Resources

Neuroplasticity Resources

Informational Videos

12 minute you tube video about chronic pain (Watch Here)

Documentary on Boulder back pain study (Watch Here)

Dr. Schubiner’s 6 part video introduction to Mind Body Syndrome (Watch Here)

Intro from Jessica Shahinian (Watch Here)

For pain and depression (Watch Here)

Part 2 for pain and depression (Watch Here)

Rubber hand illusion (Watch Here)

Informational Reading

Healing Back Pain by John Sarno 

Unlearn your Pain by Howard Schubiner

Unlearn your Anxiety and Depression by Howard Schubiner

The Way Out by Alan Gordon

For kids ages 9-16: The Chronic Pain Playbook.

Informational Podcasts

50 min long podcast on Spotify (Listen Here)

6 minute listen on NPR on Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) and pain (Listen Here)

Interview with Rachel Zoffness (Listen Here) 

John Gasienica’s podcast for the Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center. (Listen Here)

Nicole Sachs’ podcast. (Listen Here)

Andrew Huberman’s podcast that featured Richard Schwartz, the founder of Internal Family Systems. (Listen Here)

This Book Changed My Relationship to Pain, The Ezra Klein Show, NYT (Listen Here)

Body of Wonder, episode 22 (Listen Here)

Tell me about your pain, Alan Gordon (Listen Here)

Neuroplasticity Graphics

Mindfulness Meditations

Dr. Howard Schubiner’s meditations. Please use password: meditations

Other Neuroplasticity Info

Non-profit information-rich website on neuroplasticity. (Click here)

The Story Behind the Symptoms Podcast videos featuring recovery stories. (Click here)

Ayurveda Resources

Eliza’s Kitchari Recipe (View Here)

Overview of Ayurveda (PDF Download)

Dosha Wheel (PDF Download)

Yoga Resources

Recommended Sequences

Ashtanga Primary A (PDF Download)
Ashtanga Primary B (PDF Download)
Kapha Balancing A (PDF Download)
Kapha Balancing B (PDF Download)
Pitta Balancing A (PDF Download)
Pitta Balancing B (PDF Download)
Vata Balancing A (PDF Download)
Vata Balancing B (PDF Download)

For Serious Yogis Only

McYoga (PDF Download)
Yoga Mania (PDF Download)
Yogasm (PDF Download)
Classroom comedy (PDF download)

Informational Videos

Intro to Ashtanga by Richard Freeman (Watch Here)

Mindful Discoveries with Richard Freeman | Yoga Breathing (Watch Here)

The Meaning of Yoga, with Richard Freeman (Watch Here)

Vegan Kitchari Recipe to Give Your Digestion a Break (Watch Here)

Recommended Reading

On Ayurveda

A Life of Balance,  Maya Tiwari

Perfect Health, Deepak Chopra

Balanced Your Hormones, Balance Your Life,  Claudia Welch

Ayurveda and Panchakarma, Sunil Joshi

The Secret of Self-Healing, Vasant Lad

Turmeric, The Ayurvedic Spice of Life, Prashanti de Jager

The Ayurvedic Cookbook, Amadea Morningstar

On Meditation

Introduction to Insight Meditation, for a free copy of this concise little booklet write to:

Sanghapala Foundation
16201 Tomki Rd.
Redwood Valley, CA  95470

On Yoga

The Mirror of Yoga, Richard Freeman

Yoga, the Iyengar Way, Silva, Mira and Shyam Mehta

People and Places

Balanced Rock
A Yosemite based non-profit providing yoga, backpacking and mindfulness courses
www.balancedrock.org
Jack Caraco
A Bootjack based acupuncturist and one of my personal heros
(209) 742-4211
Penny Otwell
A local artist who created and generously shared the painting featured on this website entitled “Cranes and Flowers Fly Over the Canyon”
www.pennyotwell.com
Banyan Botanicals
An excellent source for organic herbs, spices and oils
www.banyanbotanicals.com
Herbs of Ayurveda
A mail order herb company specializing in custom herbal formulas, abhyanga oil and other Ayurvedic products
Herbsofayurveda@yahoo.com
(530) 273 1103
Blue Oak Ayurveda
www.blueoakom.com
(209) 617-1945
Richard Freeman
A Boulder, CO based yoga guru.  His website offers great podcasts on yoga philosophy under the “library” tab.
www.freemantayloryoga.com