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"Alternative approach to understanding and balancing the most important skeletal muscle in the body, aimed at the layperson as well as the professional body practitioner concerned with core strengthening and psoas-related back, hip, knee, and pelvic tension issues"--Provided by publisher.

"An embodied guide to being with grief individually and in community-practical exercises, decolonized rituals, and Earth-based medicines for healing and processing loss"--

"A resource that reconnects us to lessons from the animal world and shows us how to restore wellness in our families, communities, and lives by exploring different animals' parenting models"--

Based on Gabor Mate's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouver's skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Mate presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical "e;condition"e; distinct from the lives it affects, rather the result of a complex interplay among personal history, emotional, and neurological development, brain chemistry, and the drugs (and behaviors) of addiction. Simplifying a wide array of brain and addiction research findings from around the globe, the book avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting a thorough and compassionate self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness.In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts argues persuasively against contemporary health, social, and criminal justice policies toward addiction and those impacted by it. The mix of personal stories—including the author's candid discussion of his own "e;high-status"e; addictive tendencies—and science with positive solutions makes the book equally useful for lay readers and professionals.

A vital path home. Employing African epistemologies and an embodied African beingness, this book embraces the revelation and miracle of Blackness. Creating a world worthy of our children requires recalling the dignity and distinction of the African way of life. This book is not written for settler consumption. Kindred Creation is a call and response to dream and design better worlds rooted in African lifeways: a path to Black freedom, a love letter to Black futures, and a blueprint to intergenerational Black joy and dignity--all (and always) on Black terms. Author, organizer, and designer Aida Mariam Davis explores the historical and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism, making explicit the ways that extraction, oppression, and enslavement serve the goals of empire--not least by severing ancestral connections and disrupting profound and ancient relationships to self, nature, and community. Structured in three parts--Remember, Refuse, and Reclaim--Kindred Creation is a philosophical guidebook and a vital invitation to power and reconnection. Davis employs parable, poetry, theory, memory, narrative, and prophecy to help readers: Remember By unforgetting the unending and cascading violence of settler colonialism and other forms of domination and exploring the ways that African land, language, lifestyle, and labor are stolen, distorted, and repackaged for colonial consumption to extract capital and sever ties to ancestral knowledge, lifeways, and dignityRefuse By rejecting and interrupting death-making institutions and relationships and choosing kinship and self-determination in the face of settler colonial violenceReclaim By revealing that freedom is within us--and within reach. Davis shares how the reader can birth new worlds and relationships and offers strategies for reclaiming land, language, lifestyle, and labor.The colonial violence and dispossession of African land, language, and labor is inflicted intentionally--and by design. Reclaiming African lifeways and remembering what was forcibly forgotten must be by creation a re-membering of our interconnectedness and kinship.

A revolutionary 3-part model for dismantling shame: integrate trauma, unlearn self-blame, and reclaim your personal power For readers of Brené Brown, Curt Thompson, and Tara Brach We're sold the idea that shame serves a purpose: it must protect us from something...otherwise it wouldn't be there. Right? Not really. In Unshamed, author, therapist, and professor David Bedrick reveals that there really is no good "use" for shame--and offers a revolutionary model to dismantle it. He shows how shame affects us all...and often in ways we might not expect. Shame connects to our struggles, our relationships, how we show up in the world, and how the world shows up (or fails to) for us. So how we can shed our shame, integrate our trauma, and unleash the personal power, efficacy, and confidence that are our birthright? Bedrick breaks it down in three parts: Respect: how the practice of witnessing can help us be fully seen, heard, and held--and what that can do for our self-power and self-esteemRelating: how to restore our sense of mattering--especially when our hurt, neglect, or trauma shows up as shameRadical belief: how we can reclaim our voice, experiences, and embodied truths by owning our authority, autonomy, and authentic needs without projecting our shame and trauma onto others Bedrick explores the roots of shame, sharing the connections between trauma, shame, and experiential validation--and explains how shame shows up when woundedness isn't seen, held, and appreciated by ourselves and our loved ones. He helps us understand the role of boundaries in healing from shame; how shame impacts our physical health and wellness; how to unshame disturbing feelings; and the interconnections among body, social issues, shame, and abuse. With exercises, profound insights, case studies, and psychological science, Unshamed is an easy-to-understand guide to breaking shame down for good.

"Spiritual and community lessons for embracing collective care, co-creating sustainable futures, and responsibly meeting uncertain futures-a Zen and Native Hawaiian take on building better, more balanced ways of being"--

"A trauma-informed therapist's personal account of religious abuse, intergenerational healing, and recovering spirituality"--

"Learn anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the human body with this fun and student-focused learning and coloring workbook-includes study tips and 100+ images"--

"An exploration of how psychedelic medicine can heal the soul that invokes the traditions of Jungian depth psychology, mythology, and Indigenous cultural wisdom"--

"A modern, inclusive guide to plant-based reproductive medicine: herbal remedies and collective care for conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond"--

"An exploration of how investing in relational work and transformational relationships can make us happier and healthier"--

"Companion workbook to the anthology, Practicing Liberation: Transformative Strategies for Collective Healing & Systems Change"--

"Reflections on burnout, trauma & building communities of care in social justice work-for readers of adrienne maree brown, Staci K. Haines, and Ejeris Dixon"--

"An inclusive guide to improving mobility, building strength, and increasing flexibility for every body and any size, shape, and ability"--

"Strategies for abolition and liberation from four activist groups of the modern civil rights movement"--

