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Articles
  • Clinical implications of neuroscience research in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Annals New York Academy of Science, 2006). Outlines the impact of traumatic stress on the brain with implications for treatment.
  • Yoga for anxiety and depression (Harvard Mental Health Newsletter, 2009). Summarizes studies suggesting that yoga decreases the stress response.
  • How meditation may change the brain (New York Times, 2009). 
  • Healing Trauma's Heart.  An Interview with Richard Miller, Founder of iRest. (Elephant Journal, 2013).  Brief outline of the principles of iRest.
Books on Trauma, Yoga, Meditation and iRest
  • The Body Keeps the Score:  Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Bessel van der Kolk, 2014). This world-renowned trauma researcher transforms our understanding of traumatic stress, revealing how it literally rearranges the brain’s wiring.
  • Waking the Tiger (Peter Levine, 2006).  In this breakthrough book, Dr. Levine explores why wild animals, though routinely threatened, are rarely traumatized, and reveals some key principles of human trauma.
  • The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease (Robert Scaer, 2014, 3rd edition). A fully updated and revised analysis of the relationship between mind, body, and the processing of trauma. 
  • ​​The Brain That Changes Itself. Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Science (Norman Doidge, 2006). Fascinating read on neuroplasticity.
  • Teach Us To Sit Still.  A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing (Tim Parks, 2012). A novelist shares how he used meditation to deal with his chronic pain.
  • The Wisdom of Yoga.  A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living (Stephen Cope, 2006).  Lovely book by the former director of the Kripalu Center.
  • Yoga Nidra.  A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing (Richard Miller, 2010). 
  • Being Zen.  Bringing Meditation to Life. (Ezra Bayda, 2003). A brief and beautiful guide to embarking on the practice life.
Movies
  • The Welcome. A powerful documentary about the impact of traumatic stress on veterans and their families, and the healing power of community.
  • Free the Mind, a fascinating Danish documentary about the impact of mindfulness practices on PTSD.
When we slow down, we rest.  When we rest, we heal. 
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