Mindful Resources
Crisis Support
Vancouver Island Crisis Society
1-888-494-3888
http://www.vicrisis.ca/
Canadian Crisis Centres
1-833-456-4566
https://thelifelinecanada.ca/help/crisis-centres/canadian-crisis-centres/
The KUU-US Crisis Line
Adults/Elders (250-723-4050)
Child/Youth (250-723-2040)
Toll Free Line (1-800-588-8717)
http://www.kuu-uscrisisline.ca/
Mindfulness-based Resources in BC
Integrated Mindfulness Certificate Royal Roads University
https://secure.royalroads.ca/cscourses/applied-mindfulness-meditation-certificate
BCalm: BC Association for Living Mindfully
http://www.bcalm.ca/
The Art of Dialogue: Mindfulness at Work
https://www.theartofdialogue.com/
Meditation/Retreat Centres/Teachers in BC
University of Victoria: Inter Faith Chapel
https://www.uvic.ca/multifaith/
Victoria Shambhala Centre
http://victoria.shambhala.org/
Victoria Insight Meditation Society
http://victoriaims.org/
Mindfulness Victoria (Thich Nhat Hanh Group)
http://www.mindfulnessvictoria.org/home
Victoria Zen Centre
http://www.zenwest.ca/
Hollyhock Retreat Centre
https://hollyhock.ca/
https://originalroutes.com/
The Hermitage Retreat Centre
https://thehermitage.ca/
Vipassana Meditation Centre of BC
https://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsurabhi
Westcoast Dharma Centre
http://www.westcoastdharma.org/
Your Mind and You (Pamela Dangelmaier)
https://www.yourmindandyou.com/
Yoga Resources in BC
Hemma: Home of Yoga + Acupuncture
https://hemma.ca/
Ajna Yoga
http://ajnayoga.ca/
Carly Forest Yoga
Mysore Yoga Ashtanga Yoga
http://www.mysorevictoria.com/
Sacred Sleep Yoga
http://www.sacredsleepyoga.com/
Whit Hornberger Yoga + Meditation
https://www.whithornsberger.com/
Kelly Yaskiw Yoga
https://kellyyaskiw.com/
Maria Filippone Yoga
http://www.mariafilipponeyoga.com/
Deva Daru Yoga & Healing Arts
https://devadaruyoga.weebly.com/
Shine Your Yoga
http://shineyouryoga.com/
Salt Spring Centre for Yoga
https://www.saltspringcentre.com/
Yasodhara Yoga (Nelson)
http://www.yasodhara.org/
The Doghouse Yoga (Comox Valley)
https://www.thedoghouseyoga.com/
Yin Yoga: Bernie Clark (Vancouver)
http://www.yinyoga.com/bernie_clark.php
Trauma Sensitive Yoga West - Nicola Mosley
http://www.traumasensitiveyogawest.ca/
Fine Balance Yoga - Nicole Marcia
http://www.finebalanceyoga.ca/
Mysore BC
http://www.mysorebc.com/
Do Yoga with Me
https://www.doyogawithme.com/
Storyoga
http://storyoga.com/
Additional Resources in BC
Counselling BC
https://counsellingbc.com/
Dr. Gabor Mate
https://drgabormate.com/
Dr. Kristin Schnurr (ND) - Little Bird Farm & Naturopathic Clinic
http://www.drkristinschnurr.com/
Dr. Maria Payne Boorman (ND)
https://www.mariapayneboormannd.com/
Dr. Randy Kerr - Chiropractor
https://www.islandfamilychiro.ca/
David Laurin - Osteopathy and Athletic Therapy
http://www.findyourhealth.ca/index.html
Rechelle McLean - Acupuncture/Massage
http://clearwaterwellnessclinic.ca/
Kathleen Campbell - Massage
https://www.kathleencampbellrmt.ca/
Shauna Janz - Sacred Grief
https://www.shaunajanz.com/
Meredith Withers Counselling
http://meredithwithers.com/
Tamara Mortimer Counselling
http://www.inessencecounselling.com/about.htm
Human Nature Counselling
http://humannaturecounselling.ca/
Monica Kingsbury Counselling
http://www.monicakingsbury.com/
Awakening Heart Counselling - Kim O’Leary
https://www.awakeningheartcounselling.com/
Sean Frey Counselling
https://seanfreytherapy.com/
Dream School – Toko-pa Turner
https://toko-pa.com/
Citizen Counselling
http://www.citizenscounselling.com/
Seraphina Capranos
https://www.seraphinacapranos.com/
National Mindfulness-based Resources
Foundations of Applied Mindfulness at The University of Toronto
https://learn.utoronto.ca/courses-programs/business-
professionals/certificates/foundations-of-applied-mindfulness-meditation
