Here is an evolving list of books and resources that have moved and inspire me (grouped thematically); I offer these resources in support of more easeful movement & presence – and deepening our understanding of movement potential…
How Life Moves by Caryn McHose & Kevin Frank
Engaging the Movement of Life by Bonnie Gintis
Life on Land by Emilie Conrad
Body and Earth by Andrea Olsen with Caryn McHose
Bone, Breath, & Gesture by Don Hanlon Johnson
Reclaiming Your Body by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana
The New Rules of Posture by Mary Bond
Bodystories by Andrea Olsen with Caryn McHose
Job’s Body by Deane Juhan
Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers
Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel
Anatomy of the Moving Body by Theodore Dimon
Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
The Endless Web by R. Louis Schultz & Rosemary Feitis
The Mindful Brain by Daniel Siegel
The Heart of Listening by Hugh Milne
Liberated to the Bone by Susan Raffo
Healing Justice Lineages by Cara Page & Erica Woodland
The Serpent and the Wave, a guide to movement meditation by Jalaja Bonheim
The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté
Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
The Body Bears the Burden by Robert Scaer
Victims of Cruelty, Somatic Psychotherpay and the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Maryanna Eckberg
The Body Keeps the Score – Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain by Darlene Cohen
Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment by Lenore Friedman & Susan Moon
Smile at Fear, Awakening the Heart of Bravery by Chogyam Trungpa
Intuitive Body by Wendy Palmer
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg