Book Recommendations
Categories
Click to jump to category on this page
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
• Make Ink, by J. Logan & M. Ondaatje
• Morning Altars, by Day Schildkret (& all books)
• Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon (& all books)
• Syllabus, by Lynda Barry (& all books)
• 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
Diversity - Equity - Inclusion
• 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 Elements
• 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
• Alone on the Wall, by Alex Honnold
• 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
• Know My Name, by Chanel Miller
• Minor Feelings, by Cathy Park Hong
• Mixed Plate, by Jo Koy
• My First Summer in the Sierra, by John Muir
• Somebody’s Daughter, by Ashley Ford
• Surf Is Where You Find It, by Gerry Lopez
• The Art of Adventure, by Galen Rowell
• The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
• The Beauty in Breaking, by Michele Harper
• The High Sierra, by Kim S. Robinson
• The Great Failure, by Natalie Goldberg (& all books)
• When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
• What Bravery Looks Like, by Laurel Braitman
• Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
Mindfulness
• A Year to Live, by Stephen Levine
• Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity, by Ronald Epstein
• Heal Thy Self, by Saki Santorelli
• How to Breathe, by Ashley Neese
• Jack Kornfield, all books
• Joseph Goldstein, all books
• Pema Chodron, all books
• Standing at the Edge, by Joan Halifax
• Tara Brach, all books
• 10% Happier, by Dan Harris
• The Art of Gathering, by Priya Parker
• Thích Nhất Hạnh, all books
• When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chodron
• 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 Expressive Body in Life, Art, and Therapy, by Daria Halprin
• This Very Moment: Teaching Thinking Dancing, by Barbara Dilley
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
• Soulcraft, by Bill Plotkin
• The Field Guide to Nature Meditation, by Mark Coleman
• The Smell Of Rain On Dust, by Martín Prechtel (& all books)
• The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell
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
• Aphrodisiac, by Kimberly Gallagher
• Aromatherapy, by K. Keville & M. Green
• Body into Balance, by Maria N. Groves (& all books)
• Earth Medicines, by Felicia C. Ruiz
• Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals, by J. Stansbury (series 1-5)
• Holistic Cancer Care, by Chanchal Cabrera
• 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
• The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm, by Peg Schafer (cultivation)
Plants | Food as Medicine
• Pascal Bauder, all books
• Sandor Katz, all books
• The Korean Vegan, Joanne Lee Molinaro
Poetry
• e.e. cummings
• Gary Snyder
• Joy Harjo
• Mary Oliver
• Pablo Neruda
• Poetry of Presence, compiled by P. Cole-Dai & R. Wilson
• Rainer Maria Rilke
• Rumi
Psychology
• How to Change your Mind, by Michael Pollan (& all books)
• No Bad Parts, by Richard Schwartz
• The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
• Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed
• Trauma and Memory, by Peter Levine
• Waking the Tiger, by Peter Levine
Women's Health
• Botanical Medicine for Women's Health, by Aviva Romm
• Hagitude, by Sharon Blackie (& all books)
• Herbal Healing for Women, by Rosemary Gladstar
• The Wild Woman's Way, by Michaela Boehm
• Women Who Run With the Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Writing
• Before and After the Book Deal, by Courtney Maum
• Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott
• Novelist as a Vocation, by Haruki Murakami
• On Writing, by Stephen King
• Scratch, edited by Manjula Martin
• Several Short Sentences about Writing, by Verlyn Klinkenborg
• The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard
• The Business of Being a Writer, by Jane Friedman
• What It Is, by Lynda Barry (& all books)
• Writing Down the Bones, by Natalie Goldberg (& all books)
• Write for Life, by Julia Cameron
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
Amazing books abound. This is not a complete list, nor will it ever be. Please contact Jiling with your favorite books to savor, and visit Jiling’s events, articles, podcasts, blog, resource links, and local Ventura resources.