This residency is designed to deepen your connection to self, purpose, and presence. Below is a curated selection of resources—books, podcasts, practices, and tools—to support your path before, during, and after your time with us.
Meditation & Mindfulness
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Recommended Apps
Waking Up – Sam Harris: A thoughtful platform combining meditation, philosophy, and consciousness studies.
Insight Timer: Thousands of free meditations, courses, and music.
Ten Percent Happier: Mindfulness made relatable for modern life.
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Podcasts & Talks
Waking Up Podcast – Sam Harris: “The Path and the Goal”
On Being – Krista Tippett with Jack Kornfield: “The Inner Landscape of Beauty”
The Rich Roll Podcast – Bob Roth: The Science & Practice of Transcendental Meditation: A powerful conversation on TM, stress relief, and inner stillness.
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Transcendental Meditation (TM)
A simple, natural meditation technique practiced for 20 minutes twice a day. Scientifically validated to reduce stress, improve cognitive function, and enhance wellbeing.
Start Here
TM.org: Official site for learning about and learning the TM method
Rich Roll’s interview with Bob Roth: A great intro to the benefits and science behind TM
Strength in Stillness by Bob Roth – A beginner-friendly book on TM and its global impact
Intro to Buddhism
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Books
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh – A simple and poetic guide to transforming suffering
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Podcast Episodes
Ten Percent Happier with Joseph Goldstein: “Buddhism Without Beliefs”
Waking Up app: Intro series on Buddhist thought and meditation by Sam Harris
Dream Work & Conscious Sleep
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Podcast & Practice
Gaia Consciousness Podcast – “Neuroplasticity” with Charlie Morley: A fascinating dive into lucid dreaming, trauma healing, and night-based mindfulness
Dreams of Awakening by Charlie Morley – A practical book for working with dreams as tools for growth
The Lucid Dreaming Workbook – Exercises and techniques for exploring dreams and the unconscious
Breathwork & Somatic Healing
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Tools & Teachers
Breath by James Nestor – A powerful book on how breath shapes the body and mind
SOMA Breath – Integrative, rhythmic breathwork rooted in yogic and scientific traditions
The Breath Guy – Richie Bostock: Accessible, guided breathwork for clarity and calm
Further Reading for the Journey
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The Bhagavad Gita – A timeless text on dharma, purpose, and spiritual action
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer – Letting go of the inner critic and living from awareness
The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche – A poetic and sensuous take on ancient tantric meditation
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield – Overcoming creative resistance
The Art of Living by Epictetus (trans. Sharon Lebell) – Stoic philosophy for everyday clarity