Books

Recently in a YogaHub newsletter I asked for book recommendations from students. So here is the list. I haven't made any changes or added authors. If you would like to add to it, please let me know :)

My few:

The Point of Vanishing by Howard Axelrod

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom by Joseph Goldstein

True Yoga by Jeanie Lee

The Body keeps the score by Bassel Van Der Kolk

Yoni Shakti by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

10% Happier by Dan Harris

Responses:

A life worth breathing Max Strom

Anything by Deepak Chopra

The power of now

The Yoga Sutras

It’s in French only but “Yoga une histoire-monde” from Marie Kock is an investigation on the origins of yoga, it’s passionating!

Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda.

The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V Desikachar. An excellent intro to the the complete yoga practice. Insightful theory and practical guidance

Chi Kung for health and vitality

Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga By Deepak Chopra & David Simon

Wherever You Go There You Are - Jonathan Kabat-Zinn

Any David Emerson book.

The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner

Happy by Fearne Cotton

Edith Eger, The Choice

Yoga of the subtle body. Tias little

Condensed chicken soup for the soul. I've been reading some excerpts from it the last few weeks

Elizabeth Day - How to Fail.

Journey to the heart - Melody Beattie

Peter Boylans autobiography “In the shadow of the 8th”

Yoga and the quest for the true self

The Four Agreements

Buddha's Brain

Change Your Mind: A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation by Paramananda

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

Anything by Tara Brach

The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, T. K. V. Desikachar

Life of Pi

I like Mindfulness on the Go by Padraig O Morain. He also has a mailing list that sends a quote to you every day. I have found some beneficial.

Quiet- Susan Cain

The Alchemist

Bhagavad Gita

I am, I am, I am

The art and business of yoga teaching

When breath becomes air

Seven secrets to spiritual success - Deepak Chopra

Sidharta - Hermann heise The alquemist - paulo cohle Cuentos para pensar ( I couldn't find a translation of this one, I think they never did, only in spanish)

The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday (part of my daily practice since the new year began, it really is thought provoking)

Oprah Winfrey- ''What I Know For Sure''

Breaking the habit of being yourself, Joe Dispenza

‘The Secret’ is a great place to start with philosophy

Bridal Paulo Coelho

Full catastrophe living: using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn