The Ultimate Yoga Book Reading List

Put together by YOGABEAR advisor Megan Keane:

Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual by David Swenson
A must-have for Ashtanga yoga fans. Detailed information and informative pictures showing the stages of each pose in both the primary and second series of Ashtanga yoga. Spiral-bound so it's easy to have open near your mat.

The Bhagavad Gita, Eknath Easwaran, translator
One of the primary texts in Hinduism, this simple, yet beautiful story illustrates the spiritual teachings in the challenge of taking action in troubled times.

Bringing Your Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living by Donna Farhi
Yoga doesn't start and stop with your mat. This is a powerful exploration of how to incorporate yoga into all aspects of your life, on and off the yoga mat.

The Hatha Yoga Prapidika by Svatmarama (Author), Brian Dana Akers (Translator)
The classic source behind hatha yoga translated from the Sanksrit into English

The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T.K.V. Desikachar
The teachings of the major yoga scholar and teacher, Sri T Krishnamacharya, as written by his son.

Light On Yoga by B.K S. Iyengar
The bible of Iyengar yoga with pictures of every yoga pose you know and many you didn't, plus therapeutic sequences for different ailments

Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater
A wonderful book to start with if you're wanting to know a little more about yoga philosophy. This book brings wonderful daily life examples to the concepts behind many of the yoga sutras. It's one to have on your shelf and keep coming back to.

Meditate: Happiness Lies Within You by Swami Muktananda
An easily accessible gem of a guide for how to get started with meditating.

Relax and Renew by Judith Lasater
Relax? Easier said than done in a multi-tasking, go-go world, but here's some way to get some rest and renewal through practices for restorative yoga

Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff
An in-depth look at the anatomy and movement of the body at work as illustrated in different yoga poses.

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
One psychonanalyst turned yogi's journey into the practice of yoga and self-inquiry and how the meditation and yoga practice can lead to deeper awareness.

Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga by Gary Kraftsow
The healing aspects of yoga to promote wellness through the system of Viniyoga by one of its foremost teachers.

Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness by Eric Schiffmann
Known for his beautiful sequencing, Eric Schiffmann provides guidelines and techniques for finding stillness and peace of mind through yoga and meditation. This is one to keep on your bedside table.

The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, Georg Feurstein (translator)
Renowned yoga scholar, Georg Feurstein translates Patanjali's classic yoga scripture