Reading

A little library of recommended reading…..

 
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Psychology

  • The Overcoming Series (Depression; Anxiety; OCD)

  • The Compassionate Mind ~ Paul Gilbert (2010)

  • Liberation Practices: Towards Emotional Wellbeing Through Dialogue ~ Taiwo Afuape (2015)

  • De-Medicalizing Misery: Psychiatry, Psychology and the Human Condition ~ Rapley & Moncrieff (2011)

Healing: Mind & Body

  • Radical healing: Integrating the world's great therapeutic traditions to create a new transformative medicine ~ Ballentine & Ballentine (1999)

  • The mindbody prescription: Healing the body, healing the pain ~ Sarno (2001)

  • Yoga for Mental Health: For Yoga Teachers, Therapists, and Mental Health Professionals ~ Mason & Birch (2018)

Trauma

  • The body keeps score: Approaches to the psychobiology of posttraumatic stress disorder ~ Van der Kolk (1996)

  • When the body says no: The cost of hidden stress ~ Maté, G. (2011)

  • Overcoming trauma through yoga: Reclaiming your body ~ Emerson & Hopper (2012)

Body, Brain & Breath

  • The healing power of the breath: Simple techniques to reduce stress and anxiety, enhance concentration, and balance your emotions ~ Brown & Gerbarg (2012)

  • The plastic mind ~ Begley (2012)

  • The pocket guide to the polyvagal theory: The transformative power of feeling safe ~ Porges (2017)

  • Restoring Prana: A Therapeutic Guide to Pranayama and Healing Through the Breath for Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers, and Healthcare Practitioners ~ Rothenberg (2019)

Yoga Philosophy

  • Eastern body, western mind: Psychology and the chakra system as a path to the self ~ Anodea (2004)

  • The Yamas & Niyamas ~ Adele (2009)

  • The psychology of yoga: integrating eastern and western approaches for understanding the mind ~ Feuerstein (2014)

  • The Bhagavad Gita (Vol. 121) ~ Mascaró (Ed.). (2003).

  • The four desires: Creating a life of purpose, happiness, prosperity, and freedom ~ Stryker (2011)

  • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling ~ Stephen Cope (2012)

  • Yoga and the Quest for the True Self ~ Stephen Cope (1999)

Other

  • Why we sleep: The new science of sleep and dreams ~ Walker (2017)

  • Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ ~ Enders (2018)

  • Yoga therapy for digestive health ~ Watts (2018)

  • All About Love ~ Hooks (1999)

  • The Power of Now ~ Eckhart Tolle (1997)

  • A New Earth ~ Eckhart Tolle (2005)

Anti-Racism

  • White fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism ~ DiAngelo (2018)

  • Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race ~ Eddo-Lodge (2020)

  • Me and white supremacy: How to recognise your privilege, combat racism and change the world ~ Saad (2020)

  • Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World ~ Johnson (2017)

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What books have inspired you?

Drop me a line to share what you are reading… Let’s grow the library.,,,