Research Guides: Wellness Resource Guide: SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

BOOKS AT TUC LIBRARY

The Healing Power of Spirituality: How Faith Helps Humans Thrive by J. Harold Ellens, 2009
*THIS IS AN EBOOK.*
Intuitive Thinking As a Spiritual Path by Rudolf Steiner; Translated by Michael Lipson; Introduction by Gertrude R. Hughes, 1995
The Power of Neuroplasticity for Pastoral and Spiritual Care by Kirk A. Bingaman, 2014
*THIS IS AN EBOOK.*
Spiritual Connection in Daily Life: Sixteen Little Questions That Can Make a Big Difference by Lynn Underwood, 2013
*THIS IS AN EBOOK.*

DISCOVERING SPIRITUALITY

7 Ways to Improve Your Spiritual Wellness
From Illinois State University
15 Ways to Find Your Purpose of Life and Realize Your Meaning
From PositivePsychology.com
Keys to Well-Being
UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine offers 12 quizzes to access the 12 keys to well-being including many spiritual elements such as altruism, awe, compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, awe, mindfulness, and purpose.
What is Spirituality?
From Spirituality & Practice, a multifaith and interspiritual website.
What is Spirituality?
From the University of Minnesota's website, Taking Charge of Your Health and Wellbeing
What Is Spirituality? Spirituality is like an adventure park waiting to be explored.
From Psychology Today

GRATITUDE & POSTIVITY

14 Health Benefits of Practicing Gratitude According to Science
From PositivePsychology.com
Happiness Unpacked: Positive Emotions Increase Life Satisfaction by Building Resilience
Cohn, M. A., Fredrickson, B. L., Brown, S. L., Mikels, J. A., & Conway, A. M. (2009). Happiness unpacked: positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience. Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 9(3), 361–368. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015952
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How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
From The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
From The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
Positive Emotions and Your Health: Developing a Brighter Outlook
From NIH News in Health newsletter
VIDEO:Enemies of Gratitude
From June 13, 2017
Provided by Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti (CAPE)
Your 5-day gratitude challenge: 5 Exercises to Increase Your Gratefulness
From IDEAS.TED.COM -- includes 5 TED Talks about practicing gratitude and giving thanks.

PERSONAL REFLECTION & JOURNALING

87 Self-Reflection Questions for Introspection [+Exercises]
From PositivePsychology.com
Expressive Writing
An exercise to help work through your thoughts and emotions. From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
How to Journal Through Your Struggles
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
Insight, Rumination, and Self-Reflection as Predictors of Well-Being
Rick Harrington & Donald A. Loffredo (2010) Insight, Rumination, and Self-Reflection as Predictors of Well-Being, The Journal of Psychology, 145:1, 39-57, DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2010.528072
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The Right Way To Be Introspective (Yes, There’s a Wrong Way)
From IDEAS.TED.COM
What Is Self-Reflection and Why It Matters For Wellness
From Psychology Today

ART & CREATIVITY

Doing Something Creative Can Boost Your Well-Being
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
I Wrote a Haiku Every Day for a Week — Here’s What I Learned
From IDEAS.TED.COM
The Spiritual Power Of Creativity
From the HuffPost
By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
10/10/2016, Updated Oct 11, 2017
What is Mindfulness Coloring? + 39 More Creative Mindfulness Art Ideas
From PositivePsychology.com

TRAGEDY, GRIEF & FORGIVENESS

How (and Why) to Forgive
Playlist of seven Ted Talks about forgiveness.
The Path to Reconciliation
Playlist of five Ted Talks
Forgiveness in Therapy: Help Clients Forgive Themselves and Others
From PositivePychology.com
Research on the Science of Forgiveness: An Annotated Bibliography
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
How We Find Meaning in Our Grief
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
Psychology of Forgiveness: 10+ Fascinating Research Findings
From PositivePsychology.com

BOOKS AT THE TUC LIBRARY: MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

LEARN MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION

Practicing Mindfulness:
An Introduction to Meditation
(The Great Courses)

This course, available to TUC students, faculty, and staff, consists of 24 lessons and a supplemental PDF, which is available to download. To go to the list of lessons and download the supplemental PDF, please click the link below.

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Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation (The Great Courses)

* The supplemental PDF can be downloaded by clicking the red box called "Supplemental Material" in the lesson descriptions. If you don't see the box, click "Show More" under the series or lesson description.

Please contact our Electronic Resources Librarian Michael Massaro at mmassaro@touro.edu if you have any questions or need help with this resource.

MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION

5 Differences Between Mindfulness and Meditation
The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation
From UCLA's Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine
The Importance of Mindfulness: 20+ Reasons to Practice Mindfulness
From PositivePsychology.com
Mindfulness
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
Stoic Mindfulness and Meditations: 7 Inspiring Podcasts and Books
From PositivePsychology.com
What are the Benefits of Mindfulness? A Practice Review of Psychotherapy-Related Research
From the American Psychiatry Association.
Psychotherapy 2011, Vol. 48, No. 2, 198 –208 0033-3204/11/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0022062
When Science Meets Mindfulness: Researchers Study How it Seems to Change the Brain in Depressed Patients
From The Harvard Gazette

MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION APPS

Buddhify
Calm
The Mindfulness App
Top 14 Apps For Meditation and Mindfulness (+ Reviews)
From PositivePsychology.com

PODCASTS: MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION

10 Percent Happier
20 Best Mindfulness Meditation Podcasts Of 2020
From PositivePsycology.com
Free UCLA Mindful Awareness Podcasts at the Hammer Museum
Loving Kindness Meditation
150 minute guided meditation from UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center
MINDFULNESS DAILY Create a Life-Changing Meditation Practice in Less Than 15 Minutes a Day
40-day training on mindfulness from Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield.
Mindfulness For Beginners
Mindfulness in 8 Weeks: 20 Minutes a Day Program
The Mindfulness Meditation Podcast with Danny Ford
The Yoga Bunny

VIDEOS

FINDING PURPOSE & MEANING IN LIFE

7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose
From Mark Manson.
Also available in audio.
*EXPLICIT LANGUAGE*
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
From The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
Living with a Purpose Changes Everything
From The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley
FREE COURSE: Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most
This 100% online course from the University of Michigan can be audited for free or you can earn a certificate after completion for $49.
Realizing Your Meaning: 5 Ways to Live a Meaningful Life
From PositivePsychology.com
Logotherapy: Viktor Frankl's Theory of Meaning
From PositivePsychology.com
What’s Your “Why” in Life?
Episode 69 of UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine Podcast
Purpose
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine

SELF-COMPASSION & LOVING KINDNESS

The Transformative Effects of Mindful Self-Compassion
Written by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
From Mindful.com
Self-Compassion Guided Meditations and Exercises
From Dr Kristin Neff's website, Self-Compassion
Want to Change Your Life? Try Self-Compassion
Written by Shauna Shapiro
From UC Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine
Compassion Training Alters Altruism and Neural Responses to Suffering
Weng, H. Y., Fox, A. S., Shackman, A. J., Stodola, D. E., Caldwell, J. Z., Olson, M. C., Rogers, G. M., & Davidson, R. J. (2013). Compassion training alters altruism and neural responses to suffering. Psychological science, 24(7), 1171–1180. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612469537
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The Effect of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Positive Emotions: A Meta-Analytic Review
Zeng, X., Chiu, C. P., Wang, R., Oei, T. P., & Leung, F. Y. (2015). The effect of loving-kindness meditation on positive emotions: a meta-analytic review. Frontiers in psychology, 6, 1693. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01693
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Wellness Resource Guide: SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL WELLNESS