50 Books like Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

Yoga for Emotional Trauma

by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

3.93

174

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Yoga for Emotional Trauma 97%

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

by Mary Nurriestearns 2013

3.93

174 ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness

by David A. Treleaven • 2018

Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.

4.39

965

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔄 Trauma-Informed Care ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Experiencing 👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational Trauma

Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness 96%

Mindfulness can backfire for trauma survivors. How to recognize the signs and adapt the practice.

by David A. Treleaven 2018

4.39

965 ratings

🧠 Trauma Therapy 🔄 Trauma-Informed Care ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🤲 Somatic Experiencing 👨‍👩‍👧 Intergenerational Trauma

My Grandmother's Hands

by Resmaa Menakem • 2017

Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.

4.38

12k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🖤 Racial Trauma ✊ Embodied Anti-Racism 🧬 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

My Grandmother's Hands 96%

Racism lives in the body, not the mind. Healing starts with the nervous system.

by Resmaa Menakem 2017

4.38

12k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🖤 Racial Trauma ✊ Embodied Anti-Racism 🧬 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga

by David Emerson • 2011

Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🧘 Therapeutic Yoga 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 📖 Yoga Instruction

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga 96%

Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.

by David Emerson 2011

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🧘 Therapeutic Yoga 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 📖 Yoga Instruction

The Pain We Carry

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez • 2022

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

4.41

543

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Pain We Carry 96%

Racial trauma is stored in the body. Breath, ancestors, and self-compassion are the medicine.

by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez 2022

4.41

543 ratings

🩸 Racial Trauma 🧠 Complex Ptsd ✊🏾 Bipoc Mental Health 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Enneagram for Black Liberation

by Chichi Agorom • 2022

Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.

4.59

199

🧩 Enneagram Studies 🤝 Collective Healing 🧘 Somatic Practice ✊🏿 Black Feminist Thought 🕊️ Liberation Psychology

The Enneagram for Black Liberation Summary

The Enneagram for Black Liberation 95%

Personality is armor, not self. For Black women, freedom is knowing when to keep it on.

by Chichi Agorom 2022

4.59

199 ratings

🧩 Enneagram Studies 🤝 Collective Healing 🧘 Somatic Practice ✊🏿 Black Feminist Thought 🕊️ Liberation Psychology

Lifting Heavy Things

by Laura Khoudari

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

3.63

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Lifting Heavy Things 95%

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

by Laura Khoudari

3.63

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self

by Stephen Cope • 1999

Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.

4.13

3k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧬 Somatic Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💨 Breathwork

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Summary

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self 95%

Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.

by Stephen Cope 1999

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧬 Somatic Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💨 Breathwork

Pause, Rest, Be

by Octavia F Raheem • 2022

Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.

4.37

458

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🧎 Stillness Practices 🚪 Liminal Spaces 💗 Self-Compassion 🛌 Rest And Renewal

Pause, Rest, Be 95%

Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.

by Octavia F Raheem 2022

4.37

458 ratings

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🧎 Stillness Practices 🚪 Liminal Spaces 💗 Self-Compassion 🛌 Rest And Renewal

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Healing Resistance 95%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism 🤝 Conflict Transformation 🗺️ Movement Strategy

Relax and Renew

by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1995

Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.

4.33

986

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🌬️ Breath Awareness 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 🧠 Stress Reduction 👩 Women's Health

Relax and Renew 95%

Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.

by Judith Hanson Lasater 1995

4.33

986 ratings

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🌬️ Breath Awareness 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 🧠 Stress Reduction 👩 Women's Health

The Wisdom of Your Body

by Hillary L. McBride • 2021

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

4.31

5k+

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

The Wisdom of Your Body 94%

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

by Hillary L. McBride 2021

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

How We Grow Through What We Go Through

by Christopher Willard • 2022

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

3.85

213

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary

How We Grow Through What We Go Through 94%

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

by Christopher Willard 2022

3.85

213 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

The Myth of Normal

by Gabor Maté • 2022

Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.

