Recommended Wellness Resources Books and Journals

My top 10

Books/resources which could be the first easy steps to informing yourself on your journey to both mental and physical wellness…

 

  1. Brogan, K. (2016).  A mind of your own.  The truth about depression and how women can heal their bodies to reclaim their lives.  London, UK: Harper Collins Publishers.
  2. Brach, Tara – Psychologist, Psychotherapist, author, meditation teacher –  https://www.tarabrach.com/
  3. Chondron, Pema.  When things fall apart.  Heart advice for difficult times.
  4. Gillam, C.  Whitewash: The story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science. (about the commonly used herbicide used in Australia called Roundup).
  5. Hanson, R. (2009).  Buddha’s brain.  The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom.  Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
  6. Hanson, R. Hardwiring Happiness.  The new brain science of contentment, calm & confidence.
  7. Hyman, Mark. Eat Fat, Get Thin.
  8. Hyman, Mark (2008).  The UltraMind Solution: Fix your broken brain by healing your body first.
  9. Levine, P.A., & Phillips, M. (2012).  Freedom from pain.  Discover your body’s power to overcome physical pain.  Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Inc.
  10. Maté, G. (2011).  When the body says no.  Exploring the stress-disease connection.  G.B.: Turner Publishing Company.

The full list

Brain, Gut, mental health and connection to physical wellness – also referred to as Psycho-neuro-immunology or Naturopathy

 

Allen, A.P., Dinan, T.G., Clarke, G., & Cryan, J.F. (2017).  A psychology of the human brain-gut-microbiome axis: Social Personality Psychology Compass, 11(4). Doi: 10.1111/spc3.12309

Bonaz, B., Bazin, T., & Pellissier, S. (2018).  The vagus nerve at the interface of the microbiota-gut-brain axis: Frontiers in neuroscience journal. Doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00049

Brogan, K. (2016).  A mind of your own.  The truth about depression and how women can heal their bodies to reclaim their lives.  London, UK: Harper Collins Publishers.

Gillam, C.  Whitewash: The story of a weed killer, cancer, and the corruption of science. (about the commonly used herbicide used in Australia called Roundup).

Loberg, K.  Grain Brain: the surprising truth about wheat, carbs and sugar – your brains silent killers.

O’Leary, O.F., Ogbonnaya, E.S., Felice, D., Levone, B.R., Conroy, L., … Cryan, J.F. (2018).  The vagus nerve modulates BDNF expression and neurogenesis in the hippocampus.  European Neuropsychopharmacology Journal, 28(2).  Doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.12.004.

Haroon, E., Raison, C.L., Miller, A.H. (2012).  Psychoneuroimmunology meets neuropsychopharmacology: translational implications of the impact of inflammation on behaviour.  Neuropsychopharmacology, 37(1). Doi: 10.1038/npp.2011.205

Hyman, Mark.  Broken Brain Docu-series.  https://brokenbrain.com/trailer/

Hyman, Mark. Eat Fat, Get Thin.

Hyman, Mark (2008).  The UltraMind Solution: Fix your broken brain by healing your body first.

Frokjaer, J.B., Bergmann, S., Brock, C., Madzak, A., Farmer, A.D., …Drewes, A.M. (2016).  Modulation of vagal tone enhances gastroduodenal motility and reduces somatic pain sensitivity:  Neurogastroenterology Motility Journal, 28(4).  Doi: 10.1111/nmo.12760

Mayer, E.A. (2011). Gut feelings: the emerging biology of gut-brain communication: Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12(8). Doi: 10.1038/nrn3071.

 

Wholistic Dental resources

 

The Dental Diet by Dr Steve Lyn

A life less Stressed by Dr Ron Ehrlich

 

Movement, dance & connection as therapy – for chronic pain/depression

 

Bowman, K. (2017).  Move your DNA.  Restore your health through natural movement. Washington DC: Propriometrics Press.

Chaiklin, S., & Wengrower, H.  (2016).  The Art & Science of Dance/Movement Therapy.  New York, NY: Routledge Publishing.

Kieft, E. (2014).  Dance as a moving spirituality. A case study of movement medicine.  Dance, movement & spiritualities, 1 (1).

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.  (2009, May 17).  Gabrielle Roth: Retrieve your soul through dance [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Olvrx29aptY

Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. (2009, May 28).  Gabrielle Roth: The point of dance is embodiment [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/GAMSmgLq4Gc

Payne, P., & Crane-Godreau, M.A. (2013).  Meditate movement for depression and anxiety. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 4(71).  Doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00071

Qoya. (2013, September 18).  Shaking [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/am382e9iQyA

Qoya. (2015, March 5).  Qoya: Be the light [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/HarJc3FLse8

Qoya. (2016, May 12).  Qoya: Feel deeply to heal deeply [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/W_Z3vPktkAM

Qoya. (2017, June 16).  Welcome to Qoya [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/HZJ9-hnYxIQ

Romos, N. (2018).  Dance/movement therapy and shamanic healing ritual: natural intelligence of body and spirit.  Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy – An International Journal for Theory, Research and Practice, 13 (1).  Doi.org/10.1080/17432979.2017.1421586

Roth, G. (2000).  Sweat your prayers.  Unveiling the mysteries of the soul. New York, USA: Penguin Putnam Inc.

