Yoga Teacher Recommended Reading {in progress}

Below is a compilation of books and literature to support your exploration as a yoga practitioner and teacher.

Yoga Philosophy, Practice & Asana

  • Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

  • Light on Yoga by B.K.S Iyengar

  • Tending the Heart Fire: Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life by Shiva Rea

  • The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar

  • The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche

  • The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele

  • Yoga of the Subtle Body: A Guide to Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Yoga by Tias Little 

Trauma  & Somatic

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk


On Vedic Sciences

Ayurveda - The Science of Life

  • Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad

  • Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution by Dr. Robert Svoboda

  • The Path of Practice by Bri. Maya Tiwari

  • The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies by Dr. Vasant Lad

  • Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization by Dr. David Frawley

Jyotish - Vedic Astrology

  • The Greatness of Saturn by Dr. Robert Svoboda

  • Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India by Hart de Fouw & Dr. Robert Svoboda

Vastu Shastra - Spacial alignment, architecture & design principles

  • Vastu: Breathing Life into Space by Dr. Robert Svoboda

Wisdom Traditions

Buddhism