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Recent episodes of Hidden Brain podcast can now be found at hiddenbrain.org. Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world-- and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain's host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships.

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Recent episodes of Hidden Brain podcast can now be found at hiddenbrain.org. Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world-- and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain's host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships.

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Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices for Early Childhood Educators

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Culturally Responsive Self-Care Practices for Early Childhood Educators

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Funny Babies Laughing Hysterically Compilation (2018)

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The Untethered Soul & The Surrender Experiment - Official Site

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Official site of Michael A. Singer, author of The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment.

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The Healing Trust Self Care Planning Guide

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The Healing Trust Self Care Planning Guide

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My new book, Move on Motherfucker: Live, Laugh, and Let Shit Go, comes out August 1, 2020. It is available for pre-order on IndieBound.com, BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com.

I advertised it on social media recently, and someone asked for examples of what shit to let go.

Let me tell you a story:

I am a psychologist. I know stuff about finding happy and being happy.... but still, I'm human.

A few years ago, I took a "great new job, and quickly learned that it was a complete toxic shitshow. (I find myself wanting to go into gory detail here, but let your imagination run wild.) There was another person who started about the same time as me, and we bonded as people in horrible situations do.

At first, we would get together and say, "Did you see that? What in the fresh hell is going on here?" This quickly evolved into 20 minute bitch sessions involving military grade profanity. It was making both of us sick. I gained weight. I hated work. I was not happy. Bitching didn't help.

So, I tried to fix myself with my psychologist tool box. Nothing worked. One day, when my co-worker was going off on the latest SNAFU, I blurted out, "You need to move on, motherfucker." He was dumbfounded at first, and then he had a deep belly laugh. We developed the word MOMF (pronounced mom-f) so that we could cue each other in public to move on.

That did it. We were MOMF'ing each other all over the place - in meetings, in the hall, at lunch. Okay, it didn't solve the problem, which was that we were working in a toxic wasteland. What it did was two important things:

1. MOMF provided us with a momentary release of pent up emotions accompanied with laughter at ourselves and the role we played. It was the laughter that somehow eased the pain of guilt and shame for being a part of something ugly and not being able to fix it.

2. MOMF reminded us that we are accountable for doing something about it. We could let something go and move on because there was no point. I mean if you can't fix something that is bad, what is the point of ruminating on it? The other choice was that we could literally move on to another job. We were not victims. We had a choice to stop playing the motherfucker in the equation by becoming sick over something that we couldn't change.

In the end, we both MOMF'd to new jobs, but this whole thing got me thinking. Could this work for others who struggle to let things go?

I actually found research that shows cussing up a storm while you are experiencing pain makes the pain feel less intense and go away more quickly. (Like if you yell "shit" when you stub your toe.) There is growing evidence that this can also work for emotional pain.

It is because we have been taught from an early age that profanity is bad. We store it in a special part of the brain, which gives it extra effect, extra punch. As long as we save cussing for the really important stuff, it retains this punch. Bingo!

When I combined profanity with awareness (mindfulness) of what I was thinking (negative self-talk), I could call it out with profanity and humor (MOMF). The calling it out reminded me that I choose to play the motherfucker. It reminded me to laugh. It reminded me that I am able to let go in some form. Perhaps I let go of judging myself, beating myself up, holding myself hostage to "what if" thinking, trying to control the uncontrollable, calling myself unworthy or not good enough. The list goes on.

Move on Motherfucker: Live, Laugh, and Let Shit go is all about how to use evidence-based psychological tools (cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, positive psychology, humor, and profanity) to let of hurtful thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that we inflict on ourselves. It is not about being self-abusive. It is about being a friend to ourselves, and friends have the best things to say.

Life is hard at baseline. MOMF'ing is about letting go of what we do to make it even harder.

MOMF is ideal for:

· Increasing your self-awareness in tough situations

· Catching and letting go of the negative things you say to yourself habitually

· Changing your patterns of self-defeating behavior

· Managing your daily stress

· Dealing with difficult people and relationships

· Building healthier relationships (and letting go of the unfixable ones)

· Managing disappointment

· Managing work stress

Setting boundaries

· Managing excessive worry

· Overcoming regret

· Managing negative emotions

· Coaching yourself to become a better version of yourself

I have so much more to share with you. If I've piqued your interested, check out Move on Motherfucker: Live, Laugh, and Let Shit Go. I am a recovering people pleaser, control freak, worrier, and motherfucker. We are all in this together. #MOMF

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My new book, Move on Motherfucker: Live, Laugh, and Let Shit Go, comes out August 1, 2020. It is available for pre-order on IndieBound.com, BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. I advertised it on social media recently, and someone asked for examples of what shit to let go. Let me tell you a story: I am a psychologist.

