Books

The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage by Kelly McGonigal
McGonigal draws on research from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology, as well as memoirs, ethnographies, and philosophers. She shows how movement is intertwined with some of the most basic human joys, including self-expression, social connection, and mastery - and why it is a powerful antidote to the modern epidemics of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD
Pioneering researcher offers proven alternatives to drugs and talk therapy - and a way to reclaim lives.The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More of It  by Kelly McGonigal Explains the science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity.

Yoga for Emotional Balance: Simple Practices to Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression by Bo Forbes
Bo Forbes, a psychologist and yoga teacher, offers an integrative approach to healing anxiety, depression, and chronic stress through yoga and breath exercises.

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
Waking the Tiger offers a new and hopeful vision of trauma.  Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist, and a keen observer of the naturalistic animal world to explain the nature and transformation of trauma in the body, brain, and psyche.