil Fronsdal
Secular Spirituality:
The Language of Letting Go – Melodie Beattie via Hazelden
My Stroke of Insight – Jill Bolte Taylor via TED
Psychology and
Mental Health:
5 Steps to Changing Any Behavior – Psychology Today
Future Self Journaling – The Holistic Psychologist
What Is Dissociation? – Carolyn Spring
Dealing with Anger – Psychology Today
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – National Alliance on Mental Illness
PTSD Hotline – (800) 950-NAMI (6264)
The Miracle Question – Psychology Today
What Are Personal Boundaries – Darlene Lancer via PsychCentral
Virtual Addiction – Center for Internet and Technology Addiction
Cell Phone Addiction – Health.com
Pet Loss – PeaceforPets.net
Avoidance Coping – Verywell Mind
Somatic Therapy for Trauma – PsychCentral
Holotropic Breathwork – Verywell Mind
The Power of Vulnerability – Brene Brown
Emotional Resilience – Verywell Mind
Expectations Management – Psychology Today
Window of Tolerance – GoodTherapy
How to Break the Blaming Habit – Nancy Colier
5 Reasons We Play the Blame Game – Psychology Today
Half of Us – HalfofUs.com
What’s Really Behind Jealousy – Psychology Today
What Is Jealousy? – Psychology Today
Spiritual Bypassing – John Welwood with Tina Fossella
ABC Model for Self-Awareness – Liberationist.org
The Importance of Play – BrainWorld Magazine
List of Feelings – Hoffman Institute
Communication:
and Relationships
Needs Inventory – The Center for Nonviolent Communication
Feelings Inventory – The Center for Nonviolent Communication
St Francis Prayer – Awakin.org
Recovery Patterns of Codependence – CoDa.org
Codependency – GoodTherapy.org
Relationship Affirmation – Anonymous
Creativity:
Bored and Brilliant – New York Public Radio
How to Stop Procrastinating – James Clear
Pomodoro Technique – TheMuse.com
Using a Reverse To-Do List – LifeHacker
Spiritual Bypassing – John Welwood with Tina Fossella