Reading List

One of our students, Ashley Nerman, curated an exquisite list of books and shared it with us.  Here are some reading suggestions that will hopefully provoke contemplation and spark wonderful conversations.

1. How Yoga Works- Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally
2. Anatomy of the Spirit:The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss
3. The Wisdom of Yoga by Stephen Cope
4. Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God by Jonah Blank
5. Light On Life by B.K.S. Iyengar
6. Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice by Baron Baptiste
7. Light is the New Black by Rebecca Campbell
8. Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization by David Frawley
9. Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo
10. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
11. Shaman, Healer, Sage:  How To Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas by Alberto Villoldo
12. A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
13. Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron
14. Raise Your Vibration by Kyle Gray
15. Moola Bandha: The Master Key by Swami Buddhananda
16. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
17. Ashtanga Yoga by Gregor Meahle
18. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
19. Prana And Pranayama by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
20. The Zorki Chronicles by Bill Lowenburg
21. Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
22. The Noticer by Andy Andrews
23. Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
24. The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
25. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
26. The Awakening of the Human Spirit by Hazrat Inayat Khan
27. Initiation by Elisabeth Haich
28. The Great Work of your Life by Stephen Cope
29. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
30. Blindness by Jose Saramago
31. Just One Thing:  Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice At A Time  by Rick Hanson
32. Cloud Hidden by Alan Watts
33. Taking the Leap by Pema Chodron
34. Myths of the Asanas: The Ancient Origins of Yoga by Alanna Kaivalya & Arjuna van der Kooi
35. The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
36. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
37. Talk Funny Girl by Roland Merullo
38. Man Seeks God, My Flirtation With The Devine by Eric Weiner
39. The Devine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles & Belief by Gregg Braden
40. I Will Not Die an Unlived Life by Dawna Markova
41. The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan
42. Awakening Joy by James Baraz
43. Hard Scrabble by John Graves
44. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
45. Yoga for a World out of Balance by Michael Stone
46.  Breath of God by Jeffrey Small
47. A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
48. The Accidental Buddhist by Dinty W. Moore
49. Polishing the Mirror by Ram Dass
50. The book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra
51. Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
52. Yoga Mala By Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
53. Devotion by Dani Shapiro
54. The Yoga Sutras of Patajali by Swami Satchidananda
55. The Tenth Door by Michele Hebert
56. A Course in Miracles Made Easy by Allan Cohen
57. Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
58. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay
59. You are a Badass by Jen Sincere
60. The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
61. Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
62. The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander
63. The Mirror of Yoga: Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind by Richard Freeman
64. Tree of Yoga by B.K.S Iyengar
65. Spirit Junkie by Gabrielle Bernstein
66. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
67. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
68. The Bhagavad-Gita by Barbara Stoler Miller
69. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yoganandya
70. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
71. Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli
72. Yoga Morality by Georg Feuerstein
73. Loving What Is by Byron Katie
74. Krishnamacharya by A.G. Mohan
75. Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates
76. The Mahabharata by R. K. Narayan
77. The Tree of Yoga By B.K.S. Iyengar
78. May Cause Miracles by Gabrielle Bernstein
79. The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar
80. The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama
81. Don’t Let Anything Dull Your Sparkle by Doreen Virtue
82. Letting Go by David Hawkins
83. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
84. Spiritual Growth by Sanaya Roman
85. Yoga as Medicine by Timothy McCall
86. Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
87. Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Laster
88. Yoga: The Greater Tradition by David Frawley
89. Bringing Yoga to Life by Donna Farhi
90. Yoga for Transformation by Gary Kraftsow
91. The Heart of Meditation by Sally Kempton
92. The Language of Yoga by Nicolai Bachman
93. Mindfulness Yoga by Frank Jude Bocci
94. Yoga: Awakening the Inner Body by Donald Moyer
95. Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Ferrand
96. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
97. May I Be Happy by Cyndi Lee
98. Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli
99. Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit by Donna Farhi
100. Guruji by Guy Donahaye and Eddie Stern