Hatha Yoga
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Svatmarama
Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar
Light on Pranayama by BKS Iyengar
Meditations & Mantras by Swami Vishnu-Devananda
The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar
Yoga Mala by Sri K Patthabi Jois
Astanga Yoga by Lino Miele
Astanga Yoga by John Scott
Ashtanga Yoga As It Is by Matthew Sweeney
Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body & Soul by Sharon Gannon & David Life
Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Autobiography Of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Heaven Lies Within Us: Yoga Gave Me Superior Health by Theos Bernard
Hatha Yoga by Theos Bernard
Highly Recommended
The Yoga of the Yogi by Kausthub Desikachar
Yoga Beneath The Surface by Srivatsa Ramaswami
The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga: The Authoritative Presentation - Based on 30 Years of Direct Study Under the Legendary Yoga Teacher Krishnamacha by Srivatsa Ramaswami
Light On Life by BKS Iyengar
The Tree of Yoga by BKS Iyengar
The Shiva Samhita by James Mallinson (Trans)
The Geranda Samhita by R.B.S.C. Basu
The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace by N.E. Sjoman
84 Asanas in Yoga by Gudrun Buhnemann
Yoga: The Spirit & Practice of Moving Into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
Fire of Love: Teaching the Essence of Yoga by Aadil Palkhivala
Dancing the Body of Light: The Future of Yoga by Dona Holleman, Orit Sen-Gupta, and Andrea Gennari
Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses by Dharma Mittra
Moola Bandha: The Master Key by Swami Buddhananda
The Royal Path: Practical Lessons on Yoga by Swami Rama
Power versus Force by David Hawkins
It's Here Now (Are You?): A Spiritual Memoir by Bhagavan Das
A Search in Secret India by Paul Brunton
Yoga Philosophy, Psychology, History
Textbook of Yoga Psychology by R. Mishra, Brahmananda Sarasvati
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Translated by Sri Swami Satchidananda)
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by BKS Iyengar
Patanjali and Yoga by Mircea Eliade
Light on Astanga Yoga by BKS Iyengar
Reflections on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by TKV Desikachar
The Upanishads by Juan Mascaro
The Ten Principal Upanishads by WB Yeats
The Upanishads by Robert Ernest Hume
Gita by Barbara Stoller Miller
Bhagavad Gita by S. Radhakrishnan
Bhagavad Gita: The Song Of God by Isherwood & Swami Prabhavananda
Bhagavad Gita by Juan Mascaro (Trans)
Siva, the Exotic Aesthetic by Wendy Donniger O’Flahterty
Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice by Georg Feuerstein
Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik
Hindu Philosophy by Theos Bernard
Ka by Roberto Calasso
The Mahabharata by William Buck (trans)
The Ramayana by William Buck (trans)
Buddhism and Tantra
The Experience of Insight: Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambala dragon editions) by Joseph Goldstein
Freedom In Exile by Dalai Lama
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Trungpa Tulku Chogyam Trungpa
The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics) by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield
The Tibetan Book of Yoga by Geshe Michael Roach
The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Business and Your Life by Geshe Michael Roach
Kundalini Yoga For The West by Swami Sivananda Radha
The Serpent Power: Secrets of Tantric and Shakti Yoga by Arthur Avalon
The Serpent Power by John Woodroffe
Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man by Gopi Krishna
Kundalini: The Arousal of the Inner Energy by Ajit Mookerjee
Tantric Quest: An Encounter with Absolute Love by Daniel Odier
Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel
Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy Of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long
Rolfing: Re-establishing the Natural Alignment and Structural Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being by Ida P. Rolf
Yoga for Wellness by Gary Kraftsow
The Anatomy Coloring Book by Kapit and Elson
Ayurvedic Healing by David Frawley
Advanced Reading
Yoga: Immortality and Freedom by Mircea Eliade
The Sacred & The Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircea Eliade
Yoga in Modern India by James S. Alter
Advaita Vedanta: a philosophical reconstruction by Eliot Deutsch
Classical Samkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning by G.J. Larson
Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation by Patrick Olivelle
Central Philosophy of Buddhism by T.R.V. Murti
Presuppositions of Indian Philosophies by Karl H. Potter
Other People's Myths: The Cave of Echoes by WD OFlaherty
Avatara: The Humanization of Philosophy Through the Bhagavad Gita by Antonio T. de Nicolas
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