Focusing on nervous system regulation, the physiology of trauma, and emotional embodiment.

• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – Peter A. Levine

• In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness – Peter A. Levine

• The Practice of Embodying Emotions – Raja Selvam (The core text for ISP)

• Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve – Stanley Rosenberg

• The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel van der Kolk

• Nurturing Resilience – Kathy Kain and Stephen Terrell

• Trauma and Memory – Peter A. Levine

• The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy – Deb Dana

Focused on attachment, The Learning Love Work, boundaries, and conscious connection.

• Face to Face with Fear: Transforming Fear into Love – Krishnananda Trobe

• Healing Developmental Trauma (NARM) – Laurence Heller and Aline LaPierre

• Codependent No More – Melody Beattie

• Set Boundaries, Find Peace – Nedra Glover Tawwab

• Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love – Sue Johnson

• The Drama of the Gifted Child – Alice Miller

• From Isolation to Connection – Krishnananda and Amana Trobe

• Hold On to Your Kids – Gabor Maté and Gordon Neufeld

Based on the Mind-Body Nutrition and Dynamic Eating Psychology principles of Marc David.

• The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss – Marc David

• Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition – Marc David

• When Food is Love – Geneen Roth

• Women, Food, and God – Geneen Roth

• Feeding the Hungry Heart – Geneen Roth

Exploring the "consciousness crisis," spiritual growth, and the gifts hidden in trauma.

• Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl

• The Book of Secrets – Osho

• The Pearl Beyond Price – A.H. Almaas

• Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom – Christiane Northrup

• The Way of the Psychonaut – Stanislav Grof

• The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture Gabor Maté

• The Wild Edge of Sorrow – Francis Weller

• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose – Eckhart Tolle

• Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche – Bill Plotkin

Inspirational texts to support the "totality" of the human experience.

• The Archetype of Initiation – Robert Moore

• The Spirit Molecule – Rick Strassman

• Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict Tsultrim Allione (A beautiful blend of Buddhist practice and psychology)

• The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle

• The Doors of Perception – Aldous Huxley

• The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human

• Consciousness – Stanislav Grof Consciousness Medicine – Françoise Bourzat (Focuses on the importance of "Preparation and Integration")