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- ↑ Official Website of the World Quigong Federation
- ↑ Chi Kung For Health and Vitality, ISBN 1852309547
- ↑ The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu, ISBN 1852307897
- ↑ The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan, ISBN 1852307927
- ↑ The Complete Book of Zen, ISBN 1862042551
- ↑ Introduction to Shaolin Kung Fu, ISBN 0901764531
- ↑ The Complete Book of Chinese Medicine, ISBN 983408790X
- ↑ The Complete Book of Shaolin, ISBN 9834087918
- ↑ Sukhavati: Western Paradise ISBN 9834087934
- ↑ The Art of Chi Kung, ISBN 9780091876579
