List of recommended books:

Yoga and the spiritual path

• • Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

  • Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama

  • Art of Joyful Life by Swami Rama

  • Night Birds by Swami Veda Bharati

  • Bhagavad Gita by Prabhupada

  • Wisdom of Ancient Sages: Mundaka Upanishad by Swami Rama

  • Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Veda Bharati

  • Daughters of the Goddess: The Women Saints of India by Linda Johnsen

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Psychology and Energy

• • Love and Family Life by Swami Rama

  • Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli

  • Serpent Power by John Woodroffe

  • Your Aura and your Chakras by Karla McLaren

  • Creative Use of Emotions by Swami Rama

  • Yoga and the Mind by David Frawley

  • Freedom from Stress by Phil Nuernberger, PhD

  • Freedom from Bondage of Karma by Swami Rama

  • Four Chapters on Freedom by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

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Pranayama

• • Science of Breath by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine MD., Alan Hymes MD

  • Path of Fire and Light Vol – 1, 2 by Swami Rama

  • Swara Yoga: The Tantric Science of Brain Breathing by Swami Muktibodhananda Saraswati

Health

• • Holistic Health by Swami Rama

  • Yoga Psychology by Swami Rama

  • Radical Healing by Rudolf Ballentine

  • Yoga and Ayurveda by David Frawley

  • Transition to Vegetarianism: An Evolutionary Step by Rudolph Ballentine, MD

     

Meditation

• • Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama

  • Royal Path by Swami Rama

Asanas and Anatomy

• • Exercise for Joints and Glands by Swami Rama

  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda Saraswati

  • Yoga Mastering the Basics by Sandra Anderson and Rolf Sov

  • The Muscle Book by Paul Blakey

  • Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by H. David Coulter, PhD