People often ask me for book recommendations, meditation apps, sites or places they can go to learn about Buddhism and meditation.
This list is an ever-growing entity and I appreciate feedback and recommendations! 

Teachers/Authors:
Anam Thubten (my main teacher) (Tibetan Buddhism, meditation)
angel Kyodo Williams (Zen Buddhism, social justice)
bell hooks (intellectual, feminist, Buddhist)
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (Tibetan Buddhism, meditation)
Brené Brown (researcher- specifically empathy and vulnerability, storyteller)
Cheri Huber (Zen Buddhism)
Jack Kornfield (Insight mediation, founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, psychologist)
Jan Willis (Tibetan Buddhism, “Baptist Buddhist,” social justice)
Jessica Graham (meditation, sex positive, LA-based)
John Welwood (how psychology and Tibetan Buddhism intersect)
Kate Munding (Insight meditation, trains teachers to use mindfulness in schools)
Lama Rod Owens  (Tibetan Buddhism, social justice)
Ondrea & Stephen Levine (Insight meditation, Noah’s parents, grief, death & dying)
Pema Chodron (Tibetan Buddhism, beginning meditation)
Steve Dansiger (Insight meditation, EMDR, psychology)
Tara Brach (Insight Buddhism, mindfulness, psychology)
Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen Buddhism, meditation)

Meditation:
Dharma Seed (they also have a free app)- guided meditations and Dharma talks
Headspace app

Retreat Centers:
Deerpark Institute (Bir, India)-I lived and studied here for 2 months in 2008
Shambhala Mountain Center (Red Feather Lakes, CO)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Marin County, CA)
Songtsen Library (Dehra Dun, India)- I lived and studied here for 4 months from 2008-2009
Sweetwater Sanctuary (Big Sur, CA)- Anam Thubten Rinpoche’s retreat center

Recovery:
Refuge Recovery

Death, Dying & Grief:

Online Information and Books:

Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is a trauma-informed grief therapist and Zen priest who has a lot of wonderful resources, particularly for those who have experienced the loss of a child, but for anyone grieving or is close to someone who is.

She founded The Center for Loss and Trauma, which has a lot of wonderful resources, including The Kindness Project and her amazing book on grief, Bearing the Unbearable .

Grief Counseling:
Our House (LA area)

Social Justice:
Radical Dharma
Sitting in the Fire

Vegan Resources:
Isa Chandra Moskowitz (delicious & simple recipes)
Jackie Sobon (amazing recipes & food photographer)
Lacy Davis (nutrition coach, eating disorder recovery specialist & badass personal trainer )
Matt Ruscigno (Registered Dietician, consultations and coaching)
Molly Patrick (whole foods recipes with humor)
VegNews Magazine (great resource, I used to recipe test for them)
Vegansaurus (lifestyle blog I used to write for)