Anti-racism mindfulness resources

Podcasts, Videos and Articles—

10 Percent Happier Podcast: #259: How You Can Help Transform America’s Racial Karma | Dr. Larry Ward

• What can you, as an individual, do to help break the cycles of rage, pain, fear, and violence that continue to grip America — and many other parts of the world — relating to the issue of race?

10 Percent Happier LIVE: Mindfulness for Working Against Racism — Rhonda V. Magee

• Rhonda V. Magee is a Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating mindfulness into higher education, law, and social change work

Books

Radical Dharma by Rev. angel Kyodo williams

• Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening.

The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness by Rhonda Magee

• This book profoundly shows that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential. Through the practice of embodied mindfulness — paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way — we increase our emotional resilience, recognize our own biases, and become less reactive when triggered.

White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White by Daniel Hill

• In this compelling and timely book, Hill shows you the seven stages to expect on your own path to cultural awakening. It’s crucial to understand both personal and social realities in the areas of race, culture, and identity. This book will give you a new perspective on being white and also empower you to be an agent of reconciliation in our increasingly diverse and divided world.

My Grandmother’s Hands | Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

• The first self-discovery book to examine white body supremacy in America from the perspective of trauma and body-centered psychology.

The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Gender and Sexuality by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel.

• A powerful book — Manuel suggests that our most spiritual moments can come from embracing the anger that arises from the illusions of separations in our society. “It is a misinterpretation to suppose that attending to the fires of our existence cannot lead us to experience the waters of peace”

You Belong: A Call For Connection by Sebene Selassie

• In You Belong, much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie reveals that accepting our belonging is the key to facing the many challenges currently impacting our world. Using ancient philosophy, multidisciplinary research, exquisite storytelling, and razor-sharp wit, Selassie leads us in an exploration of all the ways we separate (and thus suffer) and offers a map back to belonging.

Courses—

Racism — Reveal to Heal: A Three Week Racial Healing Course for All Beings by The Ascension Seed.

• This three week course will take you on an emotional journey into your inner world, so you can lovingly face, heal, and clear racial sickness from within your being. This work is for ALL of us, whatever our skin color. Spots are still open — let’s fill up this course.

Co-written by Celine Rezvani and Simona Asinovski

with love from our crew at Sound Meditation Presents