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In his first book in eight years, Eckhart Tolle ( The Power of Now) challenges us to dare to live in the present moment and thereby to transform our consciousness and live in the "joy of Being." Tolle reminds us that there are many obstacles to awakening to our life's purpose. When Jesus said "blessed are the poor in spirit," he was referring to those who travel light: without inner baggage and identification with things, mental concepts, or addictions. But the ego is hard at work in our mind creating new stories and resisting what comes to us in the present moment:

"Most people are so completely identified with the voice in the head — the incessant stream of involuntary and compulsive thinking and the emotions that accompany it — that we may describe them as being possessed by their mind. As long as you are completely unaware of this, you take the thinker to be who you are."

The ego thrives on comparisons, combat, being right, and judging others. There is another path, as this story reveals.

"Kasan, a Zen teacher and monk, was to officiate at a funeral of a famous nobleman. As he stood there waiting for the governor of the province and other lords and ladies to arrive, he noticed that the palms of his hands were sweaty.

"The next day he called his disciples together and confessed he was not yet ready to be a true teacher. He explained to them that he still lacked the sameness of bearing before all human beings, whether beggar or king. He was still unable to look through social roles and conceptual identities and see the sameness of being in every human. He then left and became the pupil of another master. He returned to his former disciples eight years later, enlightened."

Equanimity is a spiritual practice that enables us to see all experiences as the same experience. We get into trouble when we make comparisons and distinctions. In Zen they say, "Don't seek the truth. Just cease to cherish opinions." Tolle ends with an inspiring salute to the spiritual practice of enthusiasm, which is not dependent on winning or losing, confrontation or taking something or someone. Instead of relying on ego, enthusiasm rides the wave of the present moment and "gives out its own abundance."

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In his first book in eight years, Eckhart Tolle ( The Power of Now) challenges us to dare to live in the present moment and thereby to transform our consciousness and live in the "joy of Being." Tolle reminds us that there are many obstacles to awakening to our life's purpose.

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Music therapist based in Emeryville - really soothing and restotrative

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Grammy® nominated composer Silvia Nakkach has been an exhilarating and unique bridge between American and South Asian musical traditions for more than 30 years. From a background in North Indian classical music and avant-garde composition, Nakkach has evolved her own style employing elements of minimal melodicism, electronic liminal sonorities, and orbital rhythmic materials that seeks to transcends the ordinary sense of time, and exploring the relation between music and space. Her entrancing draws elements from ambient and contemporary new music on one hand, and classical Indian ragas and sacred Afro-Brazilian chants on the other. Creating a language of its own, each of her dozens of released albums is a gentle rendition of her passionate and studious dedication to unusual vocal-cultures and extended sound atmospheres, a vital new repertoire perfectly attuned for global listeners. Beyond categories, Nakkach has cultivated a voice that transports the listeners into the heart of devotion, and her voice-work covers an enormous amount of territory.Named by Utne Readermagazine as one of 40 cutting-edge artists that will shake the art world in the new millennium, she is an internationally renowned vocal artist, a recording producer, as well as a sought after educator and author. She is on the faculty of the California Institute of integral Studies (CIIS) where she created the premier certificate program on Sound, Voice and Music in the Healing Arts offered by a major academic institution. In addition, she has lectured widely in many prestigious universities across Europe, South America, and at the New York University (NYU), and Arizona State University (ASU) among others in the US.

Nakkach is also renowned as the founding director of the international Vox Mundi School of the Voice that has committed more than 28 years to the preservation of unusual vocal arts through performance, education, and spiritual practice, with ongoing programs and centers across the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Japan and India. Through the continued sponsorship of the Vox Mundi Project Study Abroad Program, she is able to travel extensively offering keynote presentations and performances of her original works, and training students and teachers across four continents and many cultures.

Nakkach is the author of the ground breaking vocal teaching technique and certificate - The Yoga of the Voice - that thrives in the integration of voice, body gestures, performance wellness, and states of meditation. Thousands of students and musicians worldwide continue to benefit from taking this course.

Nakkach holds Master's Degrees in Psychology, Music Psychotherapy, and Music Composition from Mills College in Oakland, California. In addition to her many academic credentials, she has devoted more than 30 years to the study of classical Indian music and raga singing under the direction of the late maestro Ali Akbar Khan. She continues mastering as a disciple of in Varanasi, India, learning the ancient classical art of Dhrupad singing and Nada Yoga, which explores the integration of subtle forms of sound and awareness.

