Book Recommendations


Chinese Classics

I Ching, translated by Richard Wilhelm

The Illustrated I Ching, by R.L. Wing

Tao Te Ching, translated by Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English

Tao Te Ching, translated by Stephen Mitchell


Creativity

Before and After the Book Deal, by Courtney Maum

Make Ink, by J. Logan & M. Ondaatje

Morning Altars, by Day Schildkret (& all books)

Syllabus, by Lynda Barry

The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron

The Organic Artist, by Nick Neddo


East Asian Medicine

Applied Channel Theory, by Wang Ju-Yi & J. Robertson

Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies, by Leon Hammer

The Spark in the Machine, by Daniel Keown

The Web That Has No Weaver, by Ted Kaptchuk


Equity-Inclusion-Diversity

How to Be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram Kendi

Me and White Supremacy, by Layla Saad

My Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem

So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo

White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, by R. Eddo-Lodge


Five Phases

Archetypal Acupuncture, by Gary Dolowich

Between Heaven and Earth, by H. Beinfield & E. Korngold

Classical Five-Element Acupuncture, by J.R. Worsley

Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture, by A. Hicks, J. Hicks, P. Mole

In the House of the Moon, by J. Elias & K. Ketcham

Kigo, by Lori Dechar

Power of the Five Elements, by Charles Moss

The Five Element Solution, by Jean Haner

The Way of the Five Elements, by John Kirkwood

The Tao of Trauma, by Alaine Duncan


Memoir

Barbarian Days, by William Finnegan

Becoming, by Michelle Obama

Between Two Kingdoms, by Suleika Jaouad

Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

Educated, by Tara Westover

Gratitude, by Oliver Sacks

Heavy, by Kiese Laymon

Kook, by Peter Heller ( & all books)

Kitchen Confidential, by Anthony Bourdain

Minor Feelings, by Cathy Park Hong

Mixed Plate, by Jo Koy

On Writing, by Stephen King

Surf Is Where You Find It, by Gerry Lopez

The Beauty in Breaking, by Michele Harper

The High Sierra, by Kim S. Robinson

When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi

Wild, by Cheryl Strayed


Mindfulness

Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity, by Ronald Epstein

Heal Thy Self, by Saki Santorelli

• Jack Kornfield, all books

• Joseph Goldstein, all books

• Pema Chodron, all books

• Tara Brach, all books

• Thích Nhất Hạnh, all books

Wherever You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki


Movement

Anatomy Trains, by Thomas Myers

Maps to Ecstasy, by Gabrielle Roth (& all books)

The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk

The Wild Woman's Way, by Michaela Boehm

This Very Moment: Teaching Thinking Dancing, by Barbara Dilley

Trauma and Memory, by Peter Levine


Nature

• Bill Mollison, all books (permaculture)

Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (& all books)

Coyote’s Guide to Connecting to Nature, by J. Young, E. McGown, E. Haas

• Joanna Macy, all books

The Smell Of Rain On Dust, by Martín Prechtel (& all books)


Plants | Botany

Botany in a Day, by Thomas Elpel

How to Identify Plants, by H.D. Harrington

Plant Identification Terminology, by James & Melinda Harris


Plants | Botanical Medicine

Aromatherapy, by K. Keville & M. Green

Body into Balance, by Maria N. Groves (& all books)

Herbal Healing for Women, by Rosemary Gladstar (& all books)

Medical Herbalism, by David Hoffman

Michael Moore, all books (western USA bioregional herbalism)

• Rosalee de la Foret, all books

The Green Pharmacy, by James Duke

The Healing Garden, by Juliet Blankespoor

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory, by T. Easley & S. Horne


Plants | East Asian Herbalism

• Dan Bensky, all books (reference)

• Eric Brand, all books

• Thomas Avery Garran, all books (East-West integration)

The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm, by Peg Schafer (cultivation)


Plants | Food as Medicine

• Pascal Bauder, all books

Sandor Katz, all books


Poetry

• e.e. cummings

• Joy Harjo

• Mary Oliver

• Pablo Neruda

• Rainer Maria Rilke


Yoga

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, by David Coulter

Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, by Swami S. Saraswati

• B. K. S. Iyengar, all books 

Embrace Yoga's Roots, by Susanna Barkataki

Outdoor Adventurer’s Guide to Yoga, by J. Kilgore

The Scientific Keys Collection, by Ray Long

Yoga Adjustments, by Mark Stephens

Yoga of the Subtle Body, by Tias Little


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