Out of all the books I have read these are the best, in the end I decided on 3 groups of books. Those that deal with yoga in it’s widest an deepest sense, the practicing of yoga and inspirational/spiritual books. I’m sure if I was to ask the other 18 yoga teachers I trained with, they would all come up their own equally good list of books for each group. These have formed part of my evolving understanding of being, living and yoga and as such are useful especially if your a student and want to be able to discuss the issues and topics they deal with.
Ten books on the wider an deeper aspects of yoga.
- Practical Yoga Psychology
by Dr Rishi Vivekananda - Yoga Darshan
by Swami Niranjanananda
- Bringing Yoga to Life
by Donna Farhi - The Spiritual Teachings of Yoga
Mark Forstater & Jo Manuel - The Edge of Infinity
by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati - Sure Ways to Self-Realization
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati - The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
by Sri Swami Satchidananda - The Bhagavad Gita
by Juan Mascaro - The Upanishads
by Eknath Easwaran - Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Ten books to help you practice yoga at home, or improve your understanding of yoga for the classes you attend.
- Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati - Prana and Pranayama
by Swami Niranjanananda - Yoga Nidra
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati - Meditation from the Tantras
by Swami Satyananda Saraswati - Ashtanga Yoga – “The Practice Manual”
by David Swenson - The Heart of Yoga – Developing a Personal Yoga Practice
by T.K.V. Desikachar
- Yoga for Body, Breath, and Mind
by A. G. Mohan - Structural Yoga Therapy
by Mukunda Stiles - The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga
by Srivatsa Ramaswami - Yoga for Depression
by Amy Weintraub
Ten inspirational books not directly yoga related.
- Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig
- Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse - The Wisdom of No Escape
by Peme Chodron - Freedom From The Known
Krishnamurti - Courage: the Joy of Living Dangerously
by Osho - The Ringing Cedar Serieas (all 9 books)
by Vladimir Megre - The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle - Receiving Love
by Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt - How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
by David R. Hamilton PhD - The Life of Mahatma Gandhi
by Louis Fischer
Should you be looking for something thats not listed above, please feel free to contact me, and ask me for a specific book recommendations, just let me know the sort of thing your looking for and I will see what I can do.