The Alchemy Library

Books That Shaped Us

Books that inspire rest, resilience, growth, and transformation.

We believe caring for the body is only part of the practice — the mind and the self deserve the same intention. These are the books that have shaped how we think about feeding all three, and the ones we keep returning to.

Mind

Thinking clearer, building better habits, and understanding how we're wired.

Body

Rest, breath, and the physical foundations everything else is built on.

Self

Purpose, presence, and the quieter work of understanding yourself.

Explore By Pillar

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Joseph Murphy

Mind

The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene

Mind

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

Mind

The Highly Sensitive Person

Elaine N. Aron

Mind

Stop Self-Sabotage

Judy Ho, PhD

Mind

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Mind

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

Mind

The Power of Discipline

Daniel Walter

Mind

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen Covey

Mind

Dopamine Detox

Thibaut Meurisse

Mind

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

Mind

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie

Mind

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Mind

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene

Mind

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker

Body

Breath

James Nestor

Body

Untamed

Glennon Doyle

Self

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle

Self

The Untethered Soul

Michael A. Singer

Self

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Richard Bach

Self

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

Self

Radical Acceptance

Tara Brach

Self

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

Self

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Richard Carlson

Self

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson

Self

As a Man Thinketh

James Allen

Self

A Better Way to Live

Og Mandino

Self

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Og Mandino

Self

The Greatest Miracle in the World

Og Mandino

Self

The Four Agreements

don Miguel Ruiz

Self

The Fifth Agreement

don Miguel Ruiz & don Jose Ruiz

Self

The Mastery of Self

don Miguel Ruiz Jr.

Self

The Mastery of Love

don Miguel Ruiz

Self

Beyond Fear

don Miguel Ruiz

Self

The Little Book of Music

don Miguel Ruiz

Self

This list will grow as we do.

If one of these finds you at the right time, we hope it does what it did for us.

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