Further Reading
For those who want to look further.
A short list of books and teachers behind the work.
The wisdom behind this work lives inside each modality, not on a page of its own. But these are some of the books and researchers that have shaped how I think about it.
On Thai bodywork & fascia
- Thomas Myers — Anatomy Trains. The foundational Western reading on myofascial meridians.
- Robert Schleip — research on fascia as a sensory organ and its role in body-wide tension patterns.
On sound therapy & entrainment
- Stephen Porges — Polyvagal Theory; in particular his writing on prosody, voice, and the auditory system as a portal to safety.
- For studies on brainwave entrainment and theta-state induction: search PubMed for binaural beats, tuning fork acupressure, singing bowl meditation.
On yoga, somatics & the nervous system
- Stephen Porges — The Polyvagal Theory (technical) or The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory (accessible).
- Peter Levine — Waking the Tiger; the foundational text on Somatic Experiencing.
- Bessel van der Kolk — The Body Keeps the Score. The most-read book on the subject for a reason.
- Deb Dana — clinical applications of polyvagal theory; useful if you’re a practitioner yourself.
On integration & neuroplasticity
- Norman Doidge — The Brain That Changes Itself.
- Richard Davidson — neuroscience of meditation; see his lab’s published work.
- Michael Pollan — How to Change Your Mind; for those interested in the integration side of psychedelic medicine, with the caveat that integration as practice is its own discipline.
These are not endorsements of any particular protocol, only honest places to start, if you want to look further.