Recommended Reading

Please see below for a current list of book recommendations. Many of these books were written by my dear teachers. This list is not exhaustive, but it should get you started!

Chinese Medicine / Ayurveda / Herbal Medicine

Deadman, Peter. Manual of Acupuncture.

Giovanni, Maciocia. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine.

Green, James. Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook.

Kaptchuk. Ted. The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine

Lad, Vasant. Textbook of Ayurveda: Volume 1 – Fundamental Principles of Ayurveda.

Svoboda, Robert. Tao and Dharma: Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda.

Anatomy

Calais-Germain, Blandine. The Anatomy of the Female Pelvis

Calais-Germain, Blandine. Anatomy of Breathing.

Myers, Tom. Anatomy Trains

Netter, Frank. Atlas of Human Anatomy

Nutrition

Haas, Elson. Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine

Pitchford, Paul. Healing With Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (3rd Edition)

Segersten, Alissa. The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Whole Foods Recipes for Personal and Planetary Health

Buddhism

Brach, Tara. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

Chodron, Pema. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times.

Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

Moffitt, Phillip. Dancing With Life: Buddhist insights for finding meaning and joy in the face of suffering

Silananda, Sayadaw U. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

Healing / Health / Psychology / Relationship / Culture:

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass

Levine, Peter. Waking the Tiger.

Mate, Gabor. When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection

Welwood, John. Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation

Welwood, John. Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships

Yoga and Spirituality

Bachman, Nicolai. The Language of Yoga

Doniger, Wendy (translation by) Rig Veda

Farhi, Donna. Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship

Hartranft, Chip. The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.

Iyengar, BKS. Light on Yoga.

Radhakrishnan, S (translation by). The Principal Upanishads

Saraswati (translation by). Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Winthrop, Sargeant (translation by) The Bhagavad Gita

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