The Work that inspires me
See what we can achieve when we continue to learn and stay curious.
Many people ask me what I am currently reading, or if I have any books I would recommend to help them start with a soul journey. If they are posted here, they encouraged some insight in my personal and professional application either in my own life or in my teachings to others.
EMBODIMENT:
RELATIONSHIPS:
TRAUMA HEALING:
BETRAYAL TRAUMA:
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION:
CONSCIOUS BREATHING:
ADD/ADHD/FOCUS:
SOUL SEEKING: (Buddhist, Non-Buddhist, Spirituality)
MEDITATION:
QUANTUM/ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY:
The Wisdom of the Receptors: Neuropeptides, the Emotions, and Bodymind
Candace B. Pert
What connects emotion to physiology? How does the mind communicate with the body,
the body with the brain? In this article, Candace Pert, Chief of Brain Biochemistry in the Clinical Neuroscience Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health, explores the compelling, central question of how the body communicates with itself.
https://candacepert.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Advances-v8-1988-Wisdom-of-the-Receptors1.pdf
Quantum physics in neuroscience and psychology: a neurophysical model of mind–brain interaction
Jeffrey M Schwartz,1 Henry P Stapp,2 and Mario Beauregard3,4,5,*
WHAT AM I READING:
Many people ask what I am currently reading. Although I tend to be reading multiple books at a time, I only post books here that have made “the list.” For a more current and extensive following of what I am reading you can follow me on my social media links.
2024
The Fullness of the Ground: A Guide to Embodied Awakening by Dr. Judith Blackstone
Quantum Physics for Hippies by Dr. Lukas Neumeier and Dr. James Douglas
Wholeness and the Implicate Order by David Bohm
2023
I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Everything Answer Book by Amit Goswami PhD
Dreams, Consciousness, Spirit: The Quantum Experience of Self-Reflection and Co-Creation by Ernest Lawrence Rossi, PhD
2022
The Practice of Embodying Emotions by Raja Selvam, PhD
Oneness and Separateness | From Infant to Individual by Louise J. Kaplan
Hands of Light | A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field by Barbara Ann Brennan
2021
Brain Talk:How Mind Mapping Brain Science Can Change Your Life & Everyone In It by Dr. David Schnarch
Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity by John Gribbin
Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet by Dr. Joan Halifax
2020
The Body by Bill Bryson
Caring Economics by Tania Singer, Matthieu Ricard and His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Altruism: The Science and Psychology of Kindness by Matthieu Ricard
2019
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate, MD
Presence by Amy Cuddy
Compassionomics by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli
VIDEO AND OTHER RESOURCE FILES:
MOVIE TRAILER – THE WISDOM OF TRAUMA - CAN OUR DEEPEST PAIN BE A DOORWAY TO HEALING? FEATURING DR. GABOR MATE
VIDEO – A TRIBUTE TO DR. VINCENT FELITTI (THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY FOUNDER)
MOVIE TRAILER — JOY is the moving and laugh-out-loud funny documentary about the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu’s friendship and their secrets of finding joy in troubled times.
PODCASTS:
Jennifer Finch and I have a wonderful conversation about health & healing. We explore the difference between being aware of our body and embodiment. We go deep but also keep it practical. Jen is a powerful healer - psychotherapist - mediation coach - teacher. She is passionate about helping others discover how to use the body itself as a supremely powerful tool for connecting us to the joy and freedom our lives have to offer. Connect with Jen: https://www.beherenowmindfulness.com 🎥 You can also watch all TNS episodes on my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@DrKelliRitter Find Kelli Here: Instagram @dr_kelli Facebook Dr. Kelli Ritter Website https://www.nourished-soul.com
December 11, 2022
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This podcast is an introduction to meditation and provides life lessons from the book “The Rules For A Knight” by Ethan Hawke. This episode challenges us with the often difficult concept of solitude.
Listen to Chapter 1: Solitude
McColl Finch
Welcome to the Young Knights Podcast!
This is a podcast created by my son McColl Finch (age 13/14).
“I use story and meditation to bring valued and timely discussion to life lessons we experience in our everyday lives. I draw from the chapters of a favorite influential book of mine by author Ethan Hawke. It is intended to bring rich discussion on compassion, growth mindset, gratitude practice and beginning meditation to youth and their families.
We are glad you are hear and hope you enjoy tuning in. Please help us grow the Young Knights Community and feel free to share forward to your loved ones, students and neighbors.”
We would love to hear from you and how you are utilizing this podcast in your everyday life. Please feel free to e-mail us at: jencfinch@gmail.com
Enjoy!
—McColl + Jen
FREE DOWNLOADABLE PRINTS:
All Original Artwork by Jennifer Finch
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This can be a resource to anyone in times of overwhelm, stress, distress, and crisis. Or anytime one requires an increased sense of ease and relief in body and mind in the moment. Please feel free to download, print and use ANYWHERE at ANYTIME with ANYONE. Post it at your place of work, school, hospital, medical offices, restaurant, studio, or on your home refrigerator.
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Empathy 8 Understanding empathy through 8 differentiated phenomena. Batson (2011) succinctly captures them in his research and I took it one step further to display them in an easy to visualize infographic. To enhance your learning feel free to download and print.
OTHER FREE RESOURCES:
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The Secrets to Restoring Yourself with Compassion A FREE Keepsake E-Book
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Track Your Progress
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
2023 | August 27-31 | Georgia School of Addiction Studies (GSAS) “Celebrating the Diversity” Hyatt Regency-Savannah, GA
VIDEO – 2020 | May 5-8 | LPCA 32nd Annual Convention & Regional Conference - Navigating the Mind
“ CBCT® Cognitively Based Compassion Training - An Introduction”
Presentation by Jennifer Finch
VIDEO – 2021 | March SE™ Institute Member Webinar Series
“The Science of Compassion: Somatically Experiencing An Analytical Meditation Process”
Presentation by Jennifer Finch
FREE Soft Belly Meditation
Belly meditations are similar to body scans in that they allow one to focus lovingly on the body, except they specifically hold the awareness on the abdomen. We can wittingly or unwittingly constrict our bellies and trap negative emotions like fear and/or pain there which can block deep breathing and distort body awareness. Try out this 10 minute practice for free and restore deep breathing, and return the vital flow of energy to your body, mind and spirit.
VIDEO — 2020 | May 6 | Center for Sustainable Journalism | KSU-Kennesaw State University
“A Virtual Mindfulness Practice- The Magic of Patience Amidst Uncertainty”
Presentation by Jennifer Finch
*Due Credit given to Norman Fisher for the 3 phrases we work with in this talk.
if you have books, podcasts, or other resources you are reading/listening to, and feel they have a place here to be promoted, I would love to hear about it.
