Recommended Reading
Here we have many books we have found helpful in learning about the ways movement is connected to our body, and how to stay focused on what matters.
FASCIA
Anatomy Trains
by Thomas W. Myers
Topic: fascial trains
The Endless Web
by R. Louis Schultz, Ph.D. & Rosemary Feitis, D.O.
Topic: horizontal fascial bands
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Awakening the Child Heart
by Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
Topic: child development
Wisdom of the Body Moving
by Linda Hartley
Topic: developmental motor patterns
Smart Moves
by Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
Topic: role of movement in thinking & learning
SOMATICS, PSYCHOLOGY & MIND-BODY MEDICINE
The Biology of Belief
by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.
Topic: how thoughts affect our brain function & biology
The Body Keeps The Score
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
Topic: trauma healing
How Emotions Are Made
by Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.
Topic: neuroscience of emotion
Mind Body Healthy
by Keith J. Karren, Brent Q. Hafen, N. Lee Smith & Katherine J. Frandsen
Topic: effects of attitudes, emotions and relationships on health
Mind Over Medicine
by Lissa Rankin, M.D.
Topic: mind-body medicine
When the Body Says No
by Gabor Mate, M.D.
Topic: role of stress in disease
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell
Topic: decision making
Emotional Anatomy
by Stanley Keleman
Topic: valve system
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
Topic: decision making
The Mind Body Prescription
by John E. Sarno, M.D.
Topic: emotional correlations to pain
Molecules of Emotion
by Candace B. Pert, Ph.D.
Topic: biomolecular basis for emotion
Your Body Speaks Its Mind
by Stanley Keleman
Topic: “We do not have bodies, we are our bodies.”
SCIENCE/NEUROSCIENCE
7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain
by Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.
Topic: quick lessons on the brain
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge, M.D.
Topic: the brain’s ability to change itself through thought & activity
Livewired
by David Eagleman
Topic: brain plasticity in popular science
The Body Has A Mind of Its Own
By Sandra Blakeslee & Matthew Blakeslee
Topic: brain maps
The Genie In Your Genes
by Dawson Church, Ph.D.
Topic: epigenetics
Mirroring People
by Marco Iacoboni
Topic: mirroring neurons
STRESS & THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus, MD
Topic: health
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
by Robert M. Sapolsky
Topic: stress & disease
The Stress of Life
by Hans Selye, M.D.
Topic: author coined the term stress and describes the general adaptation syndrome
Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You
by Marc Schoen, Ph.D.
Topic: survival response in the modern world
PAIN & SURVIVAL
The Great Starvation Experiment: The Heroic Men Who Starved So That Millions Could Live
by Todd Tucker
Topic: behavioral changes due to starvation
The Gift of Pain
by Dr. Paul Brand & Philip Yancey
Topic: pain
The Unthinkable
by Amanda Ripley
Topic: science behind how we respond to traumatic situations
Deep Survival
by Laurence Gonzales
Topic: science of survival
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales
topic: science behind body’s reactions post-trauma