Tools that grounded my journey
When your mind and body are navigating constant high alert, finding the right voices to lean into makes all the difference. These are the books, inspirations, and quiet anchors I collected from when I first started my journey. They are the gentle resources that helped my own system find its footing, shared here as a supportive shelf of tools to help illuminate yours—without adding an ounce of pressure to your busy life.
Ayurveda & Cook Books
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Idiot's Guides: Ayurveda
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Ayurveda: The Science of Healing. A Practical Guide
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The Complete Guide of Ayurvedic Home Remedies
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Ayurveda Cooking for Beginners
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Eat Feel Fesh (cookbook)
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The 30-minute Ayuvedic Cookbook
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Joy of Balance (cookbook)
Daily Anchors
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Sound therapy: play slow frequency music without vocals at 100-400 Mhz throughout the day & night
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Habit: Mindfully walking and moving slower than normal
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Mindset: Intentially working on one thing at a time​
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Routine: Eat approximately the same time every day
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Daily Timings: 6-10 focus on strategy and organization, 10-2 power zone for accomplishing tasks, 2-6 cleanup, creative brainstorm, and discussions.
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Foods: Include 30 Plants a week to support your Gut-Brain Microbiome (see my Cravings Guide)
Neurodivergent Supports
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Book: The Gift of Dyslexia
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Book: Dyslexia in Adults
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Grounding: Grounding floor & bed mats - GroundingWell
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Energy protection: Aires Tech, EMF Harmony, Abundant Life Wellness Pet Tag
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​Mindset: Horse groundwork and horsemanship: Chris Irwin, Tik Maynard, Pat Parelli
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Support: Epsom Salt bath
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Support: Eat warm, gently spiced cooked meals
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Support: Avoid caffeine
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Support: Minimize alcohol
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Support: Drink warm drinks; reduce iced-drinks
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Support: Cover head, neck, and ankles on planes and in cold weather
Trusted Brands & Shops
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Herbal: Banyan Botanicals
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Herbal: Harmony Nutraceuticals (HarmonyVeda)
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Water: Boroux Filter System
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Ayurvedic skincare: Blue Nectar
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Ayurvedic good-for you packaged foods: Divyas
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Customized hair & skincare + supplements: Prose
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Clean Makeup: Hush Beauty, Iris & Romeo, BOOM! Beauty, Thrive Causmetics, Ogee, Aleph
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​Natural clothing: Paka, Woolx
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Travel: TLOG Mini Rice Cooker
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Travel: Portable water bottle/Travel electric kettle (many options)
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Organic non-toxic products: The Wellnest Shop, Rogers, AR
Education & Partners
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​​Ananda Ayurveda Academy
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Josephine Hardman, PhD, Akashic Records Teacher
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Caroline Myss
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Podcast Hosts are noted on the Self-guided by topic pages
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Ayurveda Union of Midwest (AUM)
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Womens Wellth 360 (NWA)​
Foundational Books
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The Mindbody Prescription
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
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Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to Fulfillment
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The Bhagavad Gita
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Sensitive is the New Strong
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Rising Strong
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What My Bones Know
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Emotional Inheritance
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Radical Candor
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The Dance with Anger
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Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny
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Sacred Contracts
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Invisible Acts of Power
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Self-Esteem: Your Fundamental Power
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Three Levels of Intuition: Essential Skills of the Co-Creator
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Exploring Chakras 1, 2, and 3
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The Fall of the Human Intellect
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Governing Business & Relationships
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The Four Agreements
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The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work and Confidence with Everyday Courage
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The Let Them Theory
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The Courage to be Disliked
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The Courage to be Happy
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Greenlights
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Women Who Run with the Wolves
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Why Poeple Don't Heal and How They Can
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Fight Right
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Don't Believe Everything You Think
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Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others
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The Art of Communicating
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Nonviolent Communication
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The Loss that Binds Us
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Spiritual Emergency: When a Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis
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Listening to My Body (childrens)
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Silva Mind Control Method
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Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
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Essence of The Upanishads
