The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets of Health, Longevity, & Enlightenment by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming

Qigong is the ancient Chinese method of preventative healthcare, as well as a vessel for enlightenment. Deeply rooted in the Taoist tradition, Qigong asks the practitioner to relax the body and mind and allow the Qi, life force, to flow freely. Part moving meditation, part stretching, part contemplation, Qigong has been proven for centuries. In The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets of Health, Longevity & Enlightenment, Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming explores and translates a mystic, yet practical form of preventative healthcare. Covering all of the basic concepts, as well as basic exercises, The Roots of Chinese Qigong is a great place to start your reading on the subject or refine what you already know. Unfortunately we cannot find a version of this book online, so we can only provide you with the link to purchase from Amazon.com.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

The Tao Te Ching is the seminal Taoist text, originally composed during the 4th Century b.c.e. in China by Lao Tzu. Tao, also known as "the way", is an Eastern Philosophical concept relating to the natural unfolding process of mind as revealed through life. The Tao Te Ching is composed of 87 short chapters, written poetically, that can be viewed similarly to Buddhist Koans, word puzzles that naturally help the ego mind realize its true essence. Wu-wei (non-doing), and Fu (the return of all things to essence) concurrently reappear as themes throughout the text, further elaborating on an ancient system of thought that synthesizes the duality of yin and yang into a concept of totality.