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies (Toronto)
https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/
A Mindful Society Conference (Toronto)
https://amindfulsociety.org/
Mindfulness Toronto
http://www.mindfulnesstoronto.net/
Toronto Mindfulness Community
https://torontomindfulnesscommunity.org/class/classes/
Partners in Mindfulness
http://www.partnersinmindfulness.org/
Discover Mindfulness
http://discovermindfulness.ca/
Mindful Gateway Consulting
http://www.mindfulgatewayconsulting.com/
The Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education
https://dalailamacenter.org/
Ottawa Mindfulness Community
https://ottawamindfulnessclinic.com/
North Star Paths
http://northstarpaths.com/
National Meditation/Retreat Centres/Teachers
True North Insight
https://www.truenorthinsight.org/index.php/en/
Insight Meditation Retreats - Norman Feldman and Molly Swan
http://www.insightmeditationretreats.ca/
Consciousness Explorers Club - Toronto
Sakyadhita Canada - Association of Buddhist Women
https://www.sakyadhitacanada.org/
True Peace Toronto (Thich Nhat Hanh Group)
https://www.truepeace.ca/
Toronto Zen Centre
https://www.torontozen.org/
Theravada Buddhist Community of Toronto
https://www.theravadabuddhistcommunity.org/
Satipanni Insight Meditation Toronto
https://satipanna.com/
Galilee Centre
https://www.galileecentre.com/
Tisarana Buddhist Community
https://tisarana.ca/
Dharma Centre of Canada
Shanti Retreat Centre
http://www.shantiretreat.ca/
Ottawa Buddhist Centre
http://ottawabuddhistsociety.com/
Waterloo Riverview Dharma Centre
http://www.wrdharmacentre.com/
Sati Saraniya Hermitage
https://satisaraniya.ca/
Living Arts (Montreal)
https://www.living-arts.ca/
The Conciousness Explorers Club
http://cecmeditate.com/
Pascal Auclair
https://www.pascalauclair.org/?lang=en
Pema Chodron
https://pemachodronfoundation.org/
http://www.gampoabbey.org/
Nova Browning
http://novabrowningrutherford.com/
National Yoga Resources
New Leaf Yoga
http://newleafyoga.org/
Yoga Outreach
Union Yoga +Wellness (Toronto)
http://www.unionyogastudio.ca/
Yoga Therapy Toronto
http://yogatherapytoronto.com/
Yoga Space (Toronto)
http://www.yogaspace.net/classes/drop-in
Wavelengths (Norwood)
http://www.wavelengthsyoga.com/contactus.html
River Sound Retreat (Fergus)
https://riversoundretreat.com/
Yoga with Adrianne Walker
https://www.facebook.com/YogawithAdrianneWalker/
Shangrila Yoga (London)
http://www.shangrilayoga.com/
Ester Myers Yoga (Toronto)
https://www.estheryoga.com/
Octopus Garden Holistic Yoga Centre (Toronto)
http://octopusgardenyoga.com/
Joshua Lewis Yoga
http://joshualewis.com/
Sananda Yoga School
http://www.sananda.ca/about.html
Calgary Ashtanga Yoga School - Jeff Lichty
http://www.calgaryashtanga.com/
Harmony Ashtanga Yoga
http://harmonyashtanga.com/
Santosha Yoga Retreats
https://www.santosha-yoga-retreats.com/
Additional National Resources
Rachael Frankford (Counselling/Trainings)
http://www.rachaelfrankford.com/
Rory Nicol Counselling
https://www.rorynicol.com/
Dharma Praxis: Ronit Jinich (The Living Room Meditation group/Counselling)
International Mindfulness-based Resources
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society
https://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/
Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn
https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
http://www.mbct.com/
UCSD Center for Mindfulness
http://mbpti.org/
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
https://centerformsc.org/
http://self-compassion.org/
https://chrisgermer.com/
Mind & Life Institute
https://www.mindandlife.org/
The Center Healthy Minds - Dr. Richard Davidson
https://centerhealthyminds.org/
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