4.30

37k+

🧒 Childhood Adversity 🧬 Mind-Body Medicine 💉 Addiction And Trauma ⚖️ Health Equity 🧘 Embodied Healing

The Myth of Normal 94%

Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.

by Gabor Maté 2022

4.30

37k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Adversity 🧬 Mind-Body Medicine 💉 Addiction And Trauma ⚖️ Health Equity 🧘 Embodied Healing

The Breathing Book

by Donna Farhi • 1996

Your breath is restricted by patterns you don't notice. Undoing them restores health and calm.

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669

🌬️ Breathwork 🧘 Yoga Therapy 🧬 Somatic Practices 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

The Breathing Book 94%

Your breath is restricted by patterns you don't notice. Undoing them restores health and calm.

by Donna Farhi 1996

4.19

669 ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🧘 Yoga Therapy 🧬 Somatic Practices 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

Emotional Detox

by Sherianna Boyle • 2018

A seven-step detox that flushes out emotional reactivity so raw feelings can nourish you again.

3.47

721

🧠 Emotional Processing 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Nervous System

Emotional Detox 94%

A seven-step detox that flushes out emotional reactivity so raw feelings can nourish you again.

by Sherianna Boyle 2018

3.47

721 ratings

🧠 Emotional Processing 🧘 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Nervous System

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process

by David Berceli • 2008

Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.

4.05

441

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🫂 Trauma Healing ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🏋️ Body Trauma Release 🌀 Involuntary Tremoring

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process Summary

The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process 94%

Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.

by David Berceli 2008

4.05

441 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🫂 Trauma Healing ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🏋️ Body Trauma Release 🌀 Involuntary Tremoring

Yoga Girl

by Rachel Brathen • 2014

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

4.19

4k+

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

Yoga Girl 94%

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

by Rachel Brathen 2014

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

Healing Is the New High

by Vex King • 2021

Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.

3.98

5k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚡ Energy Healing

Healing Is the New High 94%

Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.

by Vex King 2021

3.98

5k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚡ Energy Healing

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

4.26

6k+

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 94%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

Break the Cycle

by Mariel Buqué • 2023

Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.

4.20

1k+

🧬 Generational Trauma 👪 Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 💆 Somatic Psychology

Break the Cycle 94%

Your family's trauma lives in your body. A holistic guide to healing what you inherited.

by Mariel Buqué 2023

4.20

1k+ ratings

🧬 Generational Trauma 👪 Family Systems 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 💆 Somatic Psychology

Homecoming

by Thema Bryant • 2022

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

4.32

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Homecoming 94%

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

by Thema Bryant 2022

4.32

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Healing Trauma

by Peter A. Levine • 2005

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

4.08

2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

Healing Trauma 94%

The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.

by Peter A. Levine 2005

4.08

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔬 Stress Physiology 🛋️ Body Psychotherapy

In an Unspoken Voice

by Peter A. Levine • 2010

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

4.34

3k+

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

In an Unspoken Voice 94%

The body stores trauma the mind forgets. Its subtle trembling is the path to release.

by Peter A. Levine 2010

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System Healing 👁️ Body Awareness ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🔍 Mindfulness For Trauma

The Practice of Embodying Emotions

by Raja Selvam • 2022

Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.

3.71

122

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 👁️ Body Awareness ⚡ Nervous System Healing

The Practice of Embodying Emotions Summary

The Practice of Embodying Emotions 94%

Feel an emotion through your whole body. It loses its hold, and the healing starts.

by Raja Selvam 2022

3.71

122 ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 👁️ Body Awareness ⚡ Nervous System Healing

A Life Worth Breathing

by Max Strom • 2010

Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.

