- Mindfulness Yoga by Frank Jude Boccio
- Kripalu Yoga by Richard Faulds
- The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar
- Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater
- Yoga-Mastering the Basics by Sandra Anderson and Rolf Sovik
- The healing power of the breath by Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbang
- Yoga for Emotional balance by Bo Forbes
- Yoga for Back Pain by Loren Fishman and Carol Ardman
- The Great Work of your Life by Stephen Cope
Resources for People with Chronic Pain
You are Not Your Pain by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman (includes a CD)
The Healing Power of the Breath by Richard P. Brown, MD and Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD (includes a CD)
Relax into Healing – Pain: Softening the Sensation with Nancy Hopps – CD and booklet
Why We Sleep – Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Yoga for Pain Relief – A new Approach to an ancient Practice by Lee Albert, NMT
Back Pain – A Harvard Medical School Special Health Report
Gentle Core Exercises – A Harvard Medical School Health Report (because a strong core helps to lesson back pain)Meals that Heal Inflammation by Julie Daniluk, R.H.N.
The Heart-Brain Diet – 2018 Health and Nutrition Letter – Tufts University
My favorite activities for pain relief:
- A walk in Nature
- Breathing practice
- Gratitude practice
- Loving Kindness Meditation
- A restorative or very gentle yoga class. It is best to attend a class if you can. For home practice try Restorative Yoga DVD with Sudha. www.sudhalundeen.com
- Acupuncture and massage
- Body Scans or Yoga Nidra – This practice through visualization and deep relaxation can greatly help to ease pain. There are many CDs available. I especially like Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra by Jennifer Reis, Before Sleep 1-Beginners Spoken Guided Meditation by Jason Stephenson and specifically for Pain Relief – Sleep Hypnosis for Pain Management by Michael Sealey.
All of the above are on YouTube and all have helped me with falling asleep and pain control. It is best to listen to one on a regular basis for several weeks. Michael Sealey has many other sleep hypnosis CDs. If you prefer a woman’s voice try Guided Sleep Hypnosis with Rasa Lukosiute or Hypnosis to Heal, Energize and Strengthen Intuition with Life.
CDs to purchase – Relax into Greatness by Rod Stryker
For a deeper breathing practice – Pranayama-Beginner Level 1- Instruction and Practice Led by Yoganand Michael Carroll
For acupuncture: www.wondharmacenter.org – relief of pain
For more information, see the video, Tame the Beast by Professor Lorimer Moseley,PhD – rethinking persistent pain – tamethebeast.org
Notes from Kripalu – A Chronic Pain Management Conference for Health Professions on peacemountainyoga.tumblr.com