A several times award-winning composer, sound designer, and a former psychotherapist, she is recognized internationally as a leading authority in the field of sound healing and the implementation of music to convey expanded states of consciousness. Her work has led her to participate in the research of microtonal singing and clinical uses of the voice to support emotional healing. Silvia's therapeutic vocal techniques have become landmarks in the field of music healing, and widely used in Hospices, Wellness and Integrative Medicine centers.

When she sings wordless vocalese in a hushed voice, it's like she's whispering incantations into your ear"_ J ohn Diliberto (Echoes Radio)

Her classical training and trans-cultural sensibility ensures that intellect and simplicity are always present in her approach to the voice and instrumentation. In addition to her proficiency in rendering the ragas of North India, a particular strength that Nakkach brings to her music is her experience working with the people of the Amazon, from whom she gained new insights about silence, the sacred, the magical, and the power of poetry and music merging as one indivisible art form. After three years of inquiry and studying the myths of creation and the sound poems of many tribes, her research resumed with the creation of a chamber opera Amazonia Insight (1991) that had performances world wide, and is one of the highlights of her composer's carrier.

Nakkach's albums have received extensive worldwide airplay, including on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Pandora, cable TV's Music Choice, PRI's Echoes, and Heart of Space, and Nakkach's Medicine Melodies and Grammy-nominated In Love and Longing, has been a Best Seller on Amazon in the New Age genre for past three years.

She has enjoyed fruitful collaborations with many great musicians such as: Paul McCandless, Pauline Oliveros, David Darling, John Beaulieu, Miguel Frasconi and the Glass Orchestra, Todd Boston, Jeff Oster, and Michael Knapp. Nakkach's compositions have been performed by new music ensembles worldwide, and she continues to be immersed in a multitude of creative work ranging from music for film and new touring destinations.

She is a contributing author to various books including Music and the Human Process, Music in Human Adaptation, The Transpersonal Consciousness, and Music Therapy at the End of Life. In addition to many published scholarly articles her latest book: (2012) is available by Sounds True publishers.
Influences and Inspiration:

Nakkach acknowledgment and admiration for Gustav Mahler, Brain Eno, and Oliver Messiaen is illustrated in her compositions by a parallel clarity of expression, spaciousness, and acute ear for color. Indeed, the range of Nakkach's inspiration is expansive, from the forceful music of South American's composers Astor Piazzola and Egberto Gismonti, to the spiritual melodicism of Arvo Part and Meredith Monk, to the sensual intimacy of the poetics of Caetano Veloso, and all coexisting with her interest in the evolving mystery of cosmology and shamanism.
Discography:
Liminal (2015) produced by Todd Boston
In Love and Longing with David Darling (2014) Grammy® Nominated
Medicine Melodies, Songs that the Healer Hears(2012) produced by Christopher Eickmann
Aye, Spirit Voices(2008)
Music Healing Compilation (2005)
Invocation(2003)Best Healing Music album of the Year by, Musica GlobalMagazine, Spain (2003).
Yoga of the Voice (2002)
Music Meditations,Unwind (2002)
Music Massage, Inside (2001)
Ah, The Healing Voice(1999)Best Healing Music Album of the Year, Ah, The Healing Voice, CD-album, New Age Magazine, USA (2000)
Invisible Poem (1994)
Relaxation with Emotions(1993)
Seeker (1992).
Her work as an author and a recording artist is published by Sounds True.

She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where she established The Voice Loft, an elegant and open environment devoted to present master classes and adventurous experimental concerts, always expanding a creative community of sound practitioners and musicians.

For more information, http://www.voxmundiproject.com

For more information on Silvia Nakkach academic & curatorial programs go to: CIIS/Sound Certificate

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The Body is Not An Apology began as a conversation between two friends. Natasha feared she had an unintended pregnancy and when Sonya asked why Natasha had chosen to have unprotected sex with a casual partner, Natasha shared that her cerebral palsy made it difficult to be sexual and thus she did not feel entitled to ask her sexual partner to use a condom. Sonya's response was swift, "Your body is not an apology. You do not use it to say 'sorry for my disability." Sonya and Natasha created what Sonya refers to as a transformational portal by presencing three critical elements Radical Honesty, Radical Vulnerability, and Radical Empathy. It was from this powerful act that The Body is not An Apology was born.

Clear the words Sonya spoke to Natasha continued to echo inside Sonya and she knew they were demanding to become something beyond passing conversation. In July of 2010 Sonya wrote the poem, Untitled: The Body is Not An Apology.