https://casel.org/
Mindfulness Without Borders
https://www.mindfulnesswithoutborders.org/
The Way of the Mindful Educator - Daniel Rechtschaffen
http://danielrechtschaffen.com/
Learning to BREATHE
https://learning2breathe.org/
SMART in Education
http://passageworks.org/courses/smart-in-education/
Mindup TM
https://mindup.org/
Wake up Schools
https://wakeupschools.org/
Mindful Schools
https://www.mindfulschools.org/
Mindfulness in School Project
https://mindfulnessinschools.org/
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education
https://ibme.info/
Garrison Institute
https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/
Still Quiet Place (Mindfulness for children)
http://www.stillquietplace.com/
Dr. Adele Diamond
http://www.devcogneuro.com/
Susan Kaiser Greenland
https://www.susankaisergreenland.com/
Dr. Daniel Goleman
http://www.danielgoleman.info/
The Psychology of Eating
http://psychologyofeating.com/
The Center for Mindful Eating - Dr. Jan Chozen Bays
https://www.thecenterformindfuleating.org/
16 Guidelines
http://www.16guidelines.org/
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
https://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/faculty.html
Hakomi International
http://hakomiinstitute.com/
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness - David Treleaven
https://www.davidtreleaven.com/book/
International Meditation/Retreat Centres/Teachers
Buddha Net
http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/
Meditation Information
http://www.freemeditationinfo.com/
Insight Meditation World Wide Centres
http://www.insightmeditation.org/world-wide-centres
Shambhala International
https://shambhala.org/
Zen Peacemakers International - Bernie Glassman
https://zenpeacemakers.org/
Vipassana Meditation Centres
https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index
Refuge Recovery Treatment Centers
http://refugerecoverycenters.com/
Dharma Ocean
https://www.dharmaocean.org/
Insight Meditation Society
https://www.dharma.org/
Open Dharma
http://www.opendharma.org/
Sangha Seva
https://www.sanghaseva.org/
San Francisco Zen Center - Shunryu Suzuki (California)
http://sfzc.org/
Indralaya (Washington)
http://www.indralaya.com/
Cloud Mountain (Washington)
http://cloudmountain.org/
Land of the Medicine Buddha (California)
http://landofmedicinebuddha.org/
Spirit Rock (California)
https://www.spiritrock.org/
Upaya Institute & Zen Center (New Mexico)
https://www.upaya.org/
OMEGA (New York)
https://www.eomega.org/
New Camaldoli Hermitage (California)
https://contemplation.com/
Esalen (California)
https://www.esalen.org/
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center (Colorado)
https://www.vallecitos.org/
Tara Mandala (Colorado)
https://taramandala.org
Gaia House (United Kingdom)
https://gaiahouse.co.uk/
Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Tawya - Sayadaw U Tejaniya (Myanmar)
http://ashintejaniya.org/lineage/
Northern Insight Meditation Centre (Thailand)
http://www.watrampoeng.net/Northern_Insight_Meditation_Centre.pdf
Kopan Monastery (Nepal)
http://kopanmonastery.com/
The Roots Institute (India)
https://www.rootinstitute.ngo/
Sri Ramana Maharishi Ashram (India)
https://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/ashram/visiting-us/
Amma’s Ashram (India)
https://www.amritapuri.org/ashram
His Holiness The 14 th Dalai Lama
https://www.dalailama.com/
Thich Nhat Hanh
https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/
https://deerparkmonastery.org/
Mangala Shri Bhuti
http://www.mangalashribhuti.org/
Christopher Titmuss
http://www.christophertitmuss.net/
http://www.meditationinindia.org/
Tara Brach
https://www.tarabrach.com/
Sylvia Boorstein
http://www.sylviaboorstein.com/
Joanne Friday
http://joannefriday.com/
Sharon Salzburg (Metta)
