Mindfulness with Nature
Guided Meditation Sites - Many of these sites are on YouTube so you may need to use your phone.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Meditation Oasis - Nature Meditation - Explore ways to meditate in the natural world around you. Here is an audio meditation to use indoors and connect with nature.
- REI: Breathe of Fresh Air 5 Minute Nature Meditation - This is not a guided meditation. Watch and listen to the sights and sounds of nature.
Good Meditation Apps
- Women's Health - rated best meditation apps. Most are free.
- MyLife -a meditation app that allows you to check in with how you are feeling, and then gives you recommendations based on your responses (Ms. Sunaga loves it).
Nature Webcams - Get out in nature virtually, relax and observe the natural world.
- Explore.org - Explore has by far some of the best animal webcams in the world.
- Audubon's Top 10 Wildlife Webcams - Check out this amazing list.
- San Diego Zoo Panda Cams
Virtual Hikes
- Virtual Hikes from SmarterTravel - Visit some of the most beautiful outdoor spaces in the world; all from your home.
- Google Earth - Google Earth offers amazing virtual experiences. You can access from a PC or through the app.
- Secret LA Sample of Google Earth Virtual Hikes
- Expedia Viewfinder - Expedia has virtual hikes, trips to museums, famous landmarks.
- Redwood National Park
Relaxing Virtual Field Trips
- Mobile Permissions- Free Virtual Field trips to relaxing art museums, national parks, caves, and more!
- 28 Free Virtual Field Trips- Check out the links to museums, zoos, and monuments!
Online Coloring - No art supplies. You can relax and color on your device.
- The Color.com - This is a coloring site for children. If you create an account, you can save and send your work.
- Super Coloring - This site has an online option. There are more drawing tools and some really intricate pages.
- Color by Numbers - Create online pictures like the old school paint by numbers.
- Coloring Book - Start with a Mandala. There are many images to choose from. There is an anti stress section.
Other Sites
- Flickr Account for the National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains
- Tall Sky Walker - YouTube has MANY channels with virtual hikes, meditations, calming music. Tall Sky Walker has amazing virtual hikes. Great for a treadmill.