Repose Library
A Curated Selection of our Therapists’ Recommended Reading to Enrich Your Journey
Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith
In Eastern Body, Western Mind, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics and applying the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues such as addiction, codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment.
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Stanley Rosenberg
This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory—one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology. Drawing on more than thirty years of experience as a craniosacral therapist and Rolfer, Stanley Rosenberg explores the crucial role that the vagus nerve plays in determining our psychological and emotional states and explains that a myriad of common psychological and physical symptoms—from anxiety and depression to migraines and back pain—indicates a lack of proper functioning in the vagus nerve.
Through a series of easy self-help exercises, the book illustrates the simple ways we can regulate the vagus nerve in order to initiate deep relaxation, improve sleep, and recover from injury and trauma.
Inward by Yung Pueblo
Yung Pueblo weaves together words that speak to the soul and encourages the reader to look deeper into themselves.
Yoga for Emotional Balance by Bo Forbes
A step by step guide to help create emotional balance by addressing the psychological and physical aspects of anxiety and depression through yoga and breathing exercises.
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat- Zinn
A practical resource and useful guide to help you develop a relationship with mindfulness and learning to use the power of focused awareness of meeting life’s challenges.
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes PhD
A powerful lyrical book that uses myths and fair tails to help women of all ages reconnect with their innate power and reminding them that it is never too late to connect to yourself and change your life.
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores innovative treatments—from neurofeedback and meditation to sports, drama, and yoga—that offer new paths to recovery by activating the brain’s natural neuroplasticity. Based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists, The Body Keeps the Score exposes the tremendous power of our relationships both to hurt and to heal—and offers new hope for reclaiming lives.