The Yogi’s Bookshelf

Here are a few readings that we recommend. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, please feel free to send us a message (info@sourceyogaonline.com)!

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Beginning Yoga

Blan Calais Germain, Anatomy of Movement

Donna Farhi, Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness

B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika

Gary Kraftsow, Yoga for Wellness

Judith Lasater, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times

Erich Schiffman, Yoga the Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness

Buddhism and Meditation

Rick Hanson, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Jack Kornfield, A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times

Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program

Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose

Parenting & Pregnancy

Ina May Gaslin, Spiritual Midwifery 4TH Edition

Pam England, Birthing from Within: An Extra-Ordinary Guide to Childbirth Preparation

Myla Kabat Zinn, Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

Marshall Rosenberg, Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way

Philosophy

Bernard Bouanchaud, The Essence of Yoga: Reflections on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Stephen Cope, The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living (Featured in Source’s Resolve to Evolve series, Winter 2013)

Rolf Gates, Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga

Jon Kabat Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, the Program of the Stress Reduction Clinic a

Judith Lasater, Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life

Swami Satchitananda (trans. Charles Johnson), The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali

Poetry

Rumi,The Essential Rumi