
These links are for your reference. Cora does not endorse these organizations but have listed them here for you in the case you need additional assistance. Therefore these links are to be used at your discretion and expense.
Emergency Assistance
Dial 988 -or- Text GO to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor through Crisis Text Line, a global not-for-profit organization. Free, 24/7, confidential.
The Veterans Crisis Line - Dial 988, then press 1
MEDITATION, CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE & MINDFULNESS
This list is expanding. Here are a few resources on the topic of mindfulness, meditation, and contemplative practice:
Mindfulness is a Super Power (short) & 30 Seconds to Mindfulness
Contemplative Outreach - Christian Centering Prayer
Ruth King - meditation, life coaching, mindful leadership
Online MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) - Free
Jon Kabat-Zinn & a video: Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Kristin Neff on Self-Compassion & a video: The Science of...
Brene Brown & a video: 30 Minutes for the Next 30 Years
Tara Brach & a video: Learning to Respond, Not React
Sharon Salzberg & a video: "I can't meditate..."
LGBTQI+ AFFIRMING RESOURCES:
"I think my child may be gay..."
Resource Guide
Transsexual Family Resources
PFLAG - Parents, Family, Friends of LGBTQ
Family Acceptance Project
Substance Abuse in LGBTQ+ Community
LGBTQ+ Community Resource Guide for College Students (Thanks Alessi)
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
The National LGBT Health Education Center
A Bibliography of
Materials on LGBT
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (of New York)
Just a few books on my shelf...
· 15 Minutes of Play by Victoria Findlay Wolfe
· 99 Machine-Quilting Designs by Christa Watson
· Adventures in Improv Quilts by Cindy Grisdela
· Coaching the Artist Within by Eric Maisel
· Collage Quilter by Emily Taylor
· Color Lab for Mixed-Media Artists by Deborah Forman
· Color on Paper and Fabric by Ruth Issett
· Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture, and Stitch by Sandra Meech
· Drawn to Stitch by Gwen Hedley
· Essential Art Therapy Exercises by Leah Guzman
· Find your Artistic Voice by Lisa Congdon
· From Collage to Quilt by Sarah Hibbert
· Give Yourself Margin by Stacie Bloomfield
· Improv Embroidery by Carol Cooke
· Mark Making for Quilt and Fiber Artists by Helen Parrott
· Mastering Creative Anxiety by Eric Maisel
· Modern Quilt Bible by Elizabeth Betts
· Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
· Quilting Modern by Jacquie Gering & Katie Pedersen
· Redesign Your Mind by Eric Maisel
· Slow Stitch & Resilient Stitch (2 books) by Claire Wellesley Smith
· Slow Stitching and the Art of Knowing yourself by Yvonne Fuchs
· Ten Zen Seconds by Eric Maisel
· The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp
· The Creativity Workbook for Coaches and Creatives by Eric Maisel
· The Quilter’s Book of Design by Ann Johnston
· The Reality Slap by Russ Harris
· The Resilience Journal by Amit Sood
· The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile
· Wabi-Sabi Sewing by Karen Lewis