Recommended Books for Students

Yoga Traditions & Methods of Learning Books

Iyengar Tradition

• Light on Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar.
• Yoga: The Path To Holistic Health by B. K. S. Iyengar.
• 30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and their Teachers by Judith Lasater, Ph.D.
• How to Use Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Iyengar Method of Yoga for Relaxation, Health and Well-Being by Mira Mehta, Elaine Collins
• Yoga: The Iyengar Way by Silva Mehta, Mira Mehta.

ISHTA Tradition

• Yoga Zone Introduction to Yoga: A Beginner’s Guide to Health, Fitness, and Relaxation by Alan Finger, Al Bingham.
• Yoga Zone Yoga for Life: An Intermediate Guide to Health, Fitness, and Relaxation by Alan Finger, Al Bingham.

Viniyoga Tradition

• Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga by Gary Kraftsow.

Pranayama Books

• The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi.
• Light on Pranayama: The Yogic Art of Breathing by B. K. S. Iyengar, foreward by Yehudi Menuhin.
• The Yoga of Breath by Richard Rosen.

Reflection/Inspiration Books

• The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living by Stephen Cope.
• Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope.
• Yoga Gems: A Treasury of Practical and Spiritual Wisdom from Ancient and Modern Masters by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
• Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom by B. K. S. Iyengar.
• Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates, Katrina Kenison.
• The Tree of Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar.
• The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo.

Philosophy Books

Bhagavad Gita

• The End of Sorrow: The Bhagavad Gita for Dailing Living by Eknath Easwaran.

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

• Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali by Swami Hariharananda Aranya.
• The Essence of Yoga: Reflections on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Bernard Bouanchaud
• Inside the Yoga Sutras by Reverend Jaganath Carrera.
• The Secret Power of Yoga by Nischala Joy Devi.
• The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali by Georg Feuerstein.
• The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali by Chip Hartranft.
• Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by B. K. S. Iyengar, forward by Yehudi Menuhin.
• The Essential Yoga Sutra: Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga by Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally.
• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda.

Therapeutic/Health Books

• The Healing Path of Yoga: Alleviate Stress, Open Your Heart, and Enrich your Life by Nischala Joy Devi.
• Yoga: A Gem for Women by Geeta S. Iyengar.
• Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater, Ph.D.
• Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing by Timothy McCall.
• The Woman’s Book of Yoga and Health by Linda Sparrowe, with yoga sequences by Patricia Walden, foreward by Judith Hanson Lasater.
• Back Care Basics by Mary Pullig Schatz, MD.
• Structural Yoga Therapy: Adapting to the Individual by Mukunda Stiles.

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