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A foundational library of texts exploring biomechanics, neuroscience, somatic intelligence, and the deep connection between the nervous system and physical health.

FOUNDATIONS

Fascia

Anatomy Trains

By Thomas Myers

Topic: Fascial trains

The Endless Web

By R. Louis Schultz, Ph.D. & Rosemary Feitis, D.O.

Topic: Horizontal fascial bands

NEUROLOGY

Brain Development

Awakening the Child Heart

By Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.

Topic: Child development

Smart Moves

By Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.

Topic: Role of movement in thinking & learning

Wisdom of the Body Moving

By Linda Hartley

Topic: Developmental motor patterns

MIND-BODY INTELLIGENCE

Somatics, Psychology & Mind-Body Medicine

The Biology of Belief

By Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.

Topic: How thoughts affect our brain function & biology

Emotional Anatomy

By Stanley Keleman

Topic: Valve system & 7 stages of the SNS response

How Emotions Are Made

By Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.

Topic: Neuroscience of emotion

How We Decide

By Jonah Lehrer

Topic: Decision making

Mind Body Health

By Keith J. Karren, Brent Q. Hafen, N. Lee Smith, & Katherine J. Frandsen

Topic: Effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships on health

The Mind Body Prescription

By John Sarno, M.D.

Topic: Emotional correlations to pain

Mind Over Medicine

By Lissa Rankin, M.D.

Topic: Mind-body medicine

Molecules of Emotion

By Candace B. Pert, Ph.D.

Topic: Biomolecular basis for emotion

When the Body Says No

By Gabor Maté, M.D.

Topic: Role of stress in disease

Your Body Speaks Its Mind

By Stanley Keleman

Topic: "We do not have bodies, we are our bodies"

NEUROSCIENCE

Science & Neuroscience

7½ Lessons About the Brain

By Lisa Feldman Barrett, Ph.D.

Topic: Quick lessons on the brain

The Body Has A Mind of Its Own

By Sandra Blakeslee & Matthew Blakeslee

Topic: Brain maps

The Brain That Changes Itself

By Norman Doidge, M.D.

Topic: The brain’s ability to change itself through thought & activity

The Genie in Your Genes

By Dawson Church, Ph.D.

Topic: Epigenetics

Livewired

By David Eagleman

Topic: Brain plasticity in popular science

REGULATION

Stress & The Nervous System

The Ambition Trap

By Amina AlTai

Topic: Nervous system & holistic perspectives and actionable tools regarding work and purpose

The End of Illness

By David B. Agus, M.D.

Topic: Systemic health perspectives

The Stress of Life

By Hans Selye, M.D.

Topic: General adaptation syndrome & foundational stress theory

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

By Robert M. Sapolsky

Topic: Stress & physical disease

Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You

By Marc Schoen, Ph.D.

Topic: Survival response in the modern world

RESILIENCE

Pain & Survival

The Great Starvation Experiment

By Todd Tucker

Topic: Behavior changes due to starvation

Deep Survival

By Laurence Gonzales

Topic: Science of survival

Surviving Survival

By Laurence Gonzales

Topic: Science behind the body’s reactions post-trauma

The Gift of Pain

By Dr. Paul Brand & Philip Yancey

Topic: Understanding physical pain

The Unthinkable

By Amanda Ripley

Topic: Science behind how we respond to traumatic situations