4.27

1k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌬️ Conscious Breathing 💔 Emotional Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🕊️ Forgiveness Practices

A Life Worth Breathing 94%

Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.

by Max Strom 2010

4.27

1k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌬️ Conscious Breathing 💔 Emotional Healing 🙏 Gratitude Practices 🕊️ Forgiveness Practices

Invisible Heroes

by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004

Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.

4.28

223

🧠 Trauma Recovery ⚠️ Ptsd 🖼️ Guided Imagery 🧘 Mind Body Healing 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma

Invisible Heroes 94%

Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.

by Belleruth Naparstek 2004

4.28

223 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery ⚠️ Ptsd 🖼️ Guided Imagery 🧘 Mind Body Healing 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma

Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief

by Julie Lusk MEd E-RYT • 2015

Yogic sleep quiets the stress response through breath, body scans, and progressive relaxation.

4.10

163

🧘 Yoga Nidra 💆 Stress Management 📜 Yoga Philosophy 🪷 Chakra Healing 😴 Progressive Relaxation

Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief Summary

Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief 94%

Yogic sleep quiets the stress response through breath, body scans, and progressive relaxation.

by Julie Lusk MEd E-RYT 2015

4.10

163 ratings

🧘 Yoga Nidra 💆 Stress Management 📜 Yoga Philosophy 🪷 Chakra Healing 😴 Progressive Relaxation

Emotion and Healing in the Energy Body

by Robert Henderson • 2015

What tight hips and aching shoulders reveal: a bodyworker's guide to emotional blockages.

4.03

🌀 Energy Healing 🔴 Chakra System 💆 Emotional Bodywork 🌳 Ancestral Patterns 🧘 Somatic Healing

Emotion and Healing in the Energy Body Summary

Emotion and Healing in the Energy Body 94%

What tight hips and aching shoulders reveal: a bodyworker's guide to emotional blockages.

by Robert Henderson 2015

4.03

31 ratings

🌀 Energy Healing 🔴 Chakra System 💆 Emotional Bodywork 🌳 Ancestral Patterns 🧘 Somatic Healing

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Soulbriety 94%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Journey Into Power

by Baron Baptiste • 1902

Target the mental blocks, not just muscles: a yoga practice that reshapes body and mind.

4.05

2k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Meditation Practice 🏋️ Modern Yoga 🔄 Vinyasa Yoga

Journey Into Power 94%

Target the mental blocks, not just muscles: a yoga practice that reshapes body and mind.

by Baron Baptiste 1902

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Meditation Practice 🏋️ Modern Yoga 🔄 Vinyasa Yoga

Getting Past Your Past

by Francine Shapiro • 2012

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

4.07

4k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

Getting Past Your Past 94%

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

by Francine Shapiro 2012

4.07

4k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Body Is Not an Apology

by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

4.21

31k+

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

The Body Is Not an Apology 94%

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018

4.21

31k+ ratings

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

Anchored

by Deb Dana • 2021

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

3.91

2k+

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Anchored 94%

Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.

by Deb Dana 2021

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🫂 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Self-Compassion

Trauma Stewardship

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky • 2007

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

4.28

7k+

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Trauma Stewardship 94%

Exhaustion, numbness, cynicism: the hidden cost of caring for others' trauma, and how to reverse it.

by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky 2007

4.28

7k+ ratings

🩹 Compassion Fatigue 🤲 Helping Professions 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌱 Sustainable Activism 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Dissociation Made Simple

by Jamie Marich • 2023

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

4.06

621

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques 🧘 Somatic Healing 💬 Mental Health Stigma

Dissociation Made Simple 94%

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

by Jamie Marich 2023

4.06

621 ratings

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques 🧘 Somatic Healing 💬 Mental Health Stigma

Revolution from Within

by Gloria Steinem • 1991

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

4.12

3k+

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Revolution from Within 93%

Self-esteem is the engine of revolution. The manual for building it from the inside out.

by Gloria Steinem 1991

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Psychology 🌱 Inner Work For Activists 🩹 Healing Childhood Wounds 🔄 Unlearning Conditioning 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

Lighter

by Yung Pueblo • 2022

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

4.05

9k+

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Lighter 93%

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

by Yung Pueblo 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Feeding Your Demons

by Tsultrim Allione • 2008

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

4.10

1k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🪢 Addiction Recovery

Feeding Your Demons 93%

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

by Tsultrim Allione 2008

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🪢 Addiction Recovery

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 93%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Yoga Nidra

by Satyananda Saraswati • 1976

Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.

