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There are an enormous amount of resources to support your work journey. These are just a few you might explore to get started.
FOR COACHING AND MIND BODY HEALTH
What Are You Hungry For ? Women, Food, and Spirituality by Lynne Ginsburg and Mary Taylor
Where has this book been all your life ? We love the exercises and activities in this book and do similar things in our workshops. It's a wonderful discussion of mindful eating and movement- a spiritual focus brings it all together so skillfully- a pathway to true connection with yourself.
Omnivores Dilemma and In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Omnivores Dilemma:It took a journalist, Michael Pollan to give one of the best overviews of the state of modern nutrition we've ever read. Through sound research and the lens of a visionary he explores our relationship to food and to the earth- our true food supplier. What makes this book so valuable is that he has drawn on so many important perspectives and bodies of knowledge and research.
In Defense of Food:He then breaks it down into one simple nutrition message and a few guiding principles: Eat Food, Mostly Plants, Not too much. The path we take to arrive here may differ- but over time it can become this simple.
The Three Season Diet by Dr. John Douillard- LifeSpa
Although the title of this book and some of it's promotional approach are framed as a "new diet" and focused on weight loss.......as you may have guessed we wouldn't recommend another gimmicky diet book with false promises ! Dr. Doullard's work is informed by Ayurveda, which is the traditional Indian philosophy of health and life. This book and his website are a wonderful resource for eating within season and in response to the needs of our bodies within each season.
The Slow Food Movement
The Slow food movement started in one of the best places to experience food completely, Italy ! Here's how they describe their movement:
Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Slow food is good for your mind body health ! Find a Chapter close to you
The Center for Science in the Public Interest: Nutrition Action Health Letter
If you're looking for the bottom line in current nutrition research- look no further. CSPI publishes a newsletter (Nutrition Action Health Letter) committed to sifting through the research and removing the biases of food companies, as well as the government to provide consumers with the most current knowledge available regarding health and nutrition. Well worth the $10 annual subscription.
The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society
The work of Jon Kabbat -Zinn and this center is probably the main catalyst for the movement of mindfulness practices into mainstream health care practice.
Health at Every Size
A group committed to measuring our success and finding benchmarks for growth and healing beyond strictly striving for weight loss and fitting into that size____(fill in the blank). This movement is also a great resource for exploring how the scientific community has been drawn into our obsession with thinness.
Nourishing Connections
Helpful thoughts and resources for building "attuned eating" skills. Karen Kratina is a registered dietician who has been a pioneer in using a non-diet approach to health and healing from eating problems.
The Center for Mindful Eating
Terrific resources for both professionals and clients.
Simple Prosperity
Simple Prosperity, the book and Dave Wann. A great summary of how to celebrate what's most valuable in your life and re-evaluate your relationship with material wealth.
MIND BODY SKILLS RESOURCES FOR YOUTH
Yoga Ed
We draw from the activities and philosophy in this wonderful curriculum. Designed for use in public school settings, Yoga Ed is also used by the Wellness Initiative, a non-profit who has brought yoga into public school settings in the Denver Metro Area.
The Wellness Initiative
We support the wellness initiative by substitute teaching and Teaching Yoga to the Teachers at Florence Crittenton, a wonderful high school for student mothers and mothers to be.
MBA- Mind Body Awareness Project
One of the first projects to bring mindfulness and yoga to youth in secure settings such as "juvenile hall". Great resources here for young people who have faced hard times and found peace in practicing mind body skills. Co-founded by Noah Levine who spent some time locked up as a young person and now teaches throughout the country.
Yoga for Youth
Another terrific organization bringing yoga and mindfulness to youth in urban communities.
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE RESOURCES
The National Implementation Research Network
Authors of the best known synthesis of the implementation literature on evidence based practice. The future lies not only in the design and validation of evidence based practices - but also in understanding how to replicate and sustain them in the real world. Read it there first !
Evidence Based Associates
Find out about the lives they are changing for youth and families in Florida.
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) Services
MST has accomplished unprecedented success in improving the lives of our country's highest risk youth and their families. MST has been achieving success internationally as well. In addition to establishing an effective intervention model, MST services has paved the way in understanding how to disseminate and implement clinical practices with fidelity in real world settings. Look for a variety of resources here.
MST-PSB Is an adapation of mulstisystemic family therapy focused on treating youth with Problematic Sexual Behavior. We provide expert consultation, training and implementation support to teams providing MST for problem sexual behavior youth.
The Blueprints Project
Another essential resource for understanding how to determine whether a practice can be considered evidence based, and to what extent. The Blueprints project is concerned with youth violence prevention and intervention but should also be considered a model for understanding evidence based practice and implementation in general.
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