Resources
Grounding Exercise
This is an 11 minute audio grounding exercise. A lot of us have chaotic lives, busy minds and a lot of stress. Being grounded means that our mind, body, nervous system, and energy system are relaxed, at ease, and held. We can be rooted in the earth like the strong roots of a huge old tree.
During challenging times, this exercise can be really helpful. Connect and ground through your root chakra every day.
There is no need to overthink this! Please relax, breathe, listen and follow these simple instructions. You can do this exercise daily – or as often as you need to do it. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at theinsightcenter@gmail.com.
Intro to Astrology: Free Webinar Slides
Ready to learn something new or expand your understanding of Astrology? Learn about charts, Planets, Signs, and Houses with this complimentary slide deck from a recent class taught by Margaret.
This slide deck introduces each Planet, Signs and House and explains how to read and understand a chart. Margaret offers these foundational pieces of Astrology so you can better understand yourself, others, and what is going on in the world.
Reiki
The Rainbow Journey, Seven Steps to Self Healing by Brenda Davies
Hands of Light, A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field by Barbara Ann Brennan
Light Emerging, The Journey of Personal Healing by Barbara Ann Brennan
Essential Reiki, a Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art by Diane Stein
The Power of Reiki: An Ancient Hands-On Healing Technique by Tanmaya Honervogt
Healing Your Past Lives, Exploring the Many Lives of the Soul by Roger J. Woolger, PhD
Reading Lists
Vipassanā Meditation
Taming the Monkey Mind by Thubten Chodron
Entering the Stream, an Introduction to The Buddha and His Teachings by Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chodzin Kohn
A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
After the Ecstasy, The Laundry by Jack Kornfield
The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
Bringing Home the Dharma, Awakening Where You Are by Jack Kornfield
Seeking The Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambala Classics) by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Dalai Lama and Robert K. Hall M.D.
Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters by Jack Kornfield
The Buddha is Still Teaching by Jack Kornfield
Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart by Jack Kornfield
Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh and Jack Kornfield
Peace is Every Step, The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Being Dharma, The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings by Ajahn Chah
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away by Ajahn Chah
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition by Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney and Andrew Harvey
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between by Padma Sambhava, Robert Thurman, The Dalai Lama and Karma Lingpa
Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English: An Introductory Guide to Deeper States of Meditation by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepola Gunaratana
The Path of Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
Against the Stream by Noah Levine
The Heart of the Revolution: The Buddha’s Radical Teachings of Forgiveness, Compassion, and Kindness by Noah Levine
Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective by Mark Epstein
Going on Being by Mark Epstein
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Buddha by Deepak Chopra
Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment by Lama Surya Das
Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation by Lama Surya Das
Awakening To The Sacred by Lama Surya Das
Vipassana Meditation by S.N. Goenka
Spirituality
Sacred Inquiry by Adyashanti
Circling the Sacred Mountain by Robert Thurman and Tad Wise
The Awakened Warrior, Living with Courage, Compassion and Discipline edited by Rick Fields
A New earth, Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
Mutant Message From Forever by Marlo Morgan
Shaman, Healer, Sage by Alberto Villaldo, Ph.D.
The End of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment by Adyashanti
The Way of Liberation, A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Adyashanti
No Time Like the Present, Finding Freedom, Love and Joy Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield
The Five Initiations, Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully by Frank Ostaseski
Astrology
Stephen Arroyo’s Chart Interpretation Handbook: Guidelines for Understanding the Essentials of the Birth Chart by Stephen Arroyo and Jerilynn Marshall
Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements: An Energy Approach to Astrology and Its Use in the Counseling Arts by Stephen Arroyo
Astrology, Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart by Stephen Arroyo
Astrology, A Cosmic Science by Isabel M. Hickey
The Astrology of Transformation a Multilevel Approach by Dane Rudhyar
Planets In Transit, Life Cycles for Living by Robert Hand
Pluto, The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul, Volume 1 by Jeff Green
Pluto, The Soul’s Evolution through Relationships, Volume 11 by Jeff Green
Understanding Karmic Complexes, Evolutionary Astrology and Regression Therapy by Patricia L. Walsh
Healing the Soul, Pluto, Uranus and the Lunar Nodes by Mark Jones