Resources TO SUPPORT your healing journey
I have a breadth of resources for learning more about the intersection of the neurobiology of trauma, somatic psychotherapy, energy medicine and shamanic healing. I have included some of my favorite books, videos, local practitioners as well as some tools for sacred introspection and reflection.
Books
Oracle Cards & Divination Tools
Videos
Important research in regard to trauma, adverse childhood experiences and shame.
Childhood trauma isn't something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains how the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and adverse childhood experiences impact our health and wellbeing
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
Brilliant perspective, on the neurobiological roots of addiction.
Polyvagal Theory & Introduction to Somatic Experiencing
Probably THE best, most concise video, explaining how the nervous system becomes dysregulated as a result of trauma. Watch the latest Polyvagal Institute media in this new 8-min animated video, Trauma and the Nervous System: a Polyvagal Perspective.
Learn about the physiological basis of trauma and how Somatic Experiencing® (SE™), developed by Peter A. Levine, PhD can help heal traumatic stress.
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy argues that "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident -- can boost feelings of confidence, and might have an impact on our chances for success.
~Andean Indigenous Energy Medicine~ Videos with Túpaq Ttito Kuntur (formerly known as Adolfo Ttito Condori)
Learn about the prophecies of the Pachaqutiq from high altomisayoq Túpaq Ttito Kuntur from Pomaqanchi, Peru. If you’re interested in studying directly with Túpaq, go here.
Returning to the Cosmic Mother, with Túpaq Ttito Kuntur.
Wisdomkeepers, Paqo Andino is an inspirational film conveying the heart-based intelligence and celestially integrated lifeways of the Andean Holy Mountain Tradition. Recorded on location in the Peruvian highlands, this intimate documentary takes viewers on a journey into the heart of an ancient spiritual lineage to experience the practical and mystical lifeways that have sustained one of this planet’s few unbroken wisdom traditions.
