Episode 1

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18th Mar 2026

The Reading List is Here: Come Cultivate With Me

It's here. The first official episode of the Energy Studies Book Club podcast and we're starting where every good book club starts: the reading list.

In this episode, I'm walking you through the seven books I'll be reading this year, why I chose them, and the structured reading methodology I've built to actually make it through them.

Primary Book List:

  1. Between Heaven and Earth
  2. The Way of the Five Seasons
  3. The Five Spirits
  4. The 7 Emotions: Psychology and Health in Ancient China

Secondary Book List:

  1. Learning the Tarot
  2. Co-Active Coaching (Fourth Edition)
  3. Playful Rebellion

I also share my daily reading methodology (yes, there is a page count goal). My philosophy on re-reading, and why most of these books don't have quality audiobook versions (and why that matters to an auditory learner like me).

Next episode I'll be back with my first debrief on Between Heaven and Earth and Learning the Tarot. Come hold me accountable.

Join the free Reader Hub inside the HRart Collective to read and explore alongside the community.

Come read. And let the energy hold you.

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About the Podcast

Energy Studies Book Club
Where Energy Theory Meets the Workplace, One Book at a Time
The Energy Studies Book Club Podcast offers a slow, honest journey through the books shaping the frontier of energetic theory, read in real time by someone still figuring it out. Host Samm Smeltzer, who has a doctorate in Medical Qigong and founded the HRart Center burnout recovery center in York, Pennsylvania, brings over a decade of HR and Organizational Development experience to one bold question: what if energy is the missing piece in how we understand people, work, and wellbeing? Each month, Samm reads, reflects, and shares, connecting Classical Oriental Medicine with workplace culture in ways that are still unfolding. No expert performance. Just cultivation in progress.