The first comprehensive anatomy and yoga practice manual for postpartum pelvic healing—a gender-inclusive guide to poses, practices, and exercises for pelvic-floor, pain, dysfunction, and recovery Includes full-color photos, 7 weeks of yoga sequences, and an individualized step-by-step guided self-assessmentPelvic floor pain, injury, and dysfunction are incredibly common among postpartum people—but despite the critical importance of ongoing pelvic support and recovery post-birth, most doctors, physical therapists, and healing professionals simply aren’t equipped to offer helpful, personalized advice to ease postpartum symptoms like postpartum pain, discomfort, urinary incontinence, and painful intercourse.Rebecca Weisman (CIYT, CYT) and Meagen Satinsky (MPT, PYT) offer the first comprehensive anatomy and yoga practice manual geared toward healing postpartum pelvic issues. With full-color images, accessible tools, and step-by-step poses and breathwork exercises, Yoga for Pelvic Floor and Postpartum Health empowers readers to get to know this vital part of their own body—and reclaim agency in caring for their own postpartum recovery, postural support, organ health, and sexual function.Part 1: Anatomy reviews the anatomy of the pelvis and surrounding regions, with a special emphasis on helping you develop a deeper, more knowledgeable, and more loving connection to your own bodyPart 2: Sequences of Asana for Practice introduces Iyengar yoga and breathwork practices to support pelvic healing—and guides you through a flexible 7-week asana sequence that you can do on your own time and come back to again and againPart 3: Special Topics addresses specific pelvic concerns like painful intercourse, perineal tears, Cesarean delivery, pelvic organ prolapse, diastasis rectus abdominis, urinary issues, pelvic pain during menopause, low back pain, postpartum depression and anxiety, and more Yoga for Pelvic Floor and Postpartum Health is appropriate for any stage of your postpartum journey—whether you gave birth vaginally or by Cesarean, ten days, ten weeks, or ten years ago. With a guided self-assessment, full-color and 3-D layered graphics, and compassionate, expert counsel, readers can return to specific poses and sequences again and again on their pelvic healing journey.

"An exploration of somatic awareness and embodied intuition and a guide to how conscious movement practices can help us be more present, be more grounded and intentional, and claim bodily autonomy"--

"28 leading psychologists, therapists, and mental-health healers reflect on the potential-and necessity-of adapting clinical care in response to the climate crisis"--

An essential resource for psychologists, therapists, and clinicians to help clients understand dissociation, make sense of their parts, and visualize depersonalization and derealization—a stigma-free guide from the bestselling author of Dissociation Made Simple An interactive dry-erasable tool for use with clients with dissociative identity disorder (DID), complex trauma, PTSD, and dissociative disorders not otherwise specified (DDNOS)This easy-to-use, dry-erasable flip chart helps therapists break down the basics of dissociation: what it is, why it happens, and how it can be understood—and embraced—as a key part of your client’s healing journey.The full-color Dissociation Made Simple Flipchart builds on Jamie Marich, PhD’s, bestselling book and expands your clinical toolkit. Designed to be interactive and user-friendly in-session, it offers easy-to-understand definitions, unique client-centered exercises, flexible language options, and visual activity pages thoughtfully illustrated to meet the needs of clients with different learning styles.Use the Flipchart with clients to:Understand—and go beyond—dissociation and trauma 101Show how trauma acts on the body and brainDemystify terms like “parts,” “system,” and “alter”Build their “safe-enough” harborRelate to real-life examples from people with dissociative experiencesUnderstand treatment options and different approaches to dissociative symptomsPractice techniques for grounding, anchoring, settling, and mindfulnessDo interactive activities like mapping their partsChallenge myths, biases, and stigmaLearn about their dissociative tendencies—and discover what helps them return to the present momentFor use with clients with trauma-related dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, DDNOS, and more, the Flipchart is a compassionate and invaluable clinical resource that helps you explore complex concepts with ease—demystifying dissociation and providing a roadmap to understanding, agency, and empowerment.

"An examination of the physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by Ashtanga yoga leader Pattabhi Jois and the culture, structures, and mythos that enabled it, grounded in investigative research and real survivor stories"--

Wise and witty essays on navigating pain, sex, trauma, spirituality, addiction, recovery, and grief from queer neurodivergent trauma resolution guide Jessica GrahamIn an unapologetic look at living well with chronic illness, writer and meditation teacher Jessica Graham offers smart, funny, raw, and mindful insights on untangling—and embracing—the messy realities of being a human alive on this planet today.Graham gives us permission to accept care—and accept that it’s ok to want care. They weave together personal stories and practical wisdom, grounded in their queer, chronically ill, and neurodivergent identities. They offer their take on managing symptoms, getting creative, setting boundaries, and healing from ableist tropes like “you don’t look that sick” and “we’re all a little ADHD.”Graham also shares vulnerable personal history: the adverse childhood experiences that rewired their body and brain. The workaholism and addictions that kept their pain lying just below the surface. How illness and trauma intersect to obscure the knowledge that we’re each enough, wholly as we are.Graham explores the parts of chronic illness life that don’t get enough airtime: how can we center sex and pleasure when pain gets in the way? How can we live well…while living through late-stage capitalist hell? How can we come into relationship with our pain without falling prey to self-blame, magical thinking, or toxic positivity?Wise and embodied, fearless and necessary, Being (Sick) Enough is both a wild awakening and a love letter to your whole self: the pains and suffering, joys and brightness, and vital connections that hold each of us as we navigate what it means to be here, like this, right now.

"An unapologetic guide for readers who are Black, masc, and bi-unlearning biphobia, coming out, combatting erasure, and embodying your whole self"--

"A feminist-forward guide to setting boundaries, assessing safety, and defusing violence using the self offense strategy"--

"Designed to be used with any deck, Red Tarot interrogates the images, themes, and power structures that have been read into and onto the cards-and guides readers to radical and empowering reclamation"--

"Two-Spirit Indigiqueer psychotherapist and cultural theorist Dr. Roger Kuhn illuminates the ways our bodies offer portals to our own liberation"--