https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/
Ajahn Chah
http://www.ajahnchah.org/
https://forestsangha.org/
Jack Kornfield
https://jackkornfield.com/
James Baraz
https://www.awakeningjoy.info/
Michelle McDonald
http://vipassanahawaii.org/
Heather Sundburg
http://www.heathersundberg.com/
Bhante Gunaratana
https://bhavanasociety.org/teachers/bg
Martine and Stephen Batchelor
https://www.stephenbatchelor.org/index.php/en/
Robert Thurman
https://bobthurman.com/
Dr. Shauna Shapiro
http://www.drshaunashapiro.com/
J. Krishnamurti
https://www.jkrishnamurti.org/
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
http://www.nisargadatta.net/
Neem Karoli Baba
https://www.maharajji.com/
Joseph Goldstein
https://www.dharma.org/joseph-goldstein/
The Lotus Institute (Dr. Larry Ward & Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward)
https://www.thelotusinstitute.org/
10 Percent Happier (Dan Harris)
Bonnie Duran
https://socialwork.uw.edu/faculty/professors/bonnie-duran
Jozen Tamori Gibson
https://www.dharma.org/teacher/jozen-tamori-gibson/
Daryl Lynn Ross
https://www.daryllynnross.org/
Dawn Mauricio
International Yoga Resources
Yoga Alliance
https://www.yogaalliance.org/
International Association of Yoga Therapists
https://www.iayt.org/
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (Worldwide)
http://pryt.com/
Decolonizing Yoga
http://www.decolonizingyoga.com/
International Sivanada Yoga Vedanta Centres and Ashrams
http://www.sivananda.org/
http://sivananda.org.in/
https://www.sivanandabahamas.org/
Self-Realization Fellowship (Worldwide)
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/
Yandara Yoga Retreats (Worldwide)
http://www.yandara.com/
Sarah Powers and Insight Yoga Institute (Worldwide)
https://sarahpowers.com/sp/
Yoga in Your School – Teressa Asencia (Worldwide)
https://healthyschoolsbc.ca/program/512/yoga-in-your-school
Donna Farhi (Worldwide)
https://www.donnafarhi.co.nz/
Judith Hanson Lasater (Worldwide)
http://www.judithhansonlasater.com/
iRest - Richard Miller (Worldwide)
https://www.irest.org/
Susanna Barkataki (Worldwide)
https://www.susannabarkataki.com/
Suzanne Sterling (Worldwide)
Off the Mat into the World
https://www.offthematintotheworld.org/
Hala Khouri Yoga (USA)
http://halakhouri.com/
Anne Cushman (USA)
https://www.annecushman.com/
Kripalu Center for Yoga + Health - Stephen Cope (Massachusetts)
https://kripalu.org/
https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/presenters/stephen-cope-kavi
Ashtanga Ann Arbor (Michigan)
http://www.ashtangaannarbor.com/
Mount Madonna (California)
https://www.mountmadonna.org/
Ashtanga Yoga Centre (California)
http://ashtangayogacenter.com/
Trauma Sensitive Yoga (Massachusetts)
https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/
Eddie Stern
Linda Thai
Dr. S King
Ashtanga Yoga with Sharath Jois (India)
http://sharathjois.com/
The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (India)
http://www.kym.org/
Yoga Vidya Dham (India)
https://www.yogapoint.com/info/yvd.htm
Satyananda Yoga - Bihar School of Yoga (India)
http://www.biharyoga.net/
Akhanda Yoga (India)
https://akhandayoga.com/
Yoga Niketan Ashram (India)
http://www.yoganiketanashram.org/
Ashtanga Yoga Morjim (India)
https://www.ashtangayogamorjim.com/
Purple Valley Yoga Retreat (India)
http://www.yogagoa.com/
Parmarth Niketan (India)
http://www.parmarth.org/
Sri Ma Anandamayi
http://www.anandamayi.org/
Hridaya Yoga Retreats (Mexico)
https://hridaya-yoga.com/
Haramara Retreat (Mexico)
https://haramararetreat.com/
Blue Spirit Yoga (Costa Rica)
http://www.bluespiritcostarica.com/nosara
Earth Holder Sangha
Other International Resources
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute
https://traumahealing.org/
Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk
