Relaxation and Meditation Resources

We hope the following collection of relaxation and meditation resources bring you comfort.

Passport to Compassion

Get your passport to joy and compassion! This passport provides questions and guides you as you explore and revitalize your sense of spirit of fun and adventure.

This passport is complementary and provided by the Mary Ann Boccolini Institute of Education, Research, & Innovation.

To get your copy today email [email protected]

Playlist Resources

Meditation Playlist

Enjoy this meditation playlist which includes Zen Meditation with Samaritan Spiritual Support Counselor and Zen Monk Richard Simon, guided beach, forest, and magic carpet guided meditations with Samaritan Social Worker Therese LaTorre, and much more.

Massage Playlist

Massage Therapist Dana Watson created three videos found in this playlist to help you relax and find comfort and relief. Enjoy this video series including The Power of Touch (Self-Massage Tips), Self Help for Arthritic Hands, and Simple Sensory Self Care.

Readings Playlist

Samaritan Social Worker Serena Hnosko reads many relaxing excerpts from Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo in this playlist.

Sing Along Playlist

Sing along to your favorites in this musically-diverse playlist with Music Therapists Sara Kuhlen and Charity Jones.

Pet Therapy & Yoga Series

Pet Therapy

Enjoy watching this video starring Volunteer Maria Gifford and Pet Therapy Dog Django.

Yoga Series

Join Joan Ordille, DSW, LCSW, CYT, CRM, for a yoga and meditation for grief and loss YouTube series that explores healing through yoga poses, breath, and meditation. There are eight sessions in this playlist.

Samaritan Testimonials

Samaritan’s provides an array of support including social connections, grief support, and more for the community. Here’s are some messages we’ve received.

Samaritan’s Center for Grief Support has played an integral role in helping our family cope with our loss. Grief can be paralyzing, preventing you not only from enjoying life, but really living it. Toni, Samaritan’s unsung hero, is here to drag you along, kicking and screaming, on the journey back to your own life. After 3 months, I sense a light at the end of the tunnel from the torch that Toni and Samaritan hold high to light the path of recovery.

Carl B.

“I want to send my heartfelt thank you to the Samaritan Center for Grief Support. I lost my mom and stepdad 52 days apart last year. The counseling service that was offered to me was a vital part of my healing. Special thank you to my counselor Gopi. What a wonderful, loving sweet person. She will always be a special person in my heart and part of my testimony!” –

~ Dawn P.