Roth, G., Loudon, C. (1998).  Maps to ecstasy. The healing power of movement.  CA, USA: New World Library.

 

Body-Mind connection/Body awareness for growth & change

 

Bainbridge Cohen, B. (2012).  Sensing, feeling, and action.  The experiential anatomy of Body-Mind Centering (3rd ed.).  Northampton, MA: Contact Editions.

Frank, R. & La Barre, F. (2011).  The first year and the rest of your life.  Movement, development, and psychotherapeutic change.  New York: Routledge Publishing.

Frank, R. (2000).  Reaching and being reached.  Gestalt Review, 4(4), 301-318.

Frank, R. (2001).  Body of awareness.  A somatic and developmental approach to psychotherapy.  Cambridge, MA: Gestalt Press.

Gendlin, E. (1981).  Focusing, (Rev Ed.).  London: Bantam New Age Books

Kepner, J. (2000).  Gestalt approaches to body-Oriented Theory: An introduction.  Gestalt Review, 4(4), 262-266.

Kepner, J. (2003).  The embodied field.  British Gestalt Journal, 12(1), 6-14.

Kepner. J. (2008).  Body process.  A gestalt approach to working with the body in psychotherapy. CA, USA: Gestalt press.

Kurtz, R. (2015).  Body-centred psychotherapy:  The Hakomi method.  CA, USA: LifeRhythm, U.S.

Mehling, W.E., Wrubel, J., Daubenmier, J.J., Price, C.J., Kerr, C.E., Silow, T., Gopisetty, V., Stewart, A.L. (2011).  Body awareness: a phenomenological inquiry into the common ground of mind-body therapies.  Philosophy Ethics Humanities Medicine Journal, 7 (6:6).  Doi: 10.1186/1747-5341-6-6.

 

Neuroscience/Buddhism

 

Brach, Tara – Psychologist, Psychotherapist, author, meditation teacher –  https://www.tarabrach.com/

Chondron, Pema.  When things fall apart.

Chondron, Pema. The wisdom of no escape.

Chondron, Pema. The places the scare you.

Chondron, Pema.  Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better.

Hanson, R. (2009).  Buddha’s brain.  The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom.  Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Hanson, R. Hardwiring Happiness.  The new brain science of contentment, calm & confidence.

 

Understanding past trauma/chronic pain/addictions

 

Levine, P.A. (2010). In an unspoken voice. How the body releases trauma and restores goodness. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Levine, P.A. (2015).  Trauma and memory. Brain and body in a search for the living past.  A practical guide for understanding and working with traumatic memory. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Levine, P.A., & Frederick, A. (1997).  Waking the tiger.  Healing trauma.  Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.

Levine, P.A., & Phillips, M. (2012).  Freedom from pain.  Discover your body’s power to overcome physical pain.  Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Inc.

Maté, G. (2011).  When the body says no.  Exploring the stress-disease connection.  G.B.: Turner Publishing Company.

Maté, G. (2011).  In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.  Close encounters with Addiction.

Metzler, M., Merrick, M.T., Klevens, J., Ports, K.A., Ford, D.C. (2017).  Adverse childhood experiences and life opportunities: shifting the narrative.  Children and youth service review, 71. Doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.10.021

Ogden, P., & Fisher, J. (2015).  Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.  Interventions for trauma and attachment. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Sattin, N. (Publisher), & Levine, P. (2016).  29: How to heal your triggers and trauma with Peter Levine [Video file].  Retrieved from https://youtu.be/KUL8HU-SSs8

Taylor, M. (2014).  Trauma therapy and clinical practice: neuroscience, Gestalt and the body.  Berkshire, England: Open University Press

Van der Kolk., B.A. (1994).  The body keeps the score: memory and the evolving psychobiology of post traumatic stress.  Harvard review psychiatry Journal, 1(5). Abstract retrieved from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9384857

Van der Kolk., B.A. (2014).  The body keeps the score.  Mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma.  London, UK: Penguin books.

 

Miscellaneous

 

Spinelli, E. (2005).  The interpreted world.  An introduction to phenomenological psychology.  London, UK:  SAGE Publications Ltd

Todres, L. (2011).  Embodied enquiry.  Phenomenological touchstones for research, psychotherapy and spirituality. England: Palgrave Macmillan