"In this picture I am 230lbs. In this picture, I have stretch marks and an unfortunate decision in the shape of a melting Hershey's kiss on my left thigh. I am smiling, like a woman who knows you're watching and likes it. For this one camera flash, I am unashamed, unapologetic."

Sonya Renee Taylor, February 9, 2011

On February 9, 2011 Sonya shared a Facebook status and selfie in a saucy black corset. The words "the body is not an apology" had been calling her to an examination of all the areas in her life where she was simply not living into that truth. Sonya understood that her big, brown, queer body was not represented in the world as worthy of visibility or desire and yet, she chose to post the photo where she felt like the embodiment of desire and power. This terribly frightening act was birthed from the outlandishly simple idea that no human being should be ashamed of being in a human body.

Less than 24 hours after posting that picture, a movement was born. People across the country began posting their own pictures and stories. Folks began sharing photos of empowered, perfectly imperfect bodies, shaped by differences in age, race, size, gender, dis/ability, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, class, and other attributes. They were willing to exist unapologetically for just that moment. Sonya felt moved to create a space where people could practice living without apology in their bodies. She created a facebook page named after the words and poem that creating a new way of being for her and so many others.

Since that profile picture in February of 2011, The Body Is Not An Apology has become a refuge for millions who desire to dismantle the systems of body-based oppression that sever our experience of radical self-love, inside ourselves and in the world. Refusing to be held hostage by the Body Terrorism of the media and of the forces of social inequality, Unapologetic Posse members as far away as New Zealand, Thailand, India, and more have committed to a journey of personal and social transformation using the model of radical self-love.

By 2014, The Body is Not An Apology had outgrown Facebook as a home for their radical self-love work that had grown to include a team of content writers, educational programming, personal transformation projects and coaching, and even in-person support groups. TBINAA set out to build the world's most comprehensive digital media, education and community building platform focused on radical self-love as the foundational tool for social justice. With the support of over 792 backers from over 30 countries, The Body is Not An Apology raised over 40,000 and partnered with the website Everyday Feminisim to build their own digital home www.TheBodyisNotAnApology.com.

The Body Is Not An Apology is a digital media and education company committed to cultivating Radical Self Love as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation whose content and programming reaches nearly 1 million people each month exploring the intersection of bodies, identity, and social justice. The Leadership Circle is the steadfast team of 34 diverse radical self-love warriors in 5 countries who ensure TBINAA delivers on its commitment to its mission and vision of radical self-love. The Body is Not An Apology believes inequity, oppression, and injustice are in key ways, a manifestation of our inability to make peace with the body. Through information dissemination, education and community building, TBINAA fosters radical self-love which translates into radical human love in action, in service toward a more just equitable, and compassionate world.

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The Body Is Not An Apology - Sonya Renee Taylor

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The Body is Not An Apology began as a conversation between two friends. Natasha feared she had an unintended pregnancy and when Sonya asked why Natasha had chosen to have unprotected sex with a casual partner, Natasha shared that her cerebral palsy made it difficult to be sexual and thus she did not feel entitled to ask her sexual partner to use a condom.

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Community Move! is Project Commotion's adult education program, offering interactive workshops that link movement to the foundations of healthy development, learning and self-awareness.

Each year, PC brings our workshops to early childhood centers, colleges and conferences, spreading awareness about the need for gross motor play in the lives of both children and adults. By spreading our knowledge about the deep, life-long benefits of movement and play, we inspire young professionals, families and future teachers to incorporate more physical activity into the lives of the children they care for and serve.

Presenters discuss the science behind the brain-body connection and demonstrate how movement can support whole child development. Participants get to experience the learning themselves as they return to some of their favorite childhood activities: playing, rolling, spinning, jumping and even spending some time upside-down. Always a fun and engaging learning experience, PC's Community Move! Workshops aim to improve adult-child interactions and enhance learning environments by reminding adults that we can learn best through movement together!

If you would like to bring PC to your school or conference, please reach out to us. We would be happy to come move, play and learn with you!

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How many negative thoughts have been endlessly repeating in your mind? Daily affirmations help rewire our brains, build self esteem and change negative thought patterns. Empower yourself by verbally affirming your dreams and ambitions. Choose from many daily intentions and set reminders to be delivered throughout the day.

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An affirmation is a simple but powerful statement that helps to strengthen the connection between your unconscious mind and your conscious mind.
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As Buddha wisely said: you become what you believe.

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I personally believe that everything you see , hear, read, watch, listen too. Everything you take in is what you will put out. So by these positive affirmations which is the only thing I allow to notify me on my phone , when they pop up. It's like a breath of fresh air. Nothing changes over night, but I have been looking this stuff up and reading into it for a while. Positive affirmations can change the way you think. Even if you think you can't, just continue reading them and hearing them for a month . Watch how your life can change. We all should strive to be more positive human beings. I know it can be hard, especially since I come from a very abusive and violent back ground. You can change your negative thinking habits. I challenge you to trying positive affirmations for a month and to also be monitoring your thoughts...also called mental chatter. Try to calm your mind and always be in the present moment , and if you're going to have thoughts. Do your best to always make them positive. Positive affirmations is one of the ways to help with this. I also learn from our teacher Jesus Christ. A lot to learn from the good Book. The Holy Bible. Guys try it and see. I wish everyone to find their purpose in life and to be more loving and show more compassion towards one another. May God bless you all. Sending positive vibes!✝️🤍

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This list of basic yoga poses for kids serves as an inspiration guide, but please encourage the children's creativity. Yoga poses for kids often mimic our natural surroundings and may be interpreted in different ways. Some things to consider when you are practicing yoga with your children:

Feel free to adapt or change the yoga poses to suit your needs.

Focus on having fun with movement, not on practicing perfectly aligned poses.

Engage the children. Follow their passions and interests.

Create authentic, meaningful experiences.

Cater to their energy levels and different learning styles.

Be creative and enjoy yourselves, but please be safe.

Wear comfortable clothing and practice barefoot.

Play yoga games to engage them in learning about the poses.

Our Kids Yoga Stories' characters, Sophia, Luke, Elizabeth, Baraka, Pablo, and Anamika, demonstrate the kids yoga poses in the list below, followed by the yoga pose name, possible keywords, and descriptions.

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A List of 58 Yoga Poses for Kids:

Downward-Facing Dog Pose:
Dog, Bear, Wolf, Tunnel, Roof, Mountain, Mayan Ruins, Pyramid, Coyote, Sandcastle, Tapir, Fox
(From a standing position, bend down and place your palms flat on the ground. Step your feet back to create an upside-down V shape with your buttocks high in the air. Straighten your legs, relax your head and neck, and look down between your legs.)

Extended Side Angle Pose:
Sailboat
(From Triangle Pose, bend your front leg, rest your front elbow on your thigh, and reach your other arm straight up high to the sky. Look up. Repeat on the other side.)

Flower, Anemone
(Come to sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, lift up your legs, balance on your sitting bones, touch the soles of your feet together, and weave your arms under your legs.)

Horse Stance:
Horse, Bench, Frilled-Necked Lizard, Cowboy, Weight Lifter, Hockey Goalie, Lobster, Frog
(Stand with your legs apart, feet facing slightly outwards, bend your knees, and stand firm like a horse.)

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Live a healthier, happier, more well-rested life in just a few minutes a day with the Headspace app.

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You don't need a vacation to relax - all you need are your lungs. That's because deep abdominal breathing has been scientifically shown to reduce stress. And the best part is you can do it anytime and anywhere to calm your mind and body.

To help you relieve stress, time your breath to the rhythm of these animated breathing graphics. You'll be amazed at how much better you feel afterwards! When you're done, share them with those you feel could use a little stress relief in their lives (and let's be honest, who doesn't?).

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California has several picturesque beach waterfalls and falls near beaches. Waterfalls that flow right onto the sand are a unique phenomenon - only two exist in California. Southern California has large sandy beaches and much more to offer, but it has no waterfalls anywhere near the ocean. Central and Northern California have several waterfalls right on the beach. All of them require some sort of hike to reach them, but in most cases the hikes are short and the trails are in good condition. Below is a list with pictures of the best beach waterfalls in California.

Note that all of these waterfalls will be a trickle after a long dry spell. If you want to see them at full throttle, it is best to visit during the wetter months or after a heavy rain. We think these waterfalls are beautiful even they are barely flowing. For a map and location of each waterfall, click on the links under the photos.

McWay Falls, Big Sur

At Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park you are not allowed to go down to the waterfall, but you do get a perfect vantage point for photography. In addition to a waterfall, this beach has a rock arch (barely visible on the right in the zoomed picture above). See more rock arches in California. McWay Falls is one of the most photographed spots on the Big Sur Coast.

Alamere Falls, Point Reyes

Alamere Falls is a hard one to find. It's on a remote beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. That said, many diehard waterfall fans will hike all the way out here to see and photograph it. McWay might be the best-known beach falls, but Alamere Falls is much more rewarding as you can get right up to it. The long day-hike to get here and back to the car is strenuous, but doable. Start at the Palomarin Trailhead and hike north.

Point Reyes has another cascade behind Secret Beach. It's small and probably not worth the long trek out there by itself, but Secret Beach has a rock arch and natural amphitheater and is one of the most unique beaches in California.

Phillips Gulch Falls, Jenner

This waterfall is seasonal and doesn't fall onto sand, but it is cool to see in person. Few people know about Phillips Gulch Falls, but they should. It's just a short walk from Highway 1 near Salt Point State Park between Jenner and Sea Ranch in Sonoma County.

Soberanes Creek Falls, Carmel

Soberanes Creek passes under scenic Highway 1 in Garrapata State Park about 8 miles south of Carmel-By-The-Sea. It's not a big falls, but the setting is beautiful. The creek cascades down in a series of pools directly above a small rocky beach that is a accessible via a steep scramble.

Russian Gulch Waterfall, Mendocino

This 36-foot waterfall is a short hike away from the beach at Russian Gulch State Park. In addition to the Russian Gulch Falls, this beautiful park has a wonderful sandy beach, a picturesque concrete arch bridge, and a "punchbowl" which is one of the most unique features on the California Coast.

Black Swift Falls, Big Sur
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Black Swift Falls flows down a cliff right behind a beach located below Ragged Point Inn on the Big Sur Coast. During most of the touristy high season Young Creek is just a trickle as seen in this photo, but after a rain it can be an impressive sight. The hike down from the inn down to Young Creek Beach is a steep one but it's worth the effort. Staying at the inn is also highly recommended.

Other Big Sur Waterfalls

Big Sur has several other waterfalls that are easily accessible from Highway 1, but are not right at a beach.

Salmon Creek Falls is a short hike from a ranger station along Highway 1.

Limekiln Falls can be found up a trail in Limekiln State Park.

Canyon Falls on Mcway Creek is a short distance up the Ewoldsen Trail in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.

Highbridge Falls a short walk up a small road on the east side of Pacific Coast Highway 1 at Andrew Molera State Park.

Pfeiffer Falls are in the Big Sur area, but not that close to the beach. The hike up is over 400 feet elevation gain, but an easy day hike.

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Pleasure Activism is part of the Emergent Strategy Series .
How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls "pleasure activism," a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects-from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs-building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own.

Building on the success of her popular Emergent Strategy, adrienne launches a new series of the same name with this volume, bringing readers books that explore experimental, expansive, and innovative ways to meet the challenges that face our world today. Books that find the opportunity in every crisis!

Praise for Pleasure Activism
"[brown] demonstrates how we can tap into our emotional and erotic desires to organize against oppression."
-Colorlines

"adrienne maree brown...continues to stake her claim as one of our most critical thinkers and strategists by intentionally combining the power of story-telling with practical applications to help readers conjure their own definition of pleasure and how it is inextricably linked to every part of our existence."
- Monica Simpson, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

"adrienne marie brown is back, again dropping wisdom about alternative ways to live at this deeply fucked-up moment ... Let this book be the best Valentine's Day gift you've ever given yourself."
- Laura Winnick, Vice/Broadly

"adrienne maree brown dives deep, head first, into a fast swirling pool of pleasure-related topics. She swims her way from one end of the pool to the other with some help from her body-wise, experienced, friends. This book is all at once so cool, and so hot, with a rainbow of glorious compleXXXities. Pleasure Activism is bound to make a huge splash!"
- Annie Sprinkle, author of Explorer's Guide to Planet Orgasm-For Every Body

" Pleasure Activism is at heart a deeply personal collection of poems, interviews, artwork, and reflections curated and written by Brown to maximize pleasure and joy within our lives while also reducing trauma-induced pain, guilt, and shame."
- Caitlin Isabella Laughney, Columbia University

"Engaging with politics and social justice issues, whether it's climate change, race, or gender, can feel like work (and it is). Adrienne maree brown makes the case that you can feel good while doing so ... [Pleasure Activism] will challenge you to rethink your approach to changing the world."
- Victoria Rodriguez, Mashable

" Pleasure Activism is an invitation to know ourselves and be in conversation with the desire of our lustful imaginations... [I]t makes our personal liberation irresistible."
- Jasmine Burnett, activist and anti-oppression consultant

