Tai Chi and Qigong Books, Videos, Toys, and Music

Frequently my students ask me what books and videos I have found to be most useful in my study and practice. Here is a list of resources I have found helpful. Please note that everyone responds to different styles of writing and content delivery. The following are resources that I personally have resonated with.

I also receive questions about the music I play during classes. Below are some of the selections I play. And who doesn’t like props and toys!?

NOTE: Clicking these images will take you to Amazon where you can purchase them. PLEASE, If you choose to purchase any of these materials, I would greatly appreciate it if you would use this link. I get a tiny little reward for the referral which I will use to expand my Tai Chi library. Thank you kindly!

Tai Chi and Qigong Toys

Tai Chi Ball

Stress Relief Balls

Expandable BreathingColorful Inflatable Ball Expandable Magic Ball - Stress Reliever Fidget Toys - Breathing Magic Collapsible Ball

Breathing Ball

Breathing Buddha

Tai Chi and Qigong Books

Cheng Man-Ching's Advanced Tai-Chi Form Instructions CMC 37 instruction

Master Cheng's New Method of Taichi Ch'uan Cheng Man Ching form CMC 37 instructions

Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan

There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing and His T'ai Chi Chuan

Best Tai Chi books for learning T'ai Chi as a Path of Wisdom by great Tai Chi instructor

The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong Illustrated

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind (Harvard Health Publications)

Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong: Qigong of Unconditional Love

Best Tai Chi books for learning Tai Chi - Quantum Soup: Fortune Cookies in Crisis

Warrior Walking: A Guide to Walking as Exercise, Meditation, and Self-Defense

Eight Simple Qigong Exercises: The Eight Pieces of Brocade by Jwing-Ming Yang

Taijiquan Theory of Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming 2nd ed: The Root of Taijiquan

The Healer Within: Using Traditional Chinese Techniques To Release Your Body's Own Medicine, Movement, Massage, Meditation, Breathing

Breathe In, Breathe Out: Inhale Energy and Exhale Stress by Guiding and Controlling Your Breathing

Tai Chi and Qigong Videos

Simple Qigong Exercises for Health - Eight Brocades Chi Kung Exercise for Beginners

Healer Within: Medical Qigong by Dr. Roger Jahnke (YMAA qi gong) Qigong DVD

If you are looking for class-related written training and videos, please see Resources for a complete list of training and warm-up exercises and YouTube videos.

Tai Chi and Qigong Music

Tai Chi Music For Relaxation Thomas Walker

Adagio: Music For Meditation Peter Davison

Seven Metals: Singing Bowls of Tibet Benjamin Iobst