LibGuides: Spring Intensives 2024: Reclaiming Wellness

The Mindfulness Experiment

Across the world, mindfulness has become a multi-billion dollar industry, but what is the truth about the claims being made for it? Working with a team of researchers, 15 ordinary Australians take part in a revealing scientific experiment – to see if practicing mindfulness can help treat conditions like chronic pain, anxiety, and stress.

Books and Ebooks

Every Body Yoga by Workman Publishing; Jessamyn Stanley (Illustrator)
Publication Date: 2017--04
"Every Body Yoga" by Jessamyn Stanley breaks stereotypes and inspires yoga beginners of all shapes and sizes. With easy-to-follow directions for 50 poses and 10 sequences, this book refreshes practices and challenges notions of body acceptance. Stanley, an internationally recognized yoga teacher, emphasizes the emotional and uplifting aspects of yoga, encouraging readers to embrace its power and seamlessly weave it into their lives.
Social Media Wellness by Ana Homayoun
Social media has become engrained in every part of a student's life. It has a ripple effect across all aspects of students' wellness: academic, social, emotional, and physical. This presents unique challenges to ducators who work with teens and tweens. This book explains these challenges and provides tools for promoting wellness.