4.33

1k+

🕉️ Tantric Yoga 🧘 Body Scanning 🌬️ Breathwork 🎯 Intention Setting 💭 Visualization

Yoga Nidra 93%

Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.

by Satyananda Saraswati 1976

4.33

1k+ ratings

🕉️ Tantric Yoga 🧘 Body Scanning 🌬️ Breathwork 🎯 Intention Setting 💭 Visualization

Breathe In, Breathe Out

by Stuart Sandeman • 2022

A breathing pattern anchors every emotion you have. The manual for changing both.

4.11

483

🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ⚡ Nervous System 🤲 Somatic Healing 😌 Anxiety Management

Breathe In, Breathe Out 93%

A breathing pattern anchors every emotion you have. The manual for changing both.

by Stuart Sandeman 2022

4.11

483 ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ⚡ Nervous System 🤲 Somatic Healing 😌 Anxiety Management

Polyvagal Practices

by Deb Dana • 2023

Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.

3.79

235

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛠 Self-Regulation Tools 🧘 Embodied Awareness

Polyvagal Practices 93%

Three nervous system states, one personal toolkit: learn to move from shutdown or anxiety to calm.

by Deb Dana 2023

3.79

235 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧬 Nervous System Regulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🛠 Self-Regulation Tools 🧘 Embodied Awareness

The Garden Within

by Anita Phillips • 2023

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

4.36

3k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Garden Within 93%

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

by Anita Phillips 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

Living Resistance

by Kaitlin B. Curtice • 2023

Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.

4.11

2k+

🪶 Indigenous Spirituality 🔓 Decolonial Practice 🦶 Embodied Resistance ✊ Spiritual Activism 💗 Radical Self-Acceptance

Living Resistance 93%

Resistance is a daily practice of integration, starting in your body and extending to the land.

by Kaitlin B. Curtice 2023

4.11

2k+ ratings

🪶 Indigenous Spirituality 🔓 Decolonial Practice 🦶 Embodied Resistance ✊ Spiritual Activism 💗 Radical Self-Acceptance

Triggers

by David Richo • 2019

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

3.86

905

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Triggers 93%

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

by David Richo 2019

3.86

905 ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Heal Your Nervous System

by Linnea Passaler • 2024

Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.

3.84

976

🧠 Nervous System Health 🤲 Somatic Healing 🔬 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Stress Physiology 🌸 Highly Sensitive People

Heal Your Nervous System 93%

Five stages to rewire a dysregulated nervous system, starting where talk therapy cannot reach.

by Linnea Passaler 2024

3.84

976 ratings

🧠 Nervous System Health 🤲 Somatic Healing 🔬 Polyvagal Theory ⚡ Stress Physiology 🌸 Highly Sensitive People

Core Transformation

by Connirae Andreas • 1993

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

4.11

262

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing

Core Transformation 93%

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

by Connirae Andreas 1993

4.11

262 ratings

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing

Body-First Healing

by Brittany Piper • 2025

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

4.03

348

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Body-First Healing 93%

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

by Brittany Piper 2025

4.03

348 ratings

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Don't Tell Me to Relax

by Ralph De La Rosa • 2020

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

3.77

142

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💖 Self-Compassion 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Don't Tell Me to Relax 93%

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

by Ralph De La Rosa 2020

3.77

142 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💖 Self-Compassion 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🛡️ Boundary Setting

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