Palouse Mindfulness – https://palousemindfulness.com/ – Guided Sitting Meditations, Mountain and Lake Meditations, and many more. Free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course and resources.

UCLA Guided Meditations – https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/uclamindful/free-guided-meditations/guided-meditations – Guided Sitting Meditations, Meditation for Working with Difficulties, and many more.

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (2015) by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The author beautifully weaves together indigenous story-telling and wisdom from Nature with knowledge based on her own professional background as an ecologist. https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass

Being Peace (1987, republished 2005) by Thich Nhat Hanh. In this work by Thich Nhat Hanh, this Buddhist scholar offers his philosophy of how we can live a more peaceful and meaningful existence both with ourselves and the non-human and human worlds around us.   https://www.parallax.org/product/being-peace/

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (2021) by Thich Nhat Hanh. https://www.parallax.org/product/zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet/

“When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collective, a species.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Blue Mountain: A Spiritual Anthology Celebrating the Earth (2000) by F. Lynne Bachleda. This is a wonderful collection of poetry, proverbs, song lyrics, and essay and fiction excerpts from writings spanning five continents and 3,000 years – all exploring the spiritual within nature. 

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate (2017) by Peter Wohlleben. In this book, the author who is a German forester describes the social networks of trees from a scientific perspective, including how trees communicate, provide support for one another, and warn of danger. He also expresses his profound love of the woods and forest, and shares his own discoveries and observations. https://a.co/d/hYHA5Uj

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha (2004) by Tara Brach. This book is a masterpiece in helping us identify our self-judgments and learn to accept whatever we think “is wrong with us.” The book teaches us how to build self-compassion and nurture ourselves when we need it most. For anyone working on being kinder to yourself, this is a must-read. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/16998/radical-acceptance-by-tara-brach-phd/ 

Walking Meditations

Guided Walking Meditation – This guided meditation invites you to practice in Nature, but can be done in any environment.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOw_kej9vU

Poems