Book: The Relaxation Response – Herbert Benson
This isn’t a new book – first published 1975 – but when you read it the overwhelming thought is “why didn’t they tell us about it” – they maybe being school – where I was in 1975 – doctors, society. The reason, of...Book: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers – Robert M. Sapolsky
Stress – arguably the curse – or price – of modern life. But what if we don’t accept that bargain? How do we counter stress? Well, first we understand the problem, then we learn how to make changes. This book is a very comprehensive – yet...Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk
The concept of our body reflecting tension in the mind is nothing new – just think how you can experience stiffness, back pain, IBS or headache in response to tension. However what of the unconscious tensions we hold, and how they are reflected in the body? This...Book: Chinese Medicine – The Web That Has No Weaver – Ted Kaptchuk
A large part of Yin Yoga is based, not unsurprisingly, on Yin Yang theory. In turn Yin Yang theory is a small part of the much larger art of Chinese Medicine, which encompasses, of course, acupuncture, herbal treatments and five element theory (translated by the...Socials and Feeds
