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Gay Hendricks Books in Order

Gay Hendricks has written 59 books, published between 1975 and 2024. The first book is The Centering Book: Awareness Activities for Children and Adults to Relax the Body and Mind (1975) and the newest is Your Big Leap Year (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
1975–2024
Pages on record
7,387 in 39 of 59 books
Reading time
123–185 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,387 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 39 of 59 titles with a page count on record.

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Gay Hendricks, born 20 January 1945, is an American psychologist, writer and teacher working on personal growth, relationships and body intelligence. Hendricks is known for work on relationship enhancement and conscious breathing exercises. After a Stanford University PhD in psychology in 1974, Hendricks spent 21 years at the University of Colorado, becoming a full professor in Counseling Psychology, and founded The Hendricks Institute. Hendricks and Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks have written more than 35 books together. The catalogue lists 59 books from The Centering Book (1975) to Your Big Leap Year (2024), plus the Tenzing Norbu Mystery and Sir Errol Hyde series.

How many Gay Hendricks books are there?

Gay Hendricks has 59 books, released between 1975 and 2024. They include 2 series and 51 titles listed outside any series.

Gay Hendricks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 Gay Hendricks books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Centering Book: Awareness Activities for Children and Adults to Relax the Body and Mind by Gay Hendricks (1975)
  2. Cover of Transpersonal Education: A Curriculum for Feeling and Being by Gay Hendricks (1976)
  3. Cover of The Second Centering Book: More Awareness Activities For Children And Adults To Relax The Body And Mind by Gay…
  4. Cover of How to Love Every Minute of Your Life by Gay Hendricks (1978)
  5. Cover of The Family Centering Book: Awareness Activities the Whole Family Can Do Together by Gay Hendricks (1979)
  6. Cover of Cool and Creamy Ice Cream Yogurt by Gay Hendricks (1979)
  7. Cover of The Centered Teacher: Awareness Activities for Teachers and Their Students by Gay Hendricks (1981)
  8. Cover of Learning to Love Yourself by Gay Hendricks (1982)
  9. Cover of Centering and the Art of Intimacy: A New Psychology of Close Relationships by Gay Hendricks (1984)
  10. Cover of The Art of Breathing and Centering: Discover the Powerful Gifts of the Air You Breathe! by Gay Hendricks (1989)
  11. Cover of Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Committment by Gay Hendricks (1990)
  12. Cover of The Learning to Love Yourself Workbook by Gay Hendricks (1990)
  13. Cover of Radiance!: Breathwork, Movement and Body-Centered Psychotherapy by Gay Hendricks (1991)
  14. Cover of Bicycle Tours of Great Britain and Ireland by Gay Hendricks (1992)
  15. Cover of At The Speed Of Life: A New Approach To Personal Change Through Body-Centered Therapy by Gay Hendricks (1993)
  16. Cover of Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Personal Mastery by Gay Hendricks (1995)
  17. Cover of The Corporate Mystic: A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground by Gay Hendricks (1996)
  18. Cover of The Conscious Heart: Seven Soul-Choices That Create Your Relationship Destiny by Gay Hendricks (1997)
  19. Cover of The Ten Second Miracle: Creating Relationship Breakthroughs by Gay Hendricks (1998)
  20. Cover of A Year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and Purpose by Gay Hendricks
  21. Cover of Conscious Living: Finding Joy in the Real World by Gay Hendricks (2000)
  22. Cover of Achieving Vibrance: A Seven-Minute-a-Day Plan for Feeling, Looking, and Being Younger by Gay Hendricks (2001)
  23. Cover of Breathing Ecstasy: Finding Sexual Bliss Using the Incredible Power of Breath by Gay Hendricks (2003)
  24. Cover of Conscious Golf: The Three Secrets of Success in Business, Life and Golf by Gay Hendricks (2003)
  1. 1
    The Centering Book: Awareness Activities for Children and Adults to Relax the Body and Mind1975 · 178 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975178
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  2. 2
    Transpersonal Education: A Curriculum for Feeling and Being1976 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976184
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  3. 3
    The Second Centering Book: More Awareness Activities For Children And Adults To Relax The Body And Mind1977 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977322
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  4. 4
    How to Love Every Minute of Your Life1978 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978254
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  5. 5
    The Family Centering Book: Awareness Activities the Whole Family Can Do Together1979 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979146
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  6. 6
    Cool and Creamy Ice Cream Yogurt1979 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979120
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  7. 7
    The Centered Teacher: Awareness Activities for Teachers and Their Students1981 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981196
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  8. 8
    Learning to Love Yourself1982 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982140
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  9. 9
    The Centered Athlete: A Conditioning Program For Your Mind1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  10. 10
    Transpersonal Approaches to Counseling and Psychotherapy1982 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982199
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  11. 11
    The Moving Center: Exploring Movement Activities For The Classroom1983 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983140
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  12. 12
    Centering and the Art of Intimacy: A New Psychology of Close Relationships1984 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984192
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  13. 13
    The Art of Breathing and Centering: Discover the Powerful Gifts of the Air You Breathe!1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  14. 14
    Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Committment1990 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990287
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  15. 15
    The Learning to Love Yourself Workbook1990 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990192
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  16. 16
    Radiance!: Breathwork, Movement and Body-Centered Psychotherapy1991 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991126
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  17. 17
    Bicycle Tours of France1992 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992206
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  18. 18
    Bicycle Tours of Great Britain and Ireland1992 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992235
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  19. 19
    Bicycle Tours of Italy1992 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992182
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  20. 20
    At The Speed Of Life: A New Approach To Personal Change Through Body-Centered Therapy1993 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993336
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  21. 21
    Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Personal Mastery1995 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995189
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  22. 22
    The Corporate Mystic: A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground1996 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996240
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  23. 23
    The Conscious Heart: Seven Soul-Choices That Create Your Relationship Destiny1997 · 293 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997293
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  24. 24
    The Ten Second Miracle: Creating Relationship Breakthroughs1998 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998266
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  25. 25
    A Year of Living Consciously: 365 Daily Inspirations for Creating a Life of Passion and Purpose1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  26. 26
    Conscious Living: Finding Joy in the Real World2000 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000278
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  27. 27
    Achieving Vibrance: A Seven-Minute-a-Day Plan for Feeling, Looking, and Being Younger2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001240
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  28. 28
    Breathing Ecstasy: Finding Sexual Bliss Using the Incredible Power of Breath2003 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003160
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  29. 29
    Conscious Golf: The Three Secrets of Success in Business, Life and Golf2003 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003160
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  30. 30
    Lasting Love: The 5 Secrets of Growing a Vital, Conscious Relationship2004 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004272
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Gay Hendricks books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Tenzing Norbu Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. The First Rule of Ten
  2. 2. The Second Rule of Ten
  3. 3. The Broken Rules of Ten: Tenzing Norbu's First Mystery
  4. 5. The Fourth Rule of Ten
  5. 6. Fifth Rule of Ten

Sir Errol Hyde in order

3 books
  1. 1. The First Adventure of Sir Errol Hyde: The Case of the Wayward Prince
  2. 2. The Second Adventure of Sir Errol Hyde: The Case of The Oxford Rasputin
  3. 3. The Final Adventure of Errol Hyde: The Case of Ludwig Wittgenstein's Secret Notebook

Standalone books

51 books

51 Gay Hendricks titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gay Hendricks books in order?

You only need to read Gay Hendricks books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gay Hendricks

Start with The Centering Book: Awareness Activities for Children and Adults to Relax the Body and Mind (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gay Hendricks book?

Your Big Leap Year (2024) is the newest Gay Hendricks book released so far.

Is there a new Gay Hendricks book coming?

No next Gay Hendricks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Gay Hendricks at a glance

Still publishing
Gay Hendricks published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Gay Hendricks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,387 pages across the 39 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 189 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gay Hendricks books, 19 of 59, were published in the 2000s.

What the Gay Hendricks books are about

47 of the 59 Gay Hendricks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: nonfiction is tagged on 7 of 47. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Nonfiction 7 of 47 books
  • Psychology 6 of 47 books
  • Self-actualization (psychology) 6 of 47 books
  • Self-Improvement 6 of 47 books
  • Interpersonal relations 5 of 47 books
  • Intimacy (Psychology) 5 of 47 books
  • Man-woman relationships 5 of 47 books
  • Breathing exercises 4 of 47 books
  • Centering (Psychology) 4 of 47 books
  • Conduct of life 4 of 47 books
  • Bicycle touring 3 of 47 books
  • Bicycle touring, guidebooks 3 of 47 books