https://besselvanderkolk.net/index.html
Dr. Judson Brewer
https://www.judsonbrewer.com/
Bill Plotkin
https://animas.org/
Dr. Jill Taylor Bolte
http://drjilltaylor.com/
Dr. Joe Dispenza
http://www.drjoedispenza.com/
Michael Pollan
https://michaelpollan.com/
Robin Wall Kimmerer
https://www.humansandnature.org/robin-wall-kimmerer
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
https://www.leannesimpson.ca/
Joanna Macy
https://workthatreconnects.org/
Julia Hill Butterfly
https://www.juliabutterflyhill.com/
Wade Davis
https://daviswade.com/
David Suzuki Foundation
https://davidsuzuki.org/
Thom Henley
http://www.thomhenley.com/
Tom Brown Junior
https://www.trackerschool.com/
Jon Young
http://8shields.org/
Outward Bound (Mindfulness Programs)
http://www.outwardbound.ca/
Richard Wagamese
http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/author/richard-wagamese
Mosqoy
Jennifer Welwood
http://jenniferwelwood.com/
John Welwood
http://www.johnwelwood.com/
Thomas Moore
http://thomasmooresoul.com/
John O’Donohue
https://www.johnodonohue.com/
Dr. Daniel Siegel
http://www.drdansiegel.com/
Ram Dass
https://www.ramdass.org/
Krishna Das
http://krishnadas.com/
Deva Premal & Miten
http://devapremalmiten.com/
Dr. Rick Hanson
https://www.rickhanson.net/
David Whyte
http://www.davidwhyte.com/
Mary Oliver
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver
Alice Walker
http://alicewalkersgarden.com/
Mark Nepo
http://marknepo.com/
Francis Weller
http://www.francisweller.net/
Carl Jung
https://www.cgjungpage.org/
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
http://www.clarissapinkolaestes.com/
Christiane Northrup
https://www.drnorthrup.com/
Joseph Campbell
https://www.jcf.org/
Ken Wilber
https://integrallife.com/
Pico Iyer
http://picoiyerjourneys.com/index.php/about/
Martin Prechtel
http://www.floweringmountain.com/
Kon Mari
H.D. Thoreau
https://www.walden.org/thoreau/
Julie Cameron (The Artist’s Way)
https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/
Stephen Mitchell (Translations of texts)
https://stephenmitchellbooks.com/
Daniel Ladinsky (Collections of Poetry)
http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual-and-devotional-poets/contemp/daniel-
ladinsky/index.html
Thomas Merton
http://merton.org/
Rumi
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jalal-al-din-rumi
Hafiz
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/hafez
Kabir
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kabir
Rainer Maria Rilke
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rainer-maria-rilke
Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
https://www.amazon.ca/Tao-Te-Ching-Stephen-Mitchell/dp/0711212783
I Ching
http://thetaooracle.com/
https://ichinglivingchange.org/
Mindfulness-based Publications, etc.
Wisdom Publications
http://www.wisdompubs.org/
Tricycle Organization
https://tricycle.org/
Lion’s Roar
https://www.lionsroar.com/
Access to Insight
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/
DharmaNet International
https://dharmanet.org/
Dharma Seed Talks
http://dharmaseed.org/
Mindful Magazine
https://www.mindful.org/
On Being Podcasts
https://onbeing.org/
Sounds True (Insights at the Edge)
https://www.soundstrue.com/store/
Shambhala Publications
The Mindful Way Workbook Guided Meditations (MBCT)
https://www.guilford.com/companion-site/The-Mindful-Way-
Workbook/9781462508143#stream
Tai Chi Warm up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMzL-HyP_UM
QiGong Set
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYngRrbsKo
Apps, etc.
Insight Timer
https://www.insighttimer.com/
Headspace
https://www.headspace.com/
Mindfulness Bell for Computer
https://plumvillage.org/mindfulness-practice/mindful-apps/
Flux Light
https://justgetflux.com/
Muse
http://www.choosemuse.com/