Recommended & Course Reading List
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300-hour: Bringing Kundalini Yoga into Healthcare
Foundations of Kundalini Yoga Therapy: Principles and Practices
Required:
- Yoga Therapy and Integrative Medicine: Where Ancient Science Meets Modern Medicine, Larry Payne, PhD, Tera Gold, LAc, Eden Goldman, DC, Editors
- Principles and Practice of Yoga in Healthcare, Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD, Lorenzo Cohen, PhD, Timothy McCall, MD, Shirley Telles, PhD, Editors
- Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Health and Well-Being by Marlysa Sullivan with Laurie C Hyland Robertson
- Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges, PhD
- Interoception: The Eighth Sensory System by Kelly Mahler, MS
- The Interoceptive Mind: From Homeostasis to Awareness edited by Manos Tsakiris and Helena DePreester
- Educating Yoga Therapists
http://portal.iayt.org/publications/ytt/YTT_2020_Winter.pdf#page=38 - International Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training
http://portal.iayt.org/publications/ytt/YTT_2020_Winter.pdf#page=39
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Origins and Identity: An Exploration of Your Authentic Self
Required:
- The Bhagavad Gita in the translation of your choice
- Kashmir Shaivism – The Secret Supreme by Swami Lakshmanjoo
- The Yoga Tradition: It’s History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice by Georg Feuerstein, PhD
- The Secret Power of Yoga, Revised Edition: A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras by Nischala Joy Devi – May 10, 2022
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Required Viewing:SOAS on Samkhya philosophy https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v= wHKpvEmT21I
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Elements and Alchemy of Kundalini Yoga
Required:
- Enlightened Bodies by Japa Kaur and Nirmal Kaur
- The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi
- Yoga and Ayurveda By David Frawley
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Ethical Practice of Yoga Therapy
Required:
- Right Use of Power: The Heart of Ethics by Cedar Barstow
- Preventing Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice by Thomas G Guthell and Archie Brodsky
Unraveling the Knot of Stress, Inflammation, Pain, and Sleep
Required:
- Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain, Neil Pearson, Shelly Prosko and Marlysa Sullivan, editors
- Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain, David Hanscom MD, 2nd Edition Summer 2019
- Yoga Therapy Today, article by Neil Pearson, Lisa Pearson and Erin Byron
- Pain and Yoga Therapy Pt 1
- Pain and Yoga Therapy Pt 2
http://portal.iayt.org/publications/ytt/YTT_2020_Winter.pdf#page=32 - Pain and Yoga Therapy Pt 3
http://portal.iayt.org/publications/ytt/YTT_2020_Spring.pdf#page=18
Recommended if you want further study:
- Yoga for Pain Relief by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D
- Anatomy of Hope by Jerome Groopman, MD
- Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley
Additional Training Materials Provided by Faculty
Functional Yoga Therapy for the Structural System
Required:
- Key Muscles of Yoga: Your Guide to Functional Anatomy in Yoga by Ray Long, MD
- Yoga: Fascia, Form and Functional Movement by Joanne Avison
- Divine Alignment by Guru Prem Singh Khalsa
- Study Guide provided by Dr Crystal Frazee
Recommended:
- Functional Atlas of the Human Fascial System 1st Edition by Carla Stecco MD, Warren I Hammer DC MS
- Back in Control: A Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain, 2nd Edition by David Hanscom MD
- Your Spine Your Yoga by Bernie Clark
- Pathways to a Centered Body by Donna Farhi and Leila Stuart
- Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit by Donna Farhi
- Kundalini Yoga Postures and Poetry e-book by Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa
Recommended Viewing:
- https://www.enlightenedevents.com.au/_blog/Enlightened_Events_Blog/post/fascinating-fascia/
- https://www.doctorschierling.com/blog/fascia-as-a-proprioceptive-organ-and-its-relationship-to-chronic-pain?fbclid=IwAR231Mr8dk-dWcjuNmxfvuwJp2ws8G6ftSf6lEocue-U_U-eWQ02UQ5jt5M
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Transforming Anxiety and Depression
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Trauma Responsive Kundalini Yoga for Recovery from PTS
Required:
- Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body by David Emerson
- Reclaiming Life After Trauma by Julie Staples, PhD and Daniel Minte, LCSW
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem
- The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, MD
- Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Gail Parker, PhD
What Is Intergenerational Trauma? An Expert Explains
Read in Refinery29: https://apple.news/AECmhe_CERYyCxQTolLY9TQ - Watch this video link by steve porges
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7g6_Ub-Vjfb9G_6ijqVV-UKbruSCHzH3 - https://www.blacdetroit.com/news-features/when-taking-yoga-while-black-finding-your-peace-can-be-stressful?fbclid=IwAR3prfYMUYJ8uWS46FTMosJ6LR_U9NR0p6PT7g1UxqeGwcq2–a1XMkNSJY
