Vitality & Strength
in the Realm of Body Intelligence
1: If you have a disability or limited mobility, explore adaptive resources like seated exercises, adaptive sports, assistive technology, and breath work.
1: If you have a disability or limited mobility, explore adaptive resources like seated exercises, adaptive sports, assistive technology, and breath work. Please send us more suggestions for this Action Item!
Chair Yoga / Seated / Wheelchair Yoga ♿
- Yoga with Adrienne on Youtube: very well-known online yoga instructor with lots of yoga practice videos for those with less mobility. This will take you to those resources.
- Pagoda Yoga on Youtube: another very well-known online yoga instructor with a bunch of chair yoga practice videos. This will take you to those resources.
- WheelPower Videos on Youtube: adaptive yoga and adaptive sports videos! One of the best channels we found.
- Adaptive Yoga Live on Youtube: adaptive yoga online! Another one of the best channels on this type of yoga we found.
Adaptive Sports Equipment
- Sportable.org: Creates opportunities by making sports, recreation, health, and wellness accessible and inclusive for individuals with physical disabilities, visual impairments, and those requiring physical accommodations.
Podcasts
- The Adaptive Athlete Podcast: Dedicated to sharing the stories of athletes in the Crossfit space and beyond who have pushed past the limits doctors or others gave them.
- Adaptive Outdoorsman Podcast: sharing the stories of hunters, trappers, and anglers – discussing issues that affect the modern Adaptive outdoorsman. What life experiences have shaped them and how they adapt to life’s challenges and persevere.
- Adaptive Limits Podcast: a new podcast figuring it out – focusing on adaptive sports stories.
- Assistive Technology Update: weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist individuals with disabilities and special needs.
- Inclusive Technology for All Podcast: the latest news related to inclusive and assistive technology. Our focus is tools and strategies to support accessible, inclusive education and community independence.
2: Investigate the use of medicinal mushrooms for vitality, cognition, energy and strength.
Books
- Mycelium Running – by Paul Stamets: How mushrooms can help save the world. The classic book that got so many of us into functional and medicinal mushrooms!
- The Mycelial Healer – by Parker, Christopher; Parker, Katherine: Fungi are the Alpha and Omega of this planet. Through their connections to the rock, soil, air, water, plants, animals, and humans, fungi hold our ecosystems together. They carry medicinal compounds that can be isolated and studied by scientists, and they carry something less available to scientific study—something ineffable known by many Indigenous peoples
- Medicinal Mushrooms – the Essential Guide – by Christopher Hobbs: Learn identification techniques, what to look for in commercial products, appropriate dosage information, and effective processing methods amongst other skills.
Podcasts
- Mushroom Revival Podcast: eclectic show covers fungi in health & wellness, technology, science, culture and more.
- Mycoverse the Mushroom Podcast: Explores the vast array of applications we all can easily deploy for the betterment of our environments. Healing diseases and mental illnesses, cleaning toxic waste from soil and water, being downright delicious and fun!
- MycoWizards Podcast: chatting with growers, scientists, enthusiasts, or submerging ourselves in the latest cutting edge cultivation technology!
Websites
- Fungi Perfecti: Resources, products, education and more….
- Evolved Mushrooms: Uniquely Potent Hand Crafted Support For Modern Resilience. Transforming the lives of clients in reconnection with the natural world through craft medicine.
- North American Mycological Association: Clubs, events, resources, publications and so much more about mycology and the broader community in N. America.
3: Search for support groups for people with disabilities such as…
Support Groups & Resources
- National Council on Independent Living: The NCIL is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Lots of resources here!
- ADAPT.org: American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today DEFENDS THE FREEDOM to live in homes, not nursing homes!
- United Spinal Association: Their mission is to empower and advocate for people with spinal cord injuries/disorders and all wheelchair users to achieve their highest quality of life.
- Adaptive Athletics Association: Search for adaptive athletic resources, events, and organizations worldwide.
4: Explore exercises such as progressive muscle relaxation, box breathing, autogenic relaxation, and breath-focused attention.
Books
- Glimmers Journal – by Deb Dana: “Glimmers” tell your nervous system that you are safe and okay in the world, thus shifting your system’s response from defense to calm. When we notice and name glimmers, we train our nervous system to be open to more of these moments―expanding our overall sense of well-being.
- Widen the Window – by Elizabeth Stanley PhD: Training your brain and body to thrive during stress and recover from trauma.
- Angry Octopus: An Anger Management Story for Children Introducing Active Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Guide: A Complete Guide For Cultivate Mindfulness And Awareness for Healing From Tension To Tranquility. Unveils the transformative power of a technique that’s been proven to alleviate stress, promote relaxation, and enhance overall wellness.
Organizations & Training
- The Polyvagal Institute: Resources, training, connection on how to navigate and support resilient nervous systems.
Videos
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) on YouTube: 9-Minute PMR video – this is a good one!
- Autogenic Relaxation Training on YouTube: 18-minute guided ART video – calming, simple easy to learn.
- Autogenic Relaxation Meditation on Youtube: 15-minuted guided video – it works!
- Box-Breath How-To Video: it’s simple and effective – easy how to video.
- Box Breathing Meditation Video: Fun video with crystal bowl sound cues
- Box Breathing Visual Video: 4 minute video with visual cues and cool sound!
- Focused Attention Meditation Video on Youtube: Andrew Huberman teaches you what focused attention meditation is.
- Focused Attention Meditation Video on YouTube: voice only, 10-minute calming meditation.
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab Health Podcast: this link will take you to the Huberman Lab episodes that deal with breathwork, NSDR (non-sleep deep rest), and meditation. These are really good!
- The Breathwork Club: new breath techniques in every episode – easy, guided.
- Breath, Body, Soul Podcast: Guided Breathwork and meditation practices
- Mindfulness Meditation Podcast: 2x per week fun new short guided meditations with calming music.
Courses
- Free 40 Day Mindfulness Daily Course by Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield: excellent way to establish a meditation practice – try it!
Apps for Yoga, Strength, Movement, Mindfulness & more…
- Insight Timer – consistently over the years a great meditation & mindfulness app that customizes to your needs and desired practice.
- AloMoves App – this is a well-reviewed, diverse yoga and fitness app that has a free version.
- Asana Rebel App – another well-reviewed yoga, pilates, strength, health app with a lot of different options and pathways.