Are you looking for ways to better yourself? Do you feel isolated in your journey to self-discovery and personal growth? Join the Handley Library branch and MoveMentation in welcoming the brand-new Better Human Book Club! Our focus is on books that help us know ourselves and allow us to explore personal and communal growth together.
Each meeting will begin with brief stretches and mild movement exercises led by Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation. After attending to our bodies, we will move into discussion of the selected book to work towards becoming better humans as a collective.
We will meet on the first Wednesday of each month.
The Better Human Book Club welcomes all with a desire for growth and a willingness to explore new ways of thinking in a group setting. Let’s become better humans together!
Free and open to the public. No registration required.
Location, Schedule, & Agenda
When: The Better Human Book Club will meet on the first Wednesday of each month.
Where: The Better Human Book Club will be held in the Benham Gallery located in the lower level of the Handley Branch.
December 3rd - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Movement with Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation
- Book to be discussed: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
January 7 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Movement with Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation
- Book to be discussed: How to relax by Thich Nhat Hanh
February 4 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Movement with Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation
- Book to be discussed: Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
March 4 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Movement with Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation
- Book to be discussed: Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
April 1 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Movement with Adrian VanKeuren of MoveMentation
- Book to be discussed: How to raise good humans by Hunter Clarke-Fields
MoveMentation
Adrian VanKeuren is the founder and executive director of MoveMentation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of teaching people movement as a first medicine. She is passionate about sharing the principles of Classic Chinese Medicine through the arts of tai chi and qigong; she holds accreditation with the American Tai Chi & Qigong Association, is a published author, an energy medicine practitioner, and is honored to help guide people on their journey back to health and being a better human.
MoveMentation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Winchester with a mission to teach people movement as a first medicine, specifically through the arts of tai chi and qigong.
Contact Information
For questions regarding the Better Human Book Club, contact Adrienne Davis.
Email: adavis@handleyregional.org
Phone: (540)-662-9041 ext. 13
Past Better Human Book Club Reads
- The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz (July 2025)
Formats available: Book, eBook on Libby - Local author Sarah Lascano's book The Hidden Force Within: Practical Tools to Integrate Energy Medicine into Your Health and Healing (August 2025)
Formats available: Book - Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World by Karen Armstrong (Sept 2025)
Formats available: Book - The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt (November 2025)
Formats available: Book, eBook and eAudiobook on Libby