- Interview w Resmaa Menakem: https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/
Recommended if you want further study;
- Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery by Arielle Schwartz, PhD PESI Publishing, 2022
Journey of the Soul: The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Facing Death and Transforming Grief
Required:
- Modern Loss, by Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, 2018
- Start the Conversation: The Book About Death You Were Hoping to Find, by Ganga Stone, 1996
- Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, 2006
Recommended if you want further study:
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- The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals, Renewal & the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller, 2015
- Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande, 2017
- Merging With the Infinite: Quotations & Kriyas on Death & Dying, edited by Hargopal Kaur Khalsa, 2016
- The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn From Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD HarperOne, 2023
- Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most, Timothy Shriver, 2014
Additional Training Materials Provided by Faculty
500-hour: Clinical Application of Yoga Therapy
Assessment and Treatment Planning
Required:
- Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare by Stephen Rollnick and William Miller
- The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
- The Ten Light Bodies of Consciousness: A Guide to Self Discovery and Self Enlightenment, by Nirvair Singh Khalsa, 2010.
- The True Name (Japji Sahib), Talks on the Japji Sahib of Guru Nanak English Translation by Osho
- Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert, PhD, 1999
- The Healing Journey by Carl Simonton, MD, 2002
Recommeded if you want further study:
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The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Digestive, Nervous and Endocrine Conditions
Required:
- Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology by Daniel Siegel, MD
- Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges, PhD
Additional Training Materials Provided by Faculty
- https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-anatomy/yoga-anatomy-vagus-nerve-amygdala-and-stress-response
- https://elemental.medium.com/science-confirms-that-the-vagus-nerve-is-key-to-well-being-c23fab90e211
- https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/meet-psychobiome-gut-bacteria-may-alter-how-you-think-feel-and-act
- The Gut Microbiome Could Speed Up the Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
The microbes in the gastrointestinal tract influence the immune system and the brain, possibly playing a role in the development of Alzheimer’s Read in Smithsonian Magazine: https://apple.news/AHxcZN2KVQZCmP73kote4yA
Gender and Health Across the Lifespan
Required:
- A Woman’s Book of Yoga by Hari Kaur Khalsa
- A Woman’s Book of Meditation by Hari Kaur Khalsa
- Menstrual Cycle Syncing Could Take Your Health To The Next Level Read in Refinery29: https://apple.news/AEiHSUj85QZKFKdW4rRkGVA
Additional training Materials Provided by Faculty
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Cardio and Respiratory Conditions/ Perioperative Care and Wound Healing
Required:
- The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, MD
- Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases by Dean Ornish, MD and Anne Ornish, Jan 8, 2019
- Restoring Prana by Robin Rothenberg, C-IAYT July 2020
- Prepare for Surgery Heal Faster: A guide of Mind/Body Techniques by Peggy Huddleston
- Watch this You Tube Video by Patrick McKeown, Buteyko Breathing Clinic:
https://youtu.be/tKaUEVnducI
Recommended if you want further study:
- Love & Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health by Dean Ornish, MD
- The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown
- Close Your Mouth: Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health by Patrick McKeown
Additional Training Materials Provided by Faculty
The Application of Kundalini Yoga Therapy to Support Immune Health: Infective, Post-infective, Cancer & Cancer Recovery
Required:
- Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore your Sanity, by Sandra Dalton-Smith, MD
- Cancer as a Turning Point, by Lawrence LeShan
- The Healing Journey, by Carl Simonton
- Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Phillipp Dettmer
- Yoga Therapy Across the Cancer Care Continuum by Leigh Leibel and Anne Pitman Handspring Publishing, 2022
Recommended if you want further study:
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2766707?utm_source=eNews+List&utm_campaign=765f395b4a-eNews-7-9-2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb7d503c0e-765f395b4a-162163593&goal=0_fb7d503c0e-765f395b4a-162163593
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10865-018-9914-y
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