Compiled by Terry Slade

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In no particular order...

Very readble book, dedicated to the subject of standing meditation, an overlooked and important aspect of qigong.

Well designed book, even simpler and more accessible than The Way of Energy. Mainly describes some very basic standing qigong exercises. Highly recommended.

Author tells story of learning about qigong from Master Kwan. Includes instructions for some qigong exercises and discusses some particular health conditions. Excellent book!

Very interesting, very readable book, explains in great detail how qigong fits into the martial arts traditions (the author has studied many styles of martial arts) and how to perform some core exercises, including standing meditation. Includes a biography of the author. He has a bunch of videos also. I've seen a couple of them and they are very good.

Very interesting. More empahasis on standing meditation.

Still waiting for this one - out of print and hard to find.

Another amazing book on this amazing subject, again with a lot to say about standing meditation.

Very valuable and indepth book. Foreward by Daniel Reid.

Tons of well-presented practical info. Several people told me about this book, which led me to his other books.

This is a very special book.

Another very special one. Subtitled "A Guide to Medical Taoist Buddhist Wushu Energy Cultivation". Contains 5 books: Medical Qigong, Taoist Qigong, Buddhist Qigong, Emitting, Absorbing and Healing Qigong, Wushu Qigong (Iron Shirt Training).

This is a comprehensive overview of Qigong. This is the first book I got on Qigong. I think it is a good one, although I have not yet read it. I do have the author's video. But it is the first 5 or 6 books on this list that really got me interested in Qigong.

The author's website: www.universal-tao.com

This is a collection of ancient writings on qigong. Thirty different sets of exercises from different sources are presented. The original texts are translated to English with no additional commentary. Includes over 300 watercolor illustrations. You can read Bruce Kumar Francis' Foreward to the book here

More info from the publishers website: www.shelterpub.com/_fitness/_ancient_way/ancient_book.html

These are just a bunch of books that I have come across as I have begun to study qigong. This is not any kind of a comprehensive list, just some books that I happen to have found, and which seem to be good books. I am finding this to be an extremely interesting and vast subject and am happy to find so many good books available. (Note that most are recently published). Amazon links are provided for reference and convenience. I earn no commission.

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This page revised 10/11/10. Page first posted 07/22/01. All links checked 01/30/04.