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Recommended Reading
Restorative Yoga: Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater, PhD, PT
- Easy to follow relaxation positions for specific conditions such as low back and neck pain, breathing difficulties, as well as for pregnancy and menopause.
- Wonderful quotes and piictures throughout the book.
Vegetarian Cooking Made Easy: 125 Best Vegitarian Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith Finlayson
- Most slow cooker recipes use a lot of processed and high fat ingredients. This book tends to utilize more whole and natural foods and gives suggestions for using either canned or dried beans rather than only giving canned options.
- A great variety of recipes including nuts, soups, stews, and bean recipes.
A Headache in the Pelvis: A New Understanding and Treatment for Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes by David Wise and Rodney Anderson
- A great resource for understanding pelvic floor dysfunction and its role in chronic pelvic pain
- Geared toward men with prostatitis, but information on pelvic floor muscles, relaxation and treatment is applicable to women as well
The Trans-Fat Solution: Cooking and Shopping to eliminate the Deadliest Fat from Your Diet by Kim Severson
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph. D.
Mindfulness/Awareness
A New Earth-Awakening to Your Life’s Inner Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
A wonderfully easily to understand guide to quieting “the voice inside your head” so that you can start to become more aware of and attuned to who YOU really are and to the world around you.
Full Catastrophe Living- Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, Illness by Jon Kabat-ZinnA practical guide to manifesting mindfulness through meditation, breathing, and other practical tips to guide the reader towards self-healing.
The Four Agreements- A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz
“A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom” A quick and easy read discussing four helpful hints that when applied to life allows a freedom for happiness to enter.
Nutrition
Nutrition in a Nutshell by Bonnie Minsky
Discusses the effects food has on our different body systems and the allergen potentials of a large variety of foods as well as what signs to look for.
The Sweet Truth by Kelly Keough
A wheat-free, sugar-free, gluten-free cookbook with really good tasting recipes, REALLY! The recipes span from healthy snacks, desserts, salads and entrees all of which are designed to have a positive effect on your body.
Body Work
Body Wisdom-Light Touch for Optimal Health by Sharon Giammatteo
This book offers “..a comprehensive and effective regimen for total body healing” through a series of hands on techniques that you can do yourself. It discusses the concept of “Neurofascial Process” and it’s healing benefits for both your mind and body.
Yoga
Relax and Renew- Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater
A beautifully illustrated book of poses that address almost every area of your body that needs to relax and let go in order to relieve pain or to maximize the use of that region. Poses for Pregnancy related stress and helpful tips for that population are also addressed.
Exercise
Chi Walking- Five mindful steps for Lifelong Health and Energy by Danny Dreyer and Katherine Dryer
This book discusses how to improve your walking skills with tips for postural alignment, core engagement, improving balance as well mindfulness and breathing techniques.
Postural Alignment- The Missing Link in Health and Fitness by Paul D’Arezzo, MD
Learn about the importance of body alignment and simple exercises to improve and maintain it.
The Ultimate Body Rolling Workout-The Revolutionary Way To Tone, Lengthen, and Realign Your body by Yamuna Zake and Stephanie Golden
Created by a yoga teacher, body rolling is a combination of self applied deep tissue massage and weight bearing incorporated exercises that target all major areas of the body including the feet.
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