With all of my training, research and thirst for knowledge I thought it would a great idea to share some of the resources I’ve found helpful. If you attend one of my workshops, I always share recommended resources. And, yes, I’ve read all of these plus, plus, plus.
So here you go…
Book Resources for Yoga
“Pathways to Joy” Master Vivekananda
“YogaFit” Beth Shaw
“Yoga for Life” Colleen Saidman Yee
“Journey Into Power” Baron Baptiste
“Namaslay” Candace Moore
“The YogaFit Athlete” Beth Shaw
“The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” translated
“The Living Gita”
“Moving Toward Balance” Rodney Yee and Nina Zolotow
“Yoga Cures” Tara Stiles
“The Yamas and Niyamas – Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice” Deborah Adele
Book Resources for Trauma Sensitive Yoga/Trauma Recovery
“In an Unspoken Voice” Peter A. Levine, Ph. D
“Yoga for Grief and Loss” Karla Helbert
“Yoga for Grief Relief” Antonio Sausys
“Your Body Speaks Your Mind” Deb Shapiro
“Trauma Sensitive Yoga in Therapy” David Emerson
“Yoga for Emotional Trauma” Mary and Rick NurrieStearns
“Yoga for Depression” Amy Weintaub
“Yoga and The Twelve Step Path” Kyczy Hawk
“Freedom from Addiction” Deepak Chopra MD and David Simon MD
“Recovery 2.0” Tommy Rosen
“Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga” David Emerson and Elizabether Hopper, Ph.D
“Clean – Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s Greatest Tragedy” David Sheff
“Yoga Skills for Therapists” Amy Weintaub
“The iRest Program for Healing PTSD” Richard C. Miller, Ph.D
Book Resources for Stress Management
“The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fu*k” Sarah Knight
“The Four Agreements” Don Miguel Ruiz
“1000 + Little Things Happy Successful People Do Differently” Marc and Angel Chernoff
“Growing the Positive Mind” Dr. Willaim K. Larken
“Let That Sh*t Go” Nina Purewal and Kate Petrow
“The Asshole Survival Guide” Robert L. Sutton
“The Ultimate Happiness Prescription” Deepak Chopra
“A New Earth” Eckhart Tolle
“The Power of Now” Eckhart Tolle
“The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” Deepak Chopra
“The Universe Has Your Back” Gabrielle Bernstein
“Happy is the New Healthy” Dave Romanelli
Book Resources for Meditation
“Breathe like a Bear” Kira Willey
“Meditation for Warriors” Loren W. Christensen
“Mental Rehearsal for Warriors” Loren W. Christensen
“Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics” Dan Harris
“10% Happier” Dan Harris
“Unplug” Suze Yalof Schwartz
“Sit Like a Buddha” Lodro Rinzler
Book Resources for Mindfulness
“Eating Mindfully” Susan Albert, psyd
“The Mindfulness Journal” Corinne Sweet
“Mindfulness for Life” Dr. Stephen McKenzie & Dr. Craig Hassed
“Mindfulness – An Eight Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World” Mark Williams and Danny Penman
“Mindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD” Rachel Goldsmith Turow
Book Resources for Leadership
“Strengths Finder 2.0” Tom Rath
“The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” Robin Sharma
“Leadership Wisdom” Robin Sharma
“Who Will Cry When You Die” Robin Sharma
“The Success Principles” Jack Canfield
“Option B” Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
“The 5 Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me” Richard Paul Evans
“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” Stephen R. Covey
“The Four Doors” Richard Paul Evans
“Blink” Malcolm Gladwell
“The Rules of Life” Richard Templar
“On the Edge” Alison Levine
Book Resources for Other Stuff that I Recommend
Anything by Anodea Judith to understand our Subtle Energy Bodies
Anything by Brené Brown because she’s awesome and deals with vulnerability
“How Healing Works” Wayne Jonas MD
“Yoga as Medicine” Timothy McCall MD
“The Nature Principle” Richard Louv (how nature can make us more calm, productive and well)
“Heart Talk” Cleo Wade
“Embers” Richard Wagamese
“Journey to the Heart” Melody Beattie
“Natural Prozac” Dr. Joel Robertson with Tom Monte
“Creative Visualization” Shakti Gawain
“Daily Inspiration” Robin Sharma
“You Can Heal Your Life” Louise Hay
Podcasts I recommend
Optimal Living Daily
Optimal Health Daily
Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations
Highest Self Podcast
Meditation Minis
Meditation Pebbles
Ten Percent Happier
The School of Greatness
The Chalene Show – Diet, Fitness and Life Balance
The Tony Robbins Podcast
And just for some fun:
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Serial Killers
Canadian True Crime
Apps for Meditation
Headspace
Calm
Muse