May 2026: The Medicine of Flow
- Jan 27
- 3 min read
Updated: May 4
Any page I turned to offered me a gem of insight and instruction. I’ll turn to it again and again. — Anne Lamott, activist and NYT bestselling author of Bird by Bird
Optimize your body’s innate healing abilities...in a seemingly effortless way.
Are you one of the millions who suffer from chronic illness?
Have you tried everything—conventional or alternative—only to find that you still aren’t healing?
Do you struggle daily with anxiety, stress, or overwhelm?
Most of us have been taught that better health requires more effort — more discipline, optimization, and willpower. In The Medicine of Flow, Dr. Li offers a different path.
Drawing from her own healing journey, modern science, and ancient wisdom, she reveals how embodied flow — a state of deep internal coherence — allows the body to restore itself, as if effortlessly. The result: lasting health and vitality that emerge not from pushing harder, but from finally getting out of your own way.
In this highly anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Brave New Medicine, Dr. Li shows you how to cultivate embodied flow—an inner state of physiological coherence, harmony, and energy efficiency essential for optimal health. Coherence can help you thrive amid life's inevitable challenges, while also conserving your energy.
Return to yourself. Return to true health and vitality.
What people are saying:
"The Medicine of Flow is a book for this moment in history - a moment when our old models are failing, and deeper intelligence is being called forth. This book is not a rejection of science, but its evolution. It honors the biochemical while illuminating the bioenergetic." - Mark Hyman, MD, physician, NYT bestselling author, and host of The Doctor Hyman Show
"Cynthia Li has written a second book on healing from within that is just as profound and intimate as her first, Brave New Medicine. Any page I turned to offered me a gem of insight and instruction. I'll turn to it again and again." - Anne Lamott, activist and NYT bestselling author of Bird by Bird
"In The Medicine of Flow, Dr. Cynthia Li teaches us the ultimate shortcut to healing that was there all along. A must-read!" - Kelly A. Turner, PhD, NYT bestselling author of Radical Remission
"This book provides a recipe for us all to live a more balanced and healthier life." - Richard J. Davidson, PhD, researcher and NYT bestselling author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain
"As an integrative medicine physician, I appreciate Dr. Li's evidence-based approach to mind-body healing. This book validates what many clinicians observe: that addressing a patient's inner state--their mental, emotional, and energetic patterns--can transofrm the course of their illness and be a catalyst for recovery." - Akil Palanisamy, Harvard-trained integrative medicine physician, and best-selling author of The TIGER Protocol.
"This book is not information; it is transmission. Each page opens a portal into coherence; each practice, a step into your original wholeness." - Mingtong Gu, founder of The Chi Center, and master teacher of Wisdom Healing Qigong
"Beautifully written and inspired by her own remarkable healing journey, The Medicine of Flow by Dr. Cynthia Li offers a rich and practical guide for reintegrating mind, body, and spirit into harmonious flow, laying a foundation for deep healing and the resilience needed to remain healthy while navigating today's complex world." - Peter Wayne, PhD, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and author of The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
