Reading Lists:

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Have you explored your local library lately? I am a huge fan of public libraries... they are an important community resource beyond loaning books and I encourage you to stop by yours or go to their website to see what you have been missing.

Want to expand your personal library? I recommend BookShop.org, an online bookseller that gives back to the small local bookstore of your choice if you are not wanting to shop in person. 

Here is an ever-evolving list of books I consider "keepers". Ones that are dogeared, annotated, and well-loved, meriting space on my bookshelves.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart & Sharp Mind  Peter M. Wayne, PhD, with Mark L. Fuerst, 2013 Harvard -Health Publications. ISBN: 978-1-59030--942-1

T'ai Chi Classics Translated with Commentary by Waysun Liao, 2000 Shambhala Publications.  ISBN: 978-1-57062-749-1

The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong  Bill Douglas, 1999, Alpha Books.  

ISBN: 0-02-862909-4

Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: the Essence of Tai Ji  Chungliang Al Huang, 1973 Real People Press.  ISBN: 0-89087-504-9

Mindful Exercise: Metarobics, Healing, and the Power of Tai Chi  Peter Anthony Gryffin, PhD, 2018 YMAA Publication Center. ISBN: 978-1-59439-617-1

Tai Chi: Moving at the Speed of Truth  William Burr Broughton, 2018 Grey Gecko Press. ISBN: 978-1-9457602-6-6 

The Art of The Straight Line, My Tai Chi  Lou Reed and editors Anderson, Berwick, Currie, and Richman, 2023 Harper One. ISBN: 978-0-06-309353-9

Teaching Tai Chi Effectively Dr. Paul Lam with Maureen Miller, 2006  Tai Chi Productions. ISBN:978-0-9803573-9-4

Taijiquan: The Art of Nurturing, The Science of Power  Yang Yang PhD, with Scott A. Grubisich, 2008 Zhenwu Publications.  ISBN: 978-0-9740990-1-9

The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan Master Ren Gang, translated by Mattias Daly, 2021 Purple Cloud Press. ISBN: 9798667766766

A Study of Taijiquan  Sun Lutang, translated by Tim Cartmell, 2003, Blue Snake Books. ISBN: 978-1-55643-462-4

Laoshi: Tai Chi, Teachers and Pursuit of Principle  Jan Kauskas, 2014 Via Media Publishing. ISBN: 978-0-615-96736-3

Laoshi's Legacy: Emergence from Shadow  Jan Kauskas, 2018 Via Media Publishing.  

ISBN: 978-1-718-64488-5

The Taijiquan & Qigong Dictionary Angeiika Fritz, 2017 ISBN: 978-1546324102  https://qialance.com/ 

Chinese Medical Qigong, Editor in Chief: Tianjun Liu, OMD, 2013 Singing Dragon. ISBN: 978-1-84819-096-2

Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body's Energies for Optimal Health, Joy and Vitality  Donna Eden with David Feinstein, PhD, 2008 Penguin Books Ltd.  ISBN:978-1-58542-650-8 

The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques to Release Your Body's Own Medicine  Roger Jahnke, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, 1997 Harper Collins.  ISBN: 0-06-251477-6 

Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine  Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold, 1991 Ballantine Books. ISBN: 0-345-37974-8

The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine  Ted J. Kaptchuk, OMD, 2000 Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc.  ISBN: 0-8092-2840-8

The Way of Qigong: The Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing  Kenneth S. Cohen, 1997 The Random House Publishing Group.  ISBN: 0-345-42109-4

Qigong for Self-Refinement - Total Health with the 5 Elements  Chris Shelton, 2013 Balboa Press. ISBN: 978-1-4525-7474-5

The Dao De Jing, A Qigong Interpretation  Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming, 2018 YMAA Publication Center, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-5943-9619-9

Practicing The Tao Te Ching: 81 Steps on the Way  Solala Towler, 2016 Sounds True. ISBN: 978-1-62203-635-6

The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China  Dr. John D. Day and Jane Ann Day, 2017 Harper Collins Publishing. ISBN: 978-0-06-231981-4

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art  James Nestor, 2020 Riverhead Books. ISBN: 978-0-59319-135-4

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End  Atul Gawande, 2014 Metropolitan Books. ISBN: 978-1-250-07622-9

Resonate: Zen and the Way of Making a Difference  Ginny Whitelaw, 2020 Koehlerbooks. ISBN: 978-1-64663-136-0

Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: TaoSports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business and Life  Chungliang Al Huang and Jerry Lynch, 1992 Bantam Books.  ISBN: 0-553-37378-1

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance  Josh Waitzkin, 2007 Free Press. ISBN: 978-0-7432-7745-4

The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance  George Mumford, 2016 Parallax Press. ISBN: 978-1-941529-25-6

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment  George Leonard, 1991 Plume. ISBN: 978-0-45226-756-5 

The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life  Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh,  Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 978-1-4767-7783-2

Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life  Thich Nhat Hanh, 1991 Bantam Books. ISBN: 978-0-553-35139-2

Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers  Leonard Koren, 1994 Stone Bridge Press. ISBN: 1-880656-12-4

Be Water My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee  Shannon Lee, 2020 Flatiron Books. ISBN: 978-1-25020-668-8

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1994 Hachette Books. ISBN: 978-1-4013-0778-3

Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament  Michael A Singer, 2022 New Harbinger Publications. 

The Little Book of Stoicism: Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness  Jonas Salzgeber, 2019. ISBN: 978-3952506905

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfulling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny  Robin S. Sharma, 1997 HarperOne. ISBN: 978-0-06-251567-4

Life Is In The Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age  Bruce Feiler, 2020 Penguin Press. ISBN: 978-1-59420-682-5

Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations on Hope and Courage  Steven Charleston, 2021 Broadleaf Books. ISBN: 978-1-5064-6573-9

Basho: The Complete Haiku  Matsuo Basho (Jane Reichhold), 2008 Kodansha USA. ISBN: 978-1-56836-537-4

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver  Mary Oliver, 2017 Penguin Books. ISBN: 978-03995-6326-3

Gary Snyder: Collected Poems  Gary Snyder (Jack Shoemaker, Anthony Hunt), 2022 The Library of America. ISBN: 978-1-59853-721-1

David Whyte: Essentials  David Whyte, 2020 Many Rivers Press. ISBN: 978-1-932887-50-1

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse  Charlie Mackesy, 2019 HarperOne. ISBN: 978-0-06-297658-1

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon  James Norbury, 2021 Mandala Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-64722-512-4

Four Quartets  T.S. Eliot, 1943 Mariner Books. ISBN: 978-0-15-633225-5

Braiding Sweetgrass  Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013 Milkweed Editions. ISBN: 978-1-57131-356-0

You Are Only Just Beginning: Lessons for the Journey Ahead  Morgan Harper Nichols, 2023 Zondervan. ISBN: 978-0-31046-074-9