Reading lists from Coach Sonnon, Dr. Cobb & CSTers

[Ken Harper]

I just picked up "Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma" by Peter A. Levine, after seeing it mentioned in one of Coach Sonnon's recent posts.

Since this is a well-read and eclectic group, I'd be interested to know what others read for CST/Body-Flow related education, other than Coach Sonnon's books, which I take as a given.

My Thanksgiving reading includes Circus Techniques: Juggling, Equilibristics & Vaulting by Hovey Burgess (out-of-print, unfortunately). Next on the list is a book/video on Capoeira, since some of the movements seem complementary to Body Flow.

Ken

[bob_stra]

Since this is a well-read and eclectic group, I'd be interested to know what others read for CST/Body-Flow™ related education, other than Coach Sonnon's books, which I take as a given.


These simply reflect my personal interests. Not definitive by any stretch of the imagination -

By Feldenkrais -

The Case of Nora

The Elusive Obvious

Body and Mature Behavior - A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation and Learning

By Rywerant
"The Feldenkrais Method: Teaching by Handling"

Juhan
Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork

Alexander
The Use of the Self

McGowan
Original Writings of F.M. Alexander: Constructive Conscious
Control

The Chair - another Alexander Technique book, but I'll be damned if I've ever been able to find it. Has to do with mechanics of sitting.

Magill
Motor Learning - Concepts and Applications

Siff
SuperTraining - I *cannot* find a copy of this book ;-(

Pretty much anything by Ruthy Alon. I went thru her "Bones For Life" training - pretty groovy. She has a video that's in the exact same spirit as bodyflow IMHO

Pretty much any breakdancing video. I just got one - some kind of international championships - and it's frikkin amazing.

Any introductionary seminar in the Trager Technique. Worth their weight in gold.

Tons more, but we start getting into therapeutic applications and such.

Books are great. Direct experience is better ;-) Spend a few months exploring Alexander, Feldenkrais, Trager, breakdancing, capoiera, aikido, bjj, judo, bodywork (hakomi, hellerwork, zero point balancing, craniosacral).....well, you can see, it's a never endding list of things to play with ;-)

[markh]

bob stra,
Saw your reading list and thought I'd maybe give you an early Cristmas present. Follow this link for "supertraining". Good Luck, Mark

http://www.performbetter.com/catalog/product.asp_Q_dept_id_E_224_A_pf_id_E_6667_A_mscss id=KF2F7CW2EFXQ8MNB3SFSCDPGEDC77WR0

[bob_stra]

Hey Mark

Thanks for the heads up ;-)

[bob_stra]

Doh

I fogot to add these -

Charlotte Joko Beck

Everyday Zen
Nothing Special

If I'm ever stuck on a desert island, these two are coming with me. Incredible books dealing with the mental aspect of flow.

Robert Nideffer
Athletes' Guide to Mental Training

I've not seen any of his nwer books, but IMHO this is a golden oldie.