Qìgōng (life-energy cultivation) references.
Books
Dr. Yáng, Jwìng-Mīng, The Root of Chinese Qìgōng: Secrets for Health, Longevity and Enlightenment, YMAA Publication Center. See https://www.ymaa.com and https://ymaainternational.com/
Dr. Yáng is the founder of Yang's Martial Arts Association, which started in Jamaica Plain (Boston) and now has dojos internationally. He's written many books on tai chi, kung fu, qigong, massage and meditation. This book covers: history, basic concepts and categories of qigong; theories of qi, essence, spirit and the human body, including channels and vessels; points for improving practice and regulating body, breath and mind.
Ilchi Lee, Meridian Exercise for Self-Healing: Classified by Common Symptoms and Water Up, Fire Down, Best Life Media. See https://www.bestlifemedia.com and https://ilchi.com/
Ilchi Lee is a meditation instructor who founded the Earth Citizen Movement and developed a form of practice called Brain Education that incorporates aspects of yoga, tai chi and Korean Sundo (Daoist meditation). His Meridian Exercise book covers many stretching/yoga-type exercises aimed at relieving specific symptoms of unease, pain or illness. The Water Up, Fire Down book focuses on energy circulation.
Michael Davies, JIANGAN: The Chinese Health Wand, Singing Dragon. See https://uk.singingdragon.com/products/jiangan-the-chinese-health-wand and https://youtu.be/11VRNrKEa2A?list=PLR2J2RAlH-Q4icVYbR-7cO1PEVTNTmhHm
Michael Davies is a taijiquan instructor who popularized a practice of muscle-toning movements for health and vitality using a wooden exercise wand that purportedly has ancient origins. He renamed this set Taiji Jiangan, taiji referring to its flowing movements and jiangan a way of saying "exercise wand" in Mandarin. This form was originally described in Bruce L. Johnson's 1977 book Chinese Exercise Wand.
Websites
There are a bazillion :-) websites on qigong, taiji, Traditional Chinese Medicine, etc. My favorite 2:
Mimi Kuo-Deemer: 8 Treasures and more. See https://www.mkdeemer.com/ and https://youtu.be/3K-0JpiJu-o
Dr. Alex Hui: cleansing, tapping, animal frolics, and more. See https://dr-alexhui.mykajabi.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOzZZoSgpeY
Meridians and vessels
