These days it’s easy to feel listless and a bit overwhelmed. Dr. Gomes created this list of links for inspiration and supporting your mind, body and spirit through challenging times.
Learn a new
- language https://www.duolingo.com/
- instrument https://www.joytunes.com/blog/music-fun/16-resources-for-learning-an-instrument-on-your-own/
- recipe (see “Food” section down below)
- skill https://www.skillshare.com/browse
Explore
- online national park tours https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/ - online museum tours https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne - online zoo experience
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams - online aquarium experience https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams - tour Hawaii’s beautiful landmarks via Google Earth tour
https://earth.google.com/web/@20.94186509,-157.02059303,200.7307319a,2371691.57671183d,35y,-0.0000121h,0.66156264t,0r/data=Ci4SLBIgYzVhNjFjZTg3ODFmMTFlOWFhYWVkNzY5Mzk1NTJiOTgiCG92ZXJ2aWV3 - Mars tour via Google and NASA
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/# - Google Arts and Cultural database
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en
Entertainment
- Philharmonie Digital Concert
https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/titelgeschichten/20192020/digital-concert-hall/ - Free Opera Streams from the MET
https://www.metopera.org/about/press-releases/met-to-launch-nightly-met-opera-streams-a-free-series-of-encore-live-in-hd-presentations-streamed-on-the-company-website-during-the-coronavirus-closure/
Education online
- Wide Variety of subjects at https://www.tutor.com/
- Happiness Course https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being
- Mind Body Green https://www.mindbodygreen.com/
Create
- draw
- hand-lettering https://handlettereddesign.com/
- color https://about.library.ubc.ca/colour-our-collections/
- color https://colormandala.com/
- paint https://mymodernmet.com/online-painting-tutorials/
- knit https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/learn-to-knit-2116465
- write https://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-poetry.html
- photography
- podcast https://www.podcastinsights.com/start-a-podcast/
Exercise
Yoga and Meditation
- Sky Ting TV https://www.skyting.com/tv
- DailyOM https://www.dailyom.com/
- The Class by Taryn Toomey https://digitalstudio.theclass.com/
- Kripalu Online Resources https://kripalu.org/resources
- Glo yoga, mediation, pilates https://www.glo.com/
Cardio
- Aaptiv https://aaptiv.com/
- Nike Run Club https://www.nike.com/nrc-app
- DanceBody https://streamteam.dancebody.com/browse
- Fitness Blender https://www.fitnessblender.com/
Strength
- Barre3 https://barre3.com/trial
- The Bar Method’s online program https://barmethod.com/bar-online/
- Sweat by Kayla https://www.kaylaitsines.com/
- Centr Fit https://centr.com/join-us
- Obe Fitness https://www.obefitness.com/how-it-works
- Daily Burn https://dailyburn.com/landing#!home
- YMCA http://ymcali.org/virtualfitness
- Les Mills https://watch.lesmillsondemand.com/at-home-workouts/season:1?fbclid=IwAR2tFfesBtCEkd_an9j7IGklzTBZhWk1us-Voq_9lMC-_x2a0FuUuaeML7M
Connect
- call a loved one you haven’t spoken to in a while
- virtual dinner party gathering https://zoom.us/
- play a board game https://lifehacker.com/you-can-play-these-games-online-with-friends-1842347093
- send a photo postcard via TouchNote https://touchnote.com/us/
Get outside
- yardwork
- forest bathing
- grounding/earthing
- shoreline walking
CSA
Food
- Recipe database tailored to your needs https://www.yummly.com/
- Database matching ingredients with recipes https://www.supercook.com/#/recipes