Library: Anti-Oppression Resources: Self-Care

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Self-Care Online Resources

Counseling Services at WCC

WCC Mental Health & Wellness Windward Community College Mental Health and Wellness is an essential resource to the entire campus community in dealing with mental health conditions and everyday life challenges. The goal is to provide a range of counseling services and activities on campus to support students’ life goals as well as their academic goals.

Local and National Counseling and Other Resources

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

Online Chat

Crisis Line of Hawaiʻi

Oahu: (808) 832-3100

Neighbor Island: 1 (800) 753-6879

Wellness Wednesdays and Friday Lomilomi Practice at Waiwai Collective (Old Varsity Building)

Check the website for event times and descriptions.

Library Resources

Meditation for Daily Stress by Michel Pascal; Natalie L. Trent (Foreword by)
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 1683350162
Publication Date: 2017
Drawing on his experience living at the Kopan Monastery in Nepal, meditation teacher Michel Pascal shares his new and easy method of meditating in the moment to calm the mind and break the cycle of stress addiction.
Yoga for Emotional Trauma by Rick NurrieStearns; Mary NurrieStearns
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 1608826430
Publication Date: 2013
In Yoga for Emotional Trauma, a psychotherapist and a meditation teacher present a yogic approach to emotional trauma by instructing you to apply mindful awareness, breathing, yoga postures, and mantras to their emotional and physical pain
Yoga and Mindfulness Therapy by C. Alexander Simpkins; Annellen M. Simpkins
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 1936128853
Publication Date: 2014
Bringing together philosophy and neuroscience with hands-on exercises, journaling, and charts, this practical workbook by psychologists and best-selling authors C. Alexander Simpkins, Ph.D., ans Annelien M. Simpkins, Ph.D., is organized to include -The tools to get you started: preliminaries, quick tips, neuroscience and efficacy research -Clear instructions to guide you in the practices of yoga and mindfulness -Application of the practice to anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and substance abuse -An appendix created especially for the chinician answers questions about how and when to introduce the techniques, ways to adapt to your practice, and special ways to address children and seniors.
The Brilliant Book of Calm: Down to Earth Ideas for Finding Inner Peace in a Chaotic World by Tania Ahsan
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 1282392697
Publication Date: 2008
For most of us, trying to find a moment of peace in our hectic schedule is like searching for a needle in a haystack. When faced with a crisis it's more likely that we'll fly into a panic than calmly assess the situation and formulate a plan to deal with the problem. With the help of The brilliant book of calm you can take charge of your life like never before, so that when push comes to shove and the proverbial hits the fan, all you need to do is take a deep breath before you deal with whatever life has thrown at you.
Yoga Sparks by Carol Krucoff; Kelly McGonigal (Foreword by)
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 1608827011
Publication Date: 2013
Yoga Sparks offers 108 quick, practical, and accessible yoga exercises that you can practice anytime, anywhere--no matter how busy or stressful your schedule. In this book, you will learn how yoga in "bite-size" pieces can become a healthy habit that can relieve emotional stress, increase your physical strength and flexibility, and help you to lead a happier, healthier life.