Booklets
Designed for busy caregivers, this first booklet in our series offers you practical contemplative tools and resources for caring for others and yourself. Whether you are caring for a loved one or friend who is facing hardships and loss, who is ill or dying, this series will help you be fully present.
The booklet introduces five simple practices and the resources to support them. The ideas presented are meant to be immediately accessible, to be reflected on and practiced within the context of actual caregiving.
It should take just a few moments to gain a new perspective or a new tool, and the booklet can be printed and carried with you or downloaded to read on a smartphone, tablet, computer or ebook reader.
Questions for further reflection in order to deepen one’s experience with the tools are included in the booklet, as well as a list of further study resources.
Each guided meditation has its own audio track and includes:
Mindfulness of the Body
Mindfulness of the Breath
Being Clear with our Motivation
Being Spacious with our Thoughts and Emotions
Loving Kindness for Oneself
Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves Booklet Series 1
Designed for busy caregivers, this first booklet in our series offers you practical contemplative tools and resources for caring for others and yourself. Whether you are caring for a loved one or friend who is facing hardships and loss, who is ill or dying, this series will help you be fully present.
The booklet introduces five simple practices and the resources to support them. The ideas presented are meant to be immediately accessible, to be reflected on and practiced within the context of actual caregiving. It should take just a few moments to gain a new perspective or a new tool, and the booklet can be printed and carried with you or downloaded to read on a smartphone, tablet, computer or ebook reader.
Each guided meditation has its own audio track and includes:
Mindfulness of the Body
Mindfulness of the Breath
Being Clear with our Motivation
Being Spacious with our Thoughts and Emotions
Loving Kindness for Oneself
Questions for further reflection in order to deepen one’s experience with the tools are included in the booklet, as well as a list of further study resources.
Included in this bundle:
the booklet in two formats – as a printable PDF file and an EPUB ebook
and five MP3 audio files of guided meditations led by our knowledgeable and experienced instructors.
These complement the practices detailed in the booklet, while also offering a convenient and portable way for you to engage with the practices.
Please note: Upon completion of purchase, you will be sent an email with a link to download the files bundled together as one .zip file. Smartphones and tablets may require an unzipping app to open the .zip file.
Booklet 1 Bundle:
Ebook and Guided Audio Meditations
Just Booklet 1
Five Simple Practices to Help You Be Here Fully
Designed for busy caregivers, this first booklet in our series offers you practical contemplative tools and resources for caring for others and yourself. Whether you are caring for a loved one or friend who is facing hardships, loss, who is ill, or dying, this series will help you be fully present.
The booklet introduces five simple practices and the resources to support them. The ideas presented are meant to be immediately accessible, to be reflected on and practiced within the context of actual caregiving. It should take just a few moments to gain a new perspective or a new tool.
Questions for further reflection in order to deepen one’s experience with the tools are included in the booklet, as well as a list of further study resources.
Included in this download:
the booklet in two formats – as a printable PDF file and an EPUB ebook. These formats offer a convenient and portable way for you to engage with the practices.
If you would like the guided audio meditations that accompany this booklet, you can purchase the full Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves Booklet Series #1 pack.
Please note: Upon completion of purchase, you will be sent an email with a link to download the files bundled together as one .zip file. Smartphones and tablets may require an unzipping app to open the .zip file.
Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves Booklet Series 2
This small booklet bundle is the second in our Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Others series. It offers practical and key contemplative tools for self-care and resources for making a genuine connection with the person or people you are caring for. Caring for another person is a test in patience, physical stamina, mental equanimity and compassion. For trying and challenging times, there is one basic piece of advice: take care of yourself first. On a plane, we are instructed to put our own oxygen mask on first before we assist others.
With this wisdom in mind, we offer this booklet to you. Whether you are supporting a loved one or a friend who is facing hardships and loss, or someone who is ill, elderly or dying, this series will help you be there fully, wisely and wholeheartedly.
Each guided meditation has its own audio track and includes:
Befriending Yourself
Coming Home to Yourself
Another You
In Another Person’s Shoes
Circle of Care
Questions for further reflection in order to deepen one’s experience with the tools are included in the booklet, as well as a list of further study resources.
Included in this bundle:
the booklet in two formats – as a printable PDF file and an EPUB ebook
and five MP3 audio files of guided meditations led by our knowledgeable and experienced instructors.
These complement the practices detailed in the booklet, while also offering a convenient and portable way for you to engage with the practices.
Please note: Upon completion of purchase, you will be sent an email with a link to download the files bundled together as one .zip file. Smartphones and tablets may require an unzipping app to open the .zip file.
Five More Simple Practices to Help You Be Here Fully
This small booklet is the second in our Caring for Ourselves, Caring for Others series. It offers practical and key contemplative tools for self-care and resources for making a genuine connection with the person or people you are caring for. Caring for another person is a test in patience, physical stamina, mental equanimity and compassion. For trying and challenging times, there is one basic piece of advice: take care of yourself first. On a plane, we are instructed to put our own oxygen mask on first before we assist others.
With this wisdom in mind, we offer this booklet to you. Whether you are supporting a loved one or a friend who is facing hardships and loss, or someone who is ill, elderly or dying, this series will help you be there fully, wisely and wholeheartedly.
Questions for further reflection in order to deepen one’s experience with the tools are included in the booklet, as well as a list of further study resources.
Included in this download:
the booklet in two formats – as a printable PDF file and an EPUB ebook. These formats offer a convenient and portable way for you to engage with the practices.
If you would like the guided audio meditations that accompany this booklet, you can purchase the full Series 2 Pack: Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves.
Please note: Upon completion of purchase, you will be sent an email with a link to download the files bundled together as one .zip file. Smartphones and tablets may require an unzipping app to open the .zip file.
A Part of: Series 2: Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves
Designed for busy caretakers, this compilation presents five contemplative practices as guided meditations led by knowledgeable and experienced instructors. Each guided meditation has its own audio track and includes:
Befriending Yourself
Coming Home to Yourself
Another You
In Another Person’s Shoes
Circle of Care
Upon completion of purchase, you will be sent an email with a link to download the files bundled together as one.zip file.
Please note: Smartphones and tablets may require an unzipping app to open the .zip file.
If you would like the Ebook that accompanies these meditations, this audio is also included in the Series 2 Bundle: Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves