Resources: United States

People typically have a preferred way of dealing with conflict. None is superior to any other, and it is possible to have more than one style. Five major styles include:…

As long as there has been oppression, people have been working to end it. This work deepens each year with new collectives emerging and new practices evolving. Activist groups sometimes…

Physical self-care includes many activities that benefit the physical body like sleep, nourishment, and exercise. Sensory self-care is primarily for calming and regulating the nervous system.  Sensory self-care can help…

The human nervous system evolved in nature, and it is still designed to respond to the signals that nature provides.  Some health care providers are now writing prescriptions for time…

Naturalist Jon Young's research shows that nature connection is beneficial for both sensory integration and emotional regulation.  Occupational therapist Kathleen Lockyer prescribes nature connection to ameliorate, and even reverse, symptoms…

Mental self-care includes activities that benefit the mind like learning, creativity, and reducing stress. Benefits include: increased self-awareness; increased self-knowledge; increased productivity.  Self-care practices are uncontroversially good for you.  When…

Finding your center after losing it is a skill anyone can learn.  It's common to periodically lose your center.  Distractions, attractions, tensions, desires, and needs frequently demand attention.  You can…

Forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables to create low maintenance food production systems. The crops reduce food miles, trees and soil absorb carbon…