Kula Collective Recommended Reading List 200hr YTT Required PreReading Cope, Stephen (2006). The Wisdom of Yoga. 200hr YTT Required Reading Sri Swami Satchidananda (2012) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Kaminoff, Lesl ie (2011) Yoga Anatomy 2nd edition 200hr YTT Recommended Reading/ Viewing Ravindra, Ravi (2009). The Wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Can be purchased only from the following website: http://www.ravindra.ca/booksforsale.html Desai, Gita (2004). Yoga Unveiled (DVD) . www.yogaunveiled.com , Disc 1 Farhi, Donna (2000). Yoga Body, Mind and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness . Farhi, Donna (1996). The Breathing Book: N ew York: Long, Ray (2009) The Key Muscles of Yoga; Scientific Keys Volume 1. 300hr YTT Required Reading 1. Prabhavananda, Swami and Christopher Isherwood (2001). The Song of God: Bhagavad Gita . Hollywood: Vedanta Press. (With an introduction by Aldous Huxley) OR Mitchell,Stephen (2000). Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation. OR Easwaran, Eknath (1987). The Bhagavad Gita. 2. