Books

235hr Program Required Books

• Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Hanson Lasater (please read first)
• Functional Anatomy of Yoga, A Guides for Practitioners and Teachers by David Keil (accompanies 30hr online course)
• The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar (includes the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)
• Wheels of Life: A User’s Guide to the Chakra System by Anodea Judith
• Moving Inward: The Journey to Meditation* by Rolf Sovik
• 30 Essential Yoga Poses: For Beginning Students and Their Teachers Judith Hanson Lasater
• Book of your choice – no quiz but you’ll give a short presentation at the end of the program – see our list of Recommended Books below for some suggestions

235hr Program Highly Recommended Books

• Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
• The Student’s Manual of Yoga Anatomy: 30 Essential Poses Analyzed, Explained, and Illustrated by Sally Parkes
• Any Yoga Sutras Translation but we recommend: Four Chapters on Freedom by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait’s trio of The Secret of the Yoga Sutra* + The Practice of the Yoga Sutra* + Awakening Power of the Yoga Sutra,* or Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchitananada

340hr Program Required Books

• The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwarn (please read first)
• Functional Anatomy of Yoga, A Guides for Practitioners and Teachers by David Keil (accompanies 15hr online course)
• Yoga and Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization by David Frawley
• YOGA: Ancient Heritage, Tomorrow’s Vision by Indu Arora
• Kundalini Tantra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (first 200 pages)
• Pick one:
  • Tantric Yoga & the Wisdom Goddesses by David Frawley
  • Shakti Rising: Embracing Shadow and Light on the Goddess Path to Wholeness by Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD
  • Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga by Sally Kempton
• Chair Yoga Manual by Jessica Rosenberg (purchase directly from her)

340hr Program Highly Recommended Books

• Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana by Judith Hanson Lasater
• Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
• The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling by Stephen Cope
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• Discover Your Dharma: A Vedic Guide to Finding Your Purpose by Sahara Rose
• Any Yoga Sutras Translation but we recommend: Four Chapters on Freedom by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait’s trio of The Secret of the Yoga Sutra* + The Practice of the Yoga Sutra* + Awakening Power of the Yoga Sutra,* or Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchitananada
• Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution by Robert Svoboda
• Mudra: The Sacred Secret* by Indu Arora
• Tantra Unveiled* by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda
• The Gheranda Samhita by James Mallinson

• A Hidden Wholeness by Parker Palmer
• Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by H. David Coulter
• Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
• Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Parmahansa Yogananda
• Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation by Harish Johari
• Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith
• Energy Work by Robert Bruce
• Hatha Yoga Illustrated by Martin Kirk, Brooke Boon, and Daniel DiTuro
• Health, Healing & Beyond by TKV Desikachar
• How Can I Help? Stories and Reflection on Service by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
• Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long
• Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
• Paths to God by Ram Das
• Power vs. Force by David Hawkins
• Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Hanson Lasater
• Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation by Judith Hanson Lasater
• SOMA: 100 Heritage Recipes for Self-Care* by Indu Arora
• Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra: The Ascent by Satyasangananda Saraswati
• Tantra: Cult of the Feminine by Andre Van Lysebeth
• Tantra: Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein
• The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence Elson
• The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker, MD and Gary Selden
• The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga by Srivatsa Ramaswami
• The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer
• The Himalayan Masters by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
• The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga by Arthur Avalon

• The Woman’s Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness by Linda Sparrowe, Patricia Walden, and Judith Hanson Lasater
• The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein
• Touched by Fire by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
• Wheels of Light by Rosalyn Bruyere
• Yoga as Medicine by Timothy McCall, MD
• Yoga for Transformation: Ancient Teachings and Practices for Healing the Body, Mind, and Heart by Gary Kraftsow
• Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga by Gary Kraftsow
• Yoga Myths: What You Need to Learn and Unlearn for a Safe and Healthy Yoga Practice by Judith Hanson Lasater
• Yoga Nidra by Richard Miller, PhD OR Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
• Yoga Nidra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchitananada