Best Energy Oriented Book Picks for 2024
Looking for a perfect Christmas gift for yourself, one that might widen your perspective, offer new horizons for your consciousness, and enhance your well-being? I've put together a list of books by teachers I've either studied with or recommend, who have solid training, skills and experience that they've distilled into their books. For those of you who have yet to work with me, I teach energy maintenance skills as part of each session, starting with what single skill will bring you the most benefit for your unique energy system.
RESOURCES FOR EXPLORING YOUR BODY'S WISDOM
These are Somatically Oriented, from a variety of perspectives, from neuro-science, to Focusing, an inner listening process, to spiritual traditions.
Wild Creature Mind – Steve Biddulph – felt sense and more
Your Resonant Self – Sarah Peyton – workbook for changing your inner relationship.
The Power of Focusing, audio book and The Radical Acceptance of Everything by Ann Weiser Cornell. Fantastic introduction to Focusing and the felt sense.
Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body’s Wisdom, and Reclaiming Your Body by Suzanne Scurlock – embodiment from an energy and feeling perspective by an eminent cranial sacral teacher. Both books have links to her excellent guided meditation audio recordings.
The Wisdom of the Body: A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women by Christine Valters Paintner – Contemplative Christian tradition. This is also an on demand online course through her website: www.abbeyofthearts.com
Touching Enlightenment – Reggie Ray, Tibetan Buddhist tradition. A more philosophical approach
When the Body Says NO – Dr. Gabor Mate How your nervous system affects your health, really excellent and very readable.
RELATIONSHIP
"The Five Personality Patterns" and "How to have Better Relationships" by Steve Kessler. If you're just interested, he has amazing free resources on his website.
The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren, unique and actionable perspective by an excellent teacher
EMPATHS OR HIGHLY SENSITIVE PEOPLE
Dodging Energy Vampires by Christianne Northrup
The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Arons, an older book with some good information
The Empath's Survival Guide by Judith Orloff, free on Kindle Unlimited, and her other books on the subject
Sensitive is the New Strong - Anita Moorjani
Becoming an Empowered Empath by Wendy de Rosa
THE WORLD OF ENERGY
Charge and the Energy Body, audio by Anodea Judith, a seasoned professional with many books on the subject. This has many concepts from chakras and the concept of charge, to how the 5 Patterns look
Heart Flame Healing - by Karin Inana, is a wonderful intro to energy anatomy, rich with practical practices. Karin was my freshman roommate at the Barbara Brennan School and is a beautiful spirit.
