Wellbeing Resources
Meditation and being present
There are many resources available but the ones we liked the best are:
Eckhart Tolle:
Books: The Power of Now and New Earth https://eckharttolle.com
Apps: Headspace www.headspace.com
Thich Nhat Hanh:
Books: You are here https://plumvillage.org
Apps: Plum Village Free mindfulness app with guided meditations and Buddhist insights
Mark Williams:
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvICQ6mqOcg
Books: https://www.waterstones.com/book/mindfulness/professor-mark-williams/dr-danny-penman/9780749953089
Ruby Wax:
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_DgOoKrkDA
Books: https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-human/ruby-wax/9780241294758
Sleep
We are understanding more and more about the science and purpose behind sleep. These are our favourite resources:
https://tinyurl.com/Sleep-deep-cleans-the-brain
https://tinyurl.com/Mind-sleep-and-mental-health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/
Wim Hof: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/natural-sleep-aid
Apps: Calm Headspace
Neuroscience and how we think
As we increase our understanding about the way in which our brain works, it helps us understand our own reactions to life and the wold around us. These are our favourite resources:
Malcolm Gladwell:
Outliers, The Tipping Point, Talking to Strangers
A bit of everything
Michael Mosely is a former doctor- now TV presenter and science journalist who writes and presents on biology and medicine.
We love his latest podcast, The One Thing on a variety of wellbeing topics:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09by3yy/episodes/downloads
Mosely also wrote the foreword to his wife Dr Claire Bailey’s best selling diet book
Exercise and Nutrition
There are countless online resources, books and apps on these subjects.
Some of our favourites are:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/physical-activity-and-your-ment
https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/risk-factors-and-prevention/physical-exercise
https://www.healthline.com/health/depression/exercise#Eating-a-healthy-diet
Service to others & volunteering: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201710/how-h
Videos
Professor Helen Riess - The power of empathy
Dr Lucy Hone - secrets of resilience
Johann Hari - A wonderful talk about anxiety and depression and social prescribing
Brene Brown - On connection and vulnerability
Matthieu Ricard - The Habits of happiness
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