Resources List

Books

  • Blackstone, Judith. Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person. Sounds True Inc, 2012.
  • Brown, Brene. The Gifts of Imperfection. Hazelden Publishing, 2010.
  • Cooper, Rabbi David. Invoking Angels. Sounds True, 2006.
  • Dweck, Carol. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Ballantine Books, 2007.
  • Frankel, Estelle. Sacred Therapy. Shambhala, 2005
  • Frankel, Estelle. The Wisdom of Not Knowing. Shambhala, 2017.
  • Frankel, Viktor. Man’s Search for Meaning. Various editions.
  • Gold, Rabbi Shefa. Torah Journeys. Ben Yehuda Press, 2006.
  • Goldstein, Rabbi Meir. “Key Kabbalistic Notions,” Sefaria, Accessed August 5, 2025 https://bit.ly/4odIwyJ
  • Green, Arthur. Judaism’s Ten Best Ideas. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2004.
  • Heschel, Rabbi Abraham Joshua. God in Search of Man. The Jewish Publication Society of America and Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1955.
  • Jackson, Laura Lynne. Signs: the Secret Language of the Universe. Dial Press, 2019.
  • Kantrowitz, Rabbi Min. Counting the Omer: A Kabbalistic Meditation. Gaon, 2010.
  • Kedar, Rabbi Karyn. God Whispers. Jewish Lights, 1999.
  • Kedar, Rabbi Karyn. The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness. Jewish Lights, 2011.
  • King, Serge Kahili. “Savoring and Huna’s Essential Principles, 1,” Accessed August 7, 2025. https://bit.ly/4mUY5u4
  • Knight, Rabbi Asher. “Al Tirah: Do Not Fear.” Accessed August 7, 2025. https://bit.ly/474rz2V
  • Kushner, Rabbi Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Anchor Books, 2004.
  • Levy, Rabbi Yael. Directing the Heart. A Way In, 2019.
  • Lew, Rabbi Alan. This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation. Little Brown, 2003.
  • Lyubomirsky, Sonja. The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want. Penguin Books, 2008.
  • Morinis, Alan. Everyday Holiness. Trumpeter, 2018.
  • Obama, Michelle. The Light We Carry. Crown, 2022.
  • Plumb, Laura. Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners: An Ayurvedic Cookbook to Balance and Heal. Callisto, 2018
  • Robbins, Mel. The Let Them Theory. Hay House, 2024.
  • Rohr, Richard. “Transforming Pain” (Blog), Center for Action and Contemplation, Accessed August 5, 2025. https://bit.ly/3L26xdz
  • Ruiz, Don Miguel. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Tarcher, 1997.
  • Schachter-Shalomi, Rabbi Zalman. From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older. Warner Books, 1995.
  • Schwartz, Richard C. Introduction to the Internal Family Systems. Sounds True, 2001.
  • Shinn, Florence Scovel. The Game of Life and How to Play It. Delors’s & Co, 1925.
  • Singer, Michael A. The Untethered Soul. New Harbinger Publications/ Noetic Books, 2007.
  • Strassfeld, Michael, ed. Torah Without End. Ben Yehuda Press, 2022.
  • Turner, Kelly. Radical Remission Surviving Cancer at All Odds. HarperOne, 2014.
  • Van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score. Penguin Books, 2014.

Podcasts

  • Hyman, Mark. The Doctor’s Farmacy
  • Robbins, Mel. The Mel Robbins Podcast

Tools

  • Dynamind Technique: a healing modality from the Hawaiian Huna tradition that combines touch, words, and breath to relax the body for physical and emotional healing.
    https://www.hunahawaii.com/Files/Dynamind.pdf
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): a psychotherapy technique used to help individuals process and reduce the emotional distress associated with traumatic memories. https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/
  • The Flourishing Center: Founded by Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, the Center is dedicated to helping individuals, organizations, and communities thrive by teaching applied positive psychology and wellbeing skills. It offers professional certifications, including Certification in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP), and provides resources, coaching, and training programs to foster human flourishing and resilience. https://theflourishingcenter.com/
  • Havening: a psycho-sensory technique that works by triggering the delta waves in our brains through touch, attention, and imagination, helping to discharge and alter the way traumas and negative emotions are stored. https://www.havening.org/
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS): a psychotherapy approach that views the mind as composed of distinct “parts” or subpersonalities, with a core “Self” that is innately compassionate, curious, and wise. https://ifs-institute.com/
  • Self-Compassion: Through science-based research, Dr. Kristen Neff offers a supportive space to learn how to befriend yourself and grow your inner strength in times of struggle. https://self-compassion.org/
  • Tapping Solution: also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), tapping is a powerful self-healing technique to reduce anxiety by tapping on acupressure points in the body. https://www.thetappingsolution.com
  • Transcendental Meditation (TM): focuses on settling the mind through repetition of a personal mantra. It was developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. https://www.tm.org/
  • Values in Action: a philosophy that seeks to build on one’s character strengths and support each person to be the best version of themselves possible. https://www.viacharacter.org

Practitioners