Recommended Readings:
Anderson, F. S. (2007). Bodies in treatment: The unspoken dimension. New York: The Analytic Press.
Bersma, D. & Visscher, M. (2003). Yoga games for children: Fun and fitness with postures, movements, and breath. Alameda, CA: Hunter House, Inc.
Brennan, B. A. (1993). Light emerging: The journey of personal healing. New York: Bantam Books.
Chan, L. (2003). 101 miracles of natural healing. Rocklin, CA: Benefactor Press.
Feitis, R., Salles, D., & Thompson, R. (1996). The endless web: Fascial anatomy and physical reality. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
Feldenkrais, M. (1972). Awareness through movement. San Francisco, CA: Harper
Franklin, E. (1996). Dynamic alignment through imagery. Champagne, IL: Human Kinetics.
Grey, A. (1990). Sacred mirrors: The visionary art of Alex Grey. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
Liberman, J. (1995). Take off your glasses and see: A mind/body approach to expanding your eyesight and insight. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hay, L. (2004). You can heal your life. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House.
McPhereson, D. (2008). Skin of glass: Finding spirit in the flesh. New York: Dance Meditation Books.
Mindell, A. (2004). The quantum mind and healing: How to listen and respond to your body’s symptoms. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing.
Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pane, C. (2006). Trauma and the body: A sensorimotor approach to psychotherapy. New York: W.W. Norton.
Olsen, A. & McHose, C. (2004). Bodystories: A guide to experiential anatomy. Lebanon, NE: University Press New England.
Plante, T. G. & Thoresen, C. E. (Eds.). (2007). Spirit, science, and health: How the spiritual mind fuels physical wellness. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Rama, S., Ballentine, R., & Ajaya, S. (2004). Yoga and psychotherapy: The evolution of consciousness. Honesdale, PA: Himalayan Institute Press.
Shola Arewa, C. (1998). Opening to spirit: Contacting the healing power of the charkas and honoring African spirituality. London: Thorsons.
Taylor, K. (Ed.). (2003). Exploring holotropic breathwork: Selected articles from a decade of The Inner Door. Santa Cruz, CA: Hanford Mead Publishers.
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Movement Learning Environments and Resources:
The Alexander Technique: http://www.alexandertechnique.com/at.htm
Body-Mind Psychotherapy: http://www.bodymindpsychotherapy.com/
California Institute of Integral Studies’ Somatic Psychology Program: http://www.ciis.edu/academics/som.html
Center for Movement Education and Research: http://www.movement-education.org/
Conscious Dancer Magazine & Moving Arts Network: http://www.consciousdancer.com/
Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education: http://www.feldenkrais.com/
Naropa University’s Somatic Counseling Psychology: http://www.naropa.edu/academics/graduate/psychology/somatic/index.cfm
Nia Technique’s Education & Training: http://www.nianow.com/nia-education/overview
Santa Barbara Graduate Institute’s Somatic Psychology Program (Esalen Institute Partner): http://www.sbgi.edu/html/som1.html
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: http://www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/home/index.html
Tamalpa Institute: http://www.tamalpa.org/
Movement-Related Organizations:
American Dance Therapy Association: http://www.adta.org/
International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association: http://www.ismeta.org/
Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity & the Arts (APA Div. 10): http://www.apa.org/divisions/div10/homepage.html
United States Association for Body Psychotherapy: http://www.usabp.org/
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