Resources

Selected print and online sources for additional background on what SoulTrail does.

The Nature Fix: Why nature makes us happier, healthier and more creative, by Florence Williams (2017) is a well-researched study of the science behind nature & forest therapy. Written by a journalist, the book is well referenced yet highly readable with many real-life stories illustrating the thread of why nature is so good for us in so many ways.
The documentary movie Call of the Forest, follows Canadian ecologist, conservationist and poetic author Diana Beresford-Kroeger as she explains the science of trees and the irreplaceable roles they play in protecting the planet, bolstering our health, and feeding our souls.
Vitamin T, article published in the Globe and Mail on the rise of Shinrin-yoku, aka forest bathing, in the western world.
Is a Walk in the Forest Better than a Trip to the Doctor? In The Walrus, as Canadian magazine publishing independent fact-based journalism, documents the history of using nature as healing.

Labyrinth: Your Path to Self-Discovery by Tony Christie (2018) is a comprehensive exploration of labyrinths which balances concrete details with esoteric notions and concepts which can straddle both… the book will appeal to left and right sides of the brain!
New to the Labyrinth? is a great introduction to labyrinth use by Veriditas, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing people to the worldwide labyrinth movement and training labyrinth facilitators.
The Labyrinth Community Network is an Ontario-based group of labyrinth enthusiasts. Their site includes a large labyrinth directory & list of Labyrinth Facilitators.
Lauren Artress, author of the book Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice (2006), is widely considered the founder of the modern labyrinth movement. Her classic book is a comprehensive backgrounder to past and present, with an emphasis on labyrinth use as a spiritual tool.

The Breathing Book, by New Zealander Donna Farhi, is a comprehensive exploration of the physical, mental and emotional components of breathing. It includes a wide range exercises, or as she terms them “Inquiries”, and is supported by many illustrations.
A brief but descriptive backgrounder on pranayama, “breath control” as part of yoga practice.
Not on breath-focused yoga, but more broadly to yoga practice, The Yamas Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice, by Deborah Adele, is a comprehensive yet highly readable exploration of Patanjali’s first two “limbs” of yoga. It includes concrete examples of these 10 practices to integrate yoga on- and off-the-mat.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is one of the most well-known and widely used personality assessment instruments in the world, first published in 1962 and since then multiple revisions, versions, and ongoing research to support its use and applications.
Personality Dimensions is the latest evolution in presenting temperament theory. This Canadian-developed systems builds on research conducted in Canada for over two decades, and the foundations established by the work of Carl Jung, David Keirsey, Linda Berens.