Books by Jost Sauer
A common thread runs through all of Jost Sauer’s work: chi, the natural energy that drives how you feel, function and recover. His internationally published books span two fields — lifestyle transformation and addiction recovery — and in both, his work is genuinely pioneering. The Chi Cycle lifestyle didn’t exist before Jost created it. His approach to addiction recovery — built on what you got right on drugs, not what went wrong — has no equivalent in the field. Readers consistently say the same thing: there is nothing else like these books. Over 40 years of practice, research and real-world experience went into these pages. They are practical, unputdownable, and written to change how you live — not just how you think
Chi cycle lifestyle books
Jost Sauer’s bestselling book and the one that started it all. What if the secret to more energy, better mood and less stress was simply doing things at the right time? The Perfect Day Plan maps the 24-hour flow of chi through your body and shows how small shifts in your daily routine can change everything. Readers describe it as a simple idea that quietly rearranges your whole life.”
It links each time of day to an emotion, and a simple action offering an easy guide to naturally bring more joy and flow into your life.
This is the practical toolkit. Clock On to Health covers nearly 200 common symptoms — from fatigue and insomnia to digestive issues and weight gain — and shows exactly which lifestyle habits are causing them and how to correct them. Each organ is introduced as a character with its own personality and duties, making it easy to understand what’s going wrong and why. Entertaining, surprisingly detailed, and built to be used, not just read.
Great for anyone interested in the Taoist organ clock
The complete, illustrated guide to the Chi Cycle, published internationally in English, German, Italian and Estonian. With its structured format and lush illustrations, this is the most accessible way into Jost’s approach. Discover the all-in-one mind, body, spirit wellness guide. Readers consistently say they keep it on their desk or bedside table as a daily reference. A hands-on guide to building better daily habits and experiencing greater wellbeing.
Addiction, recovery & beyond
A raw, honest and compelling journey through addiction, recovery, and transformation.
Eight years in the making, this is Jost’s first book — part memoir, part revelation. It traces his own path from teenage drug use through speed addiction, anarchy and alcoholism to a completely different understanding of what it means to feel good. Described as ‘Lao-Tzu meets Hunter S. Thompson,’ it’s a page-turner that readers often finish in a single sitting. You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you won’t ever think about addiction the same way again.”
*Also published internationally in Serbian
Jost’s second book on addiction goes where Higher and Higher couldn’t. It tackles his own period of psychosis, confronts the darkest aspects of drug use, and presents a step-by-step approach to genuine repair — body, mind and spirit. Drawing on decades of case histories spanning ice, speed, alcohol and everything in between, this is the practical handbook. One reader called it ‘the best, freshest book on the subject I have ever read. I will be buying copies and getting them to schools and prisons.”
A radical, myth-busting approach to addiction and recovery.
What if recovery isn’t about admitting you have a problem but acknowledging you have a solution? This is Jost’s most radical book: a recovery model built not on what went wrong with drugs, but what went right. It condenses 20 years of research into a direct, no-nonsense entertaining guide for people who don’t consider themselves diseased, don’t want to be ‘normal,’ but do want an extraordinary life after addiction. No guilt, no shame, no judgement
