Books

Drawing on the philosophy and history of the body positivity movement, Donna Noble presents a radical re-examination of teaching inclusive yoga classes by breaking down stereotypes and demystifying yoga. By sharing accessible tools for everything from...

With both personal and professional insight from a range of contributors, this informative guide highlights the use of art therapy in a range of settings to support military veterans. Offering a wealth of knowledge on this approach and the variety of...

A practical resource for teachers to help stop homophobic and biphobic bullying, working with those who bully and supporting those who are bullied. Create safe LGBT inclusive learning environments through activities, lessons plans and worksheets, ready...

This book looks at what it feels like to be an autistic parent, offering valuable insights, knowledge and wisdom on parenting autistic and non-autistic children. Three mothers reflect on their experiences of growing up as undiagnosed autistics, venturing...

"It might sound odd, but I can honestly say knitting has saved my life." When mental illness strikes, we need tools at our side to help make things better, that give meaning, relief and dare we say...happiness. From wild swimming and mindful running, to...

This is a practical guide for police officers and other first responders written by an autistic ex-policeman, designed to demystify autistic behaviours and improve the treatment of autistic offenders. Police officers and other emergency services are the...

Cool Connections offers young people an early intervention help prevent anxiety and depression, through the building of positive skills and behaviour patterns, before negative thought processes take hold. Packed full of fun therapeutic exercises, it is...

This transformative guide completely breaks down our current understanding of biological sex and gender diversity.Introducing readers to seven variations of human sex, commonly considered intersex, the book challenges the myth that sex and gender are...

John Hamwee has been a practicing acupuncturist for over 20 years and is a teacher of acupuncture and Zero Balancing. He previously worked as a Senior Lecturer in Systems at The Open University, UK, for whom he wrote numerous textbooks. He practices in...

A reflective workbook aimed at teachers and support staff of students who are transitioning or questioning their gender. This book provides insights, practical tools, and opportunities for self-reflection. It discusses the unique needs of teachers and...

Find some pockets of brilliance for your practice! Insights and inspiration from families of learning disabled people, who share their lives, challenges and wishes. Discover what sorts of help will really help the people you support. Beautifully written...

This book sets out to restore the concept of healing to its place within and beyond pain medicine, in chapters authored by keynote speakers to the British Pain Society's Philosophy and Ethics Special Interest Group. Exploring psychological, spiritual and...

If you care about making your home, school and community a safer and more accepting place for people of all genders, then this book is for you! What can you do to be an ally to your transgender, non-binary and gender-expansive friends and family?...

Practical and informative, this hands-on manual clearly depicts the relationship between mindfulness and compassion, demonstrating how one supports the other. The book offers a fresh perspective on mindfulness that resonates with a human approach and...

This book will help all early years professionals to build young childrens self-belief and resilience, through three innovative approaches: Growth Mindset, Forest School and Multiple Intelligences. Practical activities for using the approaches in...

Written for those who have undergone or who are about to have surgery, this guide will help readers find their way through the difficult maze of emotions, physical pain and fear. By including advice on what to do to aid recovery and reduce negative...

This hands-on practical guide provides dyslexic young people with techniques to improve their observational drawing skills, showing them how they can work around the issues commonly reported by students with SLDs. Many creative and talented individuals...

Mediation and Dispute Resolution addresses contemporary challenges and new developments in mediation. It aims to provide you with the key tools needed as an ADR practitioner to develop your own style and practice. The book examines the impact of...

By considering how teachers can maintain appropriate boundaries with students, create truly inclusive classes, and deal with common obstacles and ethical issues, this guide explores the reality of teaching yoga day-to-day and helps teachers avoid burnout...

The first book for parents and carers of children and young people with BDD, it explains what the condition is as well as the impact that it may have in education settings, family life and socialisation. It also offers practical advice on how to best...

In this book, Lee Majewski and Ananda Bhavanani define yoga and yoga therapy as a whole person practice, demonstrating how it can help the individual to heal through their own mechanisms. The authors bring yogic concepts from theory into everyday life,...

With illustrations and graphic narratives throughout, this edited book reveals the potential benefits of using graphic novels, zines, and comics in art therapy practice, education, creative engagement, and social advocacy. Organised into three parts,...

This is an essential handbook for youth workers, teachers, social workers and youth justice practitioners working with young people to raise awareness about the risks and realities of gangs and gang-related crime. Each activity offers a different...

A resource for arts therapists and other clinicians on working with people who have committed sexual offences. There is a strong focus on the value of establishing a therapeutic relationship involving non-verbal media as a cornerstone, drawing upon...

With contributions from well-respected figures in the field, this book explores the use of narrative and image in the therapeutic treatment of trauma and addiction. The book considers topics such as early trauma and its impacts, therapeutic methods...

A clear introduction to Taiji, a slow and rhythmical martial art, this visual guide shows how it can be used as a 'moving meditation' that bestows strength, vigour and longevity.  The book focuses on helping people apply the principles of the Taiji...

This manual from the French school of aromatherapy is a comprehensive guide to 100 essential oils offering practical and rigorous information for integrative and complementary health practitioners. Everything you need to know in terms of botany,quality...

The Autobiography of multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer, Lee Thompson, perhaps best-known as one of the founding members of English ska band Madness.

Adrian Henri was a British poet and painter best remembered as the founder of poetry-rock group the Liverpool Scene and as one of three poets in the best-selling anthology The Mersey Sound, along with Brian Patten and Roger McGough. The trio of Liverpool...

Babble On is the autobiography from Alex Paterson, co-founder of legendary house group The Orb. Exploring his early life in Oxford and his decades-long career - which has involved working with Killing Joke, Steve Hillage, Primal Scream, Jah Wobble, Dave...

David Toop has become one of our most significant touchstones of contemporary music writing and reportage. Employing intensified studies into World Music in relation to popular (as well as marginalized) contemporary trends, Toop has created one of the...

Rock n Roll Sweepstakes is a frank and comprehensive biography of a remarkable man, amazing life and an incredible body of work. It covers Ians youth and formative rock n roll years in the Sixties, Mott the Hooples formation, David Bowies intervention as...

This is the first English monograph of legendary French musique-concrete pioneer Luc Ferrari (1929-2005). Founding member of Groupe de Recherches (GRM) with Pierre Schaeffer-the group and studio were dedicated to the electronic medium that changed...

Going Deaf for a Living is Steve Lamacqs candid reflection of several decades spent on the frontline of the alternative music scene. As a writer at the NME and co-host of The Evening Session, Steve naturally attended hundreds of gigs and collected a...

A guidebook to walking the South West Coast Path, a long-distance National Trail from Minehead to Poole, along the north Devon, Cornish, south Devon and Dorset coastline. Covering 1015km (630 miles), this epic route takes in Exmoor National Park and the...

A guidebook to 15 day walks in the Italian Prosecco Hills, plus a 4-day Cammino delle Colline del Prosecco trek. Exploring the terraced vineyards north of Venice, the walks are suitable for walkers of all abilities and are perfect for year-round walking...

Would you like to explore the best of Buxton, Dove Dale and the South West Peak in the Peak District? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area. Why choose this guidebook? Easy to moderate walks suitable for almost everyone Short...

A guidebook to 43 walks in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. From low-level short circuits to demanding mountain routes, there is something for walkers of all fitness levels and experience in this Scottish National Park. The walks range in...

A practical and inspiring guidebook to bikepacking King Alfred’s Way, a 353km circular route through southern England that weaves together ancient trackways, rolling chalk downs and quiet rural lanes. Riding through landscapes shaped by thousands of...

Guidebook to the Peaks of the Balkans Trail, a 192km trek through Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. The route, which can comfortably be completed in less than a fortnight, is waymarked and covers terrain between 670m and 2300m in altitude, taking in remote...

This guidebook to walking along the Kennet & Avon Canal covers the 94 mile (152km) route from Reading to Bristol. The canal walk is split into 7 stages of fairly easy, level walking, of between 9 and 18 miles, with advice on splitting or shortening the...

This booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps shows the full line of the section of the National Trail between Plymouth and Poole, providing all the mapping you need to walk the trail in either direction. It is conveniently sized for slipping...

Map of the 100 mile (160km) South Downs Way National Trail, between Eastbourne and Winchester. This booklet is included with the Cicerone guidebook to the trail and shows the full route on OS 1:25,000 maps. The trail typically takes a week to walk and is...

A guidebook to walking on the Uists and Barra, in the Outer Hebrides - with 40 graded day walks on Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra, Vatersay and Mingulay. Routes range from easy beach walks to mountainous excursions...

This guidebook describes 44 walks on the popular and accessible Isle of Arran. The routes are between 3 and 19 miles (5-31km) in length, ranging in difficulty from easy, waymarked forest trails to more arduous mountain walks, exposed ridge routes and...

Guidebook offering detailed descriptions of 40 day walks across County Durham. Walks range from 5 to 24km and show off the region's history and natural wonders. The terrain covers field paths and open moorlands, from the North Sea to the high Pennines.

Guidebook to cycling the Sustrans Coast to Coast Cycle Route across the north of England, from Whitehaven or Workington to Newcastle or Sunderland, passing through the northern Lake District, the Pennines and County Durham. The 140 mile route is...

Walking guidebook to the highlands of Perthshire. Areas include Pitlochry, Rannoch, Aberfeldy, Ben Lawers and Ben Alder. 80 graded routes between Stirling and the Cairngorms explore grassy mountains and include 42 Munros, 22 selected Corbetts, 15 smaller...