LIBRARY

A collection of essays, practices, recordings and resources that continue to shape my life and work.


Writing

The Art of Human Resonance

Exploring connection, belonging, creativity, community, mindfulness and the beautifully messy experience of being human.

One Small Instrument by Em Sara Rose

We are all important parts, serving the collective song...

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Wielding Chaos by Em Sara Rose

A tale of swords and dragons: when 'fitting in' becomes a compression of the soul

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The Three Blades of Emotional Response by Em Sara Rose

And how we can transform raw suffering into wisdom, practice, and new growth.

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Yoga & Movement

Free practices and classes to reconnect with your body and breath.

Guided Meditations

Practices to soothe the nervous system, ground your body, return to presence, and explore your inner landscape.

Reading List

A curated collection of books on embodiment, trauma, presence, and social change that inspire and inform my work.

Mindfulness & Meditation

  • Tara Brach - Radical Acceptance

  • Tara Brach - Radical Compassion

  • Tara Brach - True Refuge

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn - Full Catastrophe Living

  • Judith Lasater - Relax and Renew

  • Sarah Powers - Insight Yoga

  • Hene Guturatne - Mindfulness in Plain English

  • Jack Kornfield - No Time like the Present

  • Jack Kornfield - The Wise Heart

  • Jack Kornfield - After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

  • Sharon Salzberg - Real Love

  • Sharon Salzberg - Lovingkindness

  • Eckhart Tolle - A New Earth

  • Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now

  • Daniel Siegel - Aware

  • James Nestor - Breath

Trauma & Healing

  • Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score

  • Resmaa Menakem - My Grandmother’s Hands

  • Peter Levine - In an Unspoken Voice

  • Gabor Maté - The Myth of Normal

  • Judy Atkinson - Trauma Trails

  • Daniel Siegel - Aware

Social Justice, Culture & Race

  • Michelle Cassandra Johnson - Skill in Action

  • Layla F Saad - White Supremacy

  • Ruth King - Mindful of Race

  • Anita Heiss (Ed) - Growing up Aboriginal in Australia

  • Stan Grant - Talking to my Country

  • Jennifer Mullan - Decolonising Therapy

  • Robin Wall Kimmerer - Braiding Sweetgrass

  • Bruce Pascoe - Dark Emu

  • Valarie Kaur - Revolutionary Love

Connection, Creativity & Personal Growth

  • Viktor Frankl - Man’s Search for Meaning

  • Lucy Peach - Period Queen

  • Rutger Bregman - Human Kind

  • Helena Norberg-Hodge - Local is our Future

  • Hugh Mackay - The Good Life

  • Roman Krznaric - The Good Ancestor

  • Rick Rubin - The Creative Act

  • Carly Findlay - Say Hello

  • Marshall B Rosenberg - Nonviolent Communication

  • Frank Ostaseski - The Five Invitations

  • Oren Jay Sofer - Say What you Mean

  • bell hooks - All About Love

Spirituality & Wisdom

  • Khalil Gibran - The Prophet

  • The Rumi Collection

  • Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching

  • The Dhammapada

  • The Bhagavad Gita

  • Ram Dass - Being Ram Dass

  • Lorin Roche - The Radiance Sutras

  • Christopher Hareesh Wallace - Tantra Illuminated