Empower yourself with knowledge for your journey.
Build a foundation of understanding about holistic health and healing practices for endometriosis, featuring trusted organizations, books, articles, and more to empower your healing journey.
Holistic Practice Organizations
Knowing the who, what and why of a particular practice, including it’s educational standards and credentials helps you assess the type of practitioner you might want to partner with. Many of these link also provide practitioner search directories.
- Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
- Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine
- American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America, Inc.
- American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
- American College for Advancement in Medicine
- American Chiropractic Association
- American Herbalist Guild
- American Holistic Health Association
- American Hypnosis Association
- American Institute of Homeopathy
- American Massage Therapy Association
- American Polarity Therapy Association
- American Society of Acupuncturists
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
- American Tai Chi and Qigong Association
- Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
- Ayurvedic Accreditation Commission
- Bach Flower Essence Practitioner
- Bach Flower Practitioner Alliance
- Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America
- Dieticians in Integrative and Functional Medicine
- Flower Essence Society
- Herb Society of America
- Institute for Functional Medicine
- International Mindfulness Teachers Association
- International Reiki Organization
- Mindful.org
- National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy
- National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists
- National Association of Nutrition Professionals
- National Ayurvedic Medical Association
- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- National Qigong Association
- North American Society of Homeopaths
- Pelvic Global: directory of pelvic health professionals
- Reflexology Association of North America
- Tulix Indigenous Arts: Traditional Healing for Spirit, Belly, Womb and Earth (formerly The Arvigo Institute)
- Yoga Alliance
Endometriosis Associations
Explore organizations dedicated to raising awareness of endometriosis through advocacy, education and research
Books
Discover books to help support your healing journey. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
General Endo Books
- Beating Endo: A Patient’s Treatment Plan for Endometriosis – Iris Orbuch, Amy Stein
- Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis – Iris Orbuch, Amy Stein
- Heal Endo: An Anti-inflammatory Approach to Healing from Endometriosis – Katie Edmonds
- Know Your Endo: An Empowering Guide to Health and Hope With Endometriosis – Jessica Murnane
- Outsmart Endometriosis: Relieve Your Symptoms and Get Your Career Back on Track – Jessica Drummond
- The Endometriosis Natural Treatment Program: A Complete Self-Help Plan for Improving Health & Well-Being – Valerie Ann Worwood & Julia Stonehouse
- The Ultimate Endo-Belly Guide – Katie Edmonds
Nutrition Books
- Ayurveda for Women: The Power of Food as Medicine with Recipes for Health and Wellness – Emily Glaser
- Endometriosis: A Key to Healing and Fertility Through Nutrition – Dian Shepperson Mills & Michael Vernon
- One Part Plant: A Simple Guide to Eating Real, One Meal at a Time – Jessica Murnane
- The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners: A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System – Dorothy Calimeris & Lulu Cook RDN
- The 4-Week Endometriosis Diet Plan: 75 Healing Recipes to Relieve Symptoms and Regain Control of Your Life – Katie Edmonds
- The Healing Kitchen: Cooking with Nourishing Herbs for Health, Wellness, and Vitality – Holly Bellebuono
Herbal Books
- Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods and Remedies That Heal – Rosalee De La Foret
- Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care – Maria Noel Groves
- Energetic Herbalism: A Guide to Sacred Plant Traditions Integrating Elements of Vitalism, Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine – Kat Maier and Rosemary Gladstar
- Healing Herbs for Women: A Guide to Natural Remedies – Deb Soule and Susan Szwed
- Herbal Healing for Women – Rosemary Gladstar
- Herbal Remedies for Sleep – Maria Noel Groves
- The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism: Transform, Heal and Remember with the Power of Plants and Ancestral Medicine – Karen M. Rose
- The Woman’s Herbal Apothecary – JJ Pursell
Research Resources
Explore these links to locate trusted research on integrative therapies.