These resources are recommended to help deepen your understanding and support your home practice.
Books
Tao Te Ching: Annotated and Explained and other Tao related titles by Derek Lin. Available at Amazon
– Derek Lin’s insightful commentary, along with his new translation from the original Chinese—a translation that sets a whole new standard for accuracy—will inspire your spiritual journey and enrich your everyday life. It highlights the Tao Te Ching’s insights on simplicity, balance, and learning from the paradoxical truths you can see all around you: finding strength through flexibility (because bamboo bends, it is tough to break); achieving goals by transcending obstacles (water simply flows around rocks on its way to the sea); believing that small changes bring powerful results (a sapling, in time, grows into a towering tree). – from amazon.com
Chinese Medical Qigong by Tianjun Liu. Available at Amazon
– Correlating the traditional therapies of Qigong with the latest outcomes of scientific research, this is the authoritative introduction to the knowledge system and content of Qigong study. Substantially revised and updated reflecting changes made to the new Chinese edition, it now has new information about key concepts and practice, and covers the applications of Qigong for a range of medical conditions. – from amazon.com
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind by Peter Wayne. Available at Amazon
– A longtime teacher and Harvard researcher presents the latest science on the benefits of T’ai Chi as well as a practical daily program for practitioners of all ages. – from amazon.com
The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi by Roger Jahnke. Available at Amazon
– The Healing Promise of Qi “Unlocks the secrets of one of the most powerful of Chinese healing arts developed over millennia in China. Qigong is a set of techniques used to increase your vitality, longevity, and sexual potency as well as achieve and maintain optimal health and inner peace. Dr. Roger Jahnke clearly and simply explains the concepts of qigong in practical terms. With the help of 125 superbly rendered illustrations, he describes a multitude of simple qigong tools, practices, and techniques for accessing and utilizing the incredible power of qi.” – from amazon.com
Live Well Live Long: Teachings from the Chinese Nourishment of Life Tradition and Modern Research by Peter Deadman. Available at Amazon.
– Live Well Live Long explores the wonderful Chinese tradition of nourishing life (yangsheng) and applies it to modern life. – from amazon.com
Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life Through Transcendental Meditation by Norman E Rosenthal. Available at Amazon.
– In Super Mind, clinical psychiatrist and bestselling author Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., shows how the incredibly simple daily practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) can permanently improve your state of mind during the routine hours of waking life–placing you into a super-mind state of consciousness where you consistently perform at peak aptitude. – from amazon.com
Zhineng (Chilel) Qigong: Overview and Foundation Methods by Frank Chan
– Master teacher Hou Hee (Frank) Chan offers a rare insight into the concepts and methods of Zhineng Qigong–introduced to the West as Chilel Qigong by Frank Chan and his brother, Luke Chan, who have both published works on Zhineng Qigong. This book is unique in that it offers exceptional and in-depth explanations of the basic practices of Zhineng Qigong,… – from amazon.com
Zhineng (Chilel) Qigong: the Body & Mind Method by Frank Chan
– This updated and expanded edition of the original 2002 translation of the writings of Dr. Pang Ming on The Body and Mind Method by master teacher and author Hou Hee (Frank) Chan is an exciting revision of the earlier book. It incorporates teachings that were only available in the lectures of Dr. Pang Ming into the three chapters of the present book. – from amazon.com
Curated Youtube Channels
Tai Chi Qigong with Mark Melchiorre
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