"adrienne maree brown elucidates a philosophy of Pleasure Activism to transform individuals and so the world. Her explicit instructions encourage orgasms of the body, mind and spirit. First, in support of our own authentic lives, then so that we can live in loving community with others. It's like a wise and juicy black goddess reopened Eden and said, 'Okay, everybody, let's try this again.'"
- Veronica Vera, author & founder of Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to Be Girls

" Pleasure Activism, as curated by brown, is a fitting example of the collective experience of love and the relationships that define every mass movement and whisper the most ancient wisdom about possibilities for a shared future."
- Lorax B. Horne for Interface: a journal for and about social movements

adrienne maree brown is a writer rooted in Detroit who now lives in Durham, NC. She is a student of the works of Octavia E. Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin. Some of her books include , Emergent Strategy and . Her visionary fiction has appeared in The Funambulist, Harvard Design Review, Dark Mountain, and YES! Magazine.

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Pleasure Activism A New York Times Best Seller! "[brown] demonstrates how we can tap into our emotional and erotic desires to organize against oppression." -Colorlines "adrienne maree brown...continues to stake her claim as

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Self-care is not selfish. You must fill your own cup before you can pour into others.

self-care and mental health

Ideally, we all engage in regular self-care in which we do the things that make us feel taken care of mentally, physically, and emotionally. But this doesn't always happen, and we may need to stop and take the time to remind ourselves we are important, too.

Sometimes our feelings become too much and we need to distract ourselves until we are better able to cope. We can also strategically change how we are feeling when things become too overwhelming.

What is self-care?

Self-care is important to maintaining a healthy relationship with yourself. It means doing things to take care of our minds, bodies, and souls by engaging in activities that promote well-being and reduce stress. Doing so enhances our ability to live fully, vibrantly, and effectively. The practice of self-care also reminds both you and others that your needs are valid and a priority.

Examples of self-care

Clean

Cook or bake

Cross something off your to-do list

Exercise

Get a massage

Go for a walk

Listen to music or a podcast

Make art

Meditation

Mindfulness exercises

Play a game

Practice deep breathing

Read

Take a bath

Take a (timed) nap

Watch TV or a movie

Yoga

distraction as a strategy

Why should I distract myself?

Activities are a great way for us to distract ourselves from our current emotions until we are better able to cope. When our level of distress is too high, we may not be able to effectively handle a situation and need ways to bring our emotional state down. Some suggestions may seem similar to self-care, but distraction activities serve a different purpose. One person's self-care activity is another's distraction technique.

Examples of distraction activities

Call a friend (and don't talk about what's causing you distress)

Create something

Describe your surroundings using your five senses

Do a puzzle

Do something kind for someone else

Focus on a single task

Go out to eat

Go to an event

Hold ice

Listen to music or a podcast

Make a list of things (cars, dog breeds, music artists, etc.)

Take a hot or cold shower

Try something new

Volunteer

Watch something funny

Watch TV or a movie

changing our emotions

Is my response warranted?

Check to see if the situation warrants the response you're having. Examine the facts. While our emotions are always valid, they are not always justified. Look to see if your emotional response matches the circumstances.

Am I being effective?

Examine whether what you're doing is helping or hurting the situation. If it's making things worse, do the opposite of whatever it is you feel like doing. Commit to it. If you want to stay home and isolate, force yourself to go out where there are people. If you're angry and want to yell, try avoiding the person who your anger is directed towards.

Self-Care Recommendations

Podcast with Active Minds' Founder and Executive Director, Alison Malmon

Alison joined sisters Maddie and Kenzie Ziegler on their podcast "Take 20" to discuss tips for self-care, navigating stress, how to have hard conversations with loved ones, and more. Listen to the two-part series here.

Episode One
Episode Two Image from Take 20 Podcast

from California's Each Mind Matters

Free Resources:

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For Individuals Living with Mental Illness:

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Originally designed for people facing illness and their families, the app is perfect for this pandemic. In addition to guided meditations for stress relief and relaxation in traumatic times, the app contains a short version of our Meditation Course and meditations for everyday from our Simply Being app.

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Insight Timer - #1 Free Meditation App for Sleep, Relax & More

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The struggle is real, but it doesn't mean your food has to suffer. Chef Frankie Celenza shows you how to make delicious meals that won't break the bank.

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Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor

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"Our breath is a beautiful, healing, mysterious gift, and so is this book. I already feel like it's going to change my life." - Elizabeth Gilbert

"This book is amazing. Most people have no idea how to do breathing exercises and how beneficial they are. Over the last few weeks I've been using the methods I learned from his book and I can tell you there are absolutely some real benefits to be had from this. . .I really enjoyed this book." - Joe Rogan

"I highly recommend this book." -Wim Hof

"A fascinating book, full of dazzling revelations." -Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, bestselling author and podcaster

"A transformative book that changes how you think about your body and mind." -Joshua Foer, New York Times-bestselling author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Memory

"We all know that 'we are what we eat,' but we give little attention to the equally important facet of health, breath, and more specifically how (and even why) we breathe. In Breath, author and journalist James Nestor lays out in spellbinding and at once comedic and riveting fashion his ten year personal investigation of breathing. Who could imagine a "self help book" that reads like a page turning novel?! I couldn't put it down. I urge you to read and follow his teachings to improve that under appreciated other pillar of your health, your breath."
Steven R Gundry MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Plant Paradox series, The Longevity Paradox, and The Energy Paradox.

"This is the best book I've ever read! You won't be able to put it down." -Dr. John Douillard DC CAP, elite trainer and author of Body, Mind, and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Health, Fitness, and Your Personal Best

"It's a rare popular-science book that keeps a reader up late, eyes glued to the pages. But Breath is just that fascinating. It will alarm you. It will gross you out. And it will inspire you. Who knew respiration could be so scintillating?" - Spirituality & Health

" Breath is an utterly fascinating journey into the ways we are wired. No matter who you are, you'll want to read this." -Po Bronson, New York Times-bestselling author of What Should I Do with My Life? and NutureShock

"An eye-opening, epic journey of human devolution that explains why so many of us are sick and tired. A must-read book that exposes what our health care system doesn't see." -Dr. Steven Y. Park, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, author of Sleep, Interrupted

"I don't say this often, but when I do I mean it: This book changed my life. Breath is part scientific quest, part historical insight, part Hero's Journey, full of groundbreaking ideas, and a rollicking good read. I had no idea that the simple and intuitive act of inhaling and exhaling has taken such an evolutionary hit. As a result, I figured out why I sleep so badly and why my breathing feels so often out of sync. With a few simple tweaks, I fixed my breathing and fixed myself. A transformational book!" -Caroline Paul, bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl

"If you breathe, you need this book. When we undervalue anything, including something so basic as breathing, bad things always happen-and Nestor makes it clear how awful it's gotten. But he also provides a clear airway back to better, deeper, stronger respirations." -Wallace J. Nichols, PhD, New York Times-bestselling author of Blue Mind

"If you want to read a book about the power of the breath, this is it!" -Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage

" Breath shows us just how extraordinary the act of breathing is and why so much depends on how we do it. An enthralling, surprising, and often funny adventure into our most overlooked and undervalued function." -Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We Swim and American Chinatown

"A welcome, invigorating user's manual for the respiratory system." - Kirkus Reviews

"I would have thought that breathing was pretty simple and well understood. Then I read this book. Now I know it's a hugely complex and wondrous process which we need to understand much better. Fascinating and provocative stuff."-Dr. Daniel M. Davis, author of The Beautiful Cure

"Although we all breathe, there is an art and science to breathing correctly . . . Full of fascinating information an compelling arguments, this eye-opening (or more aptly a mouth-closing and nostril-opening) work is highly recommended." - Library Journal

" Breath provides a new perspective of modern day technology and how we've unknowingly abandoned the answers we've always had. James Nestor artfully brings back what modern society has walked away from by combining ancestral techniques and new age technology in one elegant book." - Scientific Inquirer

"Thank you James Nestor; your book Breath has already changed my life!!! Get this book for someone you love or even like." -Louie Anderson (via Twitter)

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hey, girl. is a podcast that unites the voices of phenomenal women near and far. Created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind, author Alex Elle sits down with people who inspire her. From friends to family members and strangers, the hey, girl. guests give us a peek into their stories through candid and intimate conversations.

hey, girl. is a podcast that unites the voices of phenomenal women near and far. Created with sisterhood and storytelling in mind, author Alex Elle sits down with people who inspire her. From friends to family members and strangers, the hey, girl. guests give us a peek into their stories through candid and intimate conversations.

Thoughtful and Honest

I recently discovered this podcast but Alex asks such thoughful and intentional questions of her guests. The stories are amazing to listen to. Overall, this is a really great podcast.

Authentic

Just discovered Alex , her work and this podcast last week. I've tuned into a handful of episodes already and enjoying her authenticity, centered-ness and passion for wellness and self growth. Thank you for sharing.

Honest, Real, Beautiful

I have been enjoying this podcast so much. And wow - just listened to June 6 episode. 🔥♥️
Thank you for sharing in this vulnerable and profound way. LOVE it.

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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