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 Jason Logan & Michael Ondaatje
• Morning Altars, by Day Schildkret
• The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron
East Asian Medicine
• Applied Channel Theory, by Wang Ju-Yi & Jason Robertson
• Between Heaven and Earth, by Harriet Beinfield & Efrem Korngold (intro)
• Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies, by Leon Hammer
• The Spark in the Machine, by Daniel Keown
• The Tao of Trauma, by Alaine Duncan
• The Web That Has No Weaver, by Ted Kaptchuk (intro)
Equity-Inclusion-Diversity
• My Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem
• White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo
Memoir
• Barack Obama, all books
• Barbarian Days, by William Finnegan
• Becoming, by Michelle Obama
• Between Two Kingdoms, by Suleika Jaouad
• Educated, by Tara Westover
• Gratitude, by Oliver Sacks ( & all books by O. Sacks)
• Heavy, by Kiese Laymon
• Kook, by Peter Heller ( & all books by P. Heller)
• 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
• 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
• Gabrielle Roth, all books (founder of 5Rhythms dance)
• 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
• Coyote’s Guide to Connecting to Nature, by J. Young, E. McGown, E. Haas
• Joanna Macy, all books
• Martín Prechtel, all books
• The Smell Of Rain On Dust: Grief And Praise, by Martín Prechtel
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
• Herbal Healing for Women, by Rosemary Gladstar
• Medical Herbalism, by David Hoffman
• Michael Moore, all books (especially for western USA bioregional herbalists)
• Rosalee de la Foret, all books (accessible with recipes; great place to start)
• Rosemary Gladstar, all books
• The Modern Herbal Dispensatory, by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
Yoga
• Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, by David Coulter
• B. K. S. Iyengar, all books
• Embrace Yoga's Roots, by Susanna Barkataki
• 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 if you have favorite books that should be included here, or that we should savor. Also enjoy Jiling’s events, articles, podcasts, blog, resource links, and local Ventura resources. Thank you!