Resources for Self-Care
Black-led resources for mental health
- The Nap Ministry
- Liberate meditation app (by and for Black, Indigenous and People of Color)
- Black Girl in Om
- Shine (has a black lives matter meditation)
- The Underbelly Yoga
- Beronda Montgomery (mentoring, leadership)
- Women's Health in Women's Hands http://www.whiwh.com/
- The Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/
- A list of Mental Health Resources Available for People of Color https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9849013/mental-health-services-black-people-of-color
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective https://www.beam.community/
- Black Virtual Therapist Network https://www.beam.community/bvtn
- Project Lets Race and Mental Health https://projectlets.org/race-and-mental-health
- 12 Black Mental Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts
- Grief is a Direct Impact of Racism: 8 ways to support yourself https://theconversation.com/grief-is-a-direct-impact-of-racism-eight-ways-to-support-yourself-91750
- Raising Hope: Parenting in an anti-Black environment https://theconversation.com/raising-hope-parenting-in-an-anti-black-environment-87070
- Therapy for black men https://therapyforblackmen.org/
- Association of Black Psychologists http://www.abpsi.org/
- Therapy for Black Girls https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
- Legacy of Trauma: Context of the African American Existence
- Lumos Transfomos https://lumostransforms.com/
- Therapy Resources for People of Color https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWShg0TZ7nJz5YJsCa1DyGCGTJMrUEd8du5vC6boVhs/mobilebasic
Free emotional well being resources
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- Mindfulness Resources, The Center for Mindful Living: mindfullivingla.org
- Guided Meditations in English & Spanish: uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
- Breathing and Mindfulness Phone Apps: Breathe, Calm, Headspace.
- Online Yoga, All Levels: doyogawithme.com
- Crisis Text Line: free 24/7 text-based crisis intervention: text HOME to 741741 https://www.crisistextline.org/
Mindfulness & Guided Meditation
- AfroFlow Yoga: https://www.afroflowyoga.com/
- The Center for Mindful Living- inspiring videos, free mindfulness teachings, and guided meditation: mindfullivingla.org
- Meditations led by Tara Brach, PhD- Guided meditations in various categories, such as basic meditations, heart meditations, open awareness, difficult times, and a guided meditation for times of pandemic: tarabrach/guided-meditations/
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center- free guided meditations in English & in Spanish: uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
- UCSD Center for Mindfulness- mindfulness videos, mindful poetry, guided audio & video mindfulness practice: medschool.ucsd.edu/som/fmph/research/mindfulness/mindfulness-resources/Pages/default.aspx
- Bilingual Center for Mindfulness- Spanish language information of mindfulness and guided meditations: bilingualmindfulness.com/es/
- Mindful Heart Center- Japanese speaking mindfulness community resources: mindfulheartcenter.com/meditation