What I’m reading

Let’s be real, this list is long because I start books all the time and then find another must read and often get distracted from finishing. No judgment here! This is a non-exhaustive list of books I’ve started reading, and haven’t finished, and that have already MOVED, INSPIRED, and TRANSFORMED me.

• What it Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill

• Love and Rage by Lama Rod Owens

• Radical Dharma by Williams, Owens, Syedullah

• The Politics of Trauma by Staci K. Haines

• Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex edited by

• American Detox by Kerri Kelly

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk

• Undrowned by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

• Mindful of Race by Ruth King

• Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

• The Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors

• Care Work by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

• Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma by Dr. Gail Parker

• Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
  

Where I’m practicing

As somatics reminds us, “we are always practicing something.”These are a few of the places I practice regularly in community. We can’t do this alone, and I’d love to practice with you online or in person.

• Soma Social Justice practice group with Staci K. Haines (online)

• Embody Yoga’s Roots - 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training with Ignite Institute (online)

• Rooted Global Village (online)

• Local yoga studios in the Twin Cities including The Yoga Room and The Yoga Center Retreat (in person)
  

What I’m listening to

Ever since year two of the pandemics I’ve noticed my tolerance for audio input has decreased significantly. I need a LOT more quiet time these days so I’m not up on all the amazing podcasts (or music). But, when I do listen, here’s what’s on the airwaves:

• What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill (audiobook)

  • Y’all I don’t even know where to start with this book. I just finished listening and I wanted to underline every word. That’s pretty difficult when listening to an audiobook. I can’t wait to get a hard copy so I can marinate in the words of this book. It’s already going on my Beloved Resources list too!

• Finding Our Way hosted by Prentis Hemphill (podcast)

• How to Survive the End of the World hosted by sisters adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown (podcast)

• The Ethical Rainmaker hosted by Michelle Shireen Muri (podcast)

Beloved resources I return to again and again

Again, this list isn’t exhaustive but it’s a good sample of the resources (and yes my list is book heavy) that have shaped my thinking, feeling, and practice over the last five years especially. I hope you enjoy these gems as much as I do!

• Liberated to the Bone by Susan Raffo

• Embrace Yoga’s Roots by Susanna Barkataki

• Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown, and pretty much everything in the emergent strategy world

• Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

• The Yamas and Niyamas by Deborah Adele

• Personal Leadership by Schaetti, Ramsey, & Watanabe

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, and pretty much everything she shares

• My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa. Menakem

• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

• See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur

• Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva

• What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill