Books
I love to read. Here are a few books that have informed how I practice and teach.
Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Everybody
by Jivana Heyman
"This daring, visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice, making it truly accessible to everyone-- in every body, at any age, and in any state of health."
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Yoga for Everyone: 50 Poses for Every Type of Body
by Dianne Bondy
"Yoga can benefit every body, including yours! Discover how to take advantage of all yoga has to offer with this all-encompassing yoga guide."
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Tai Chi Mind and Body
by Tricia Yu
"Utilizing an easy-to-learn approach, this illustrated handbook offers step-by-step instructions and photographs that demonstrate the individual movements of tai chi, along with a floor grid showing correct foot positions for each move, detailed explanations of traditional tai chi movements, a look at the health benefits of tai chi, and more."
Meditation without Myth: What I Wish They'd Taught Me in Church about Prayer, Meditation and the Quest for Peace
by Daniel Helminiak
"This book is written for Christians who were trained in particular form of prayer wrapped up in high intellectual concepts, so never learned to meditate. Helminiak, a theologian, psychologist and former Catholic priest gives us techniques and guidelines for meditation practice, a psychological explanation of these techniques, and a down-to-earth persepective on the metaphysical musings that surround these matters."
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Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment and Postnormal Possibilities
by Nick Walker
"This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations, terminology, implications and leading edges of the emerging neurodiversity paradigm."
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The Body Keeps with Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD
"In The Body Keeps the Score, [Dr. Bessel van der Kolk] uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers' capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control and trust. He explores innovative treatments-- from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama and yoga-- that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain's neuroplasticity."
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Walls Kimmer
"In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, [Robin Walls Kimmer] circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgement and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return."
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Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
by Mirabai Starr
"With Wild Mercy, Mirabai shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages, to goddesses and archetypal energies, to contemporary teachers and seekers-- you'll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own.... Mirabai invites you to welcome the wisdom of women back into the collective field where it may transform the human family, heal the ravaged Earth, and awaken the divine love in our hearts."
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Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Alice Wong
"Taken together, this anthology gives a glimpse of the vast richness and complexity of the disabled experience, highlighting the passions, talents, and everyday lives of this community. It invites readers to question their own assumptions and understandings. It celebrates and documents disability culture in the now. It looks to the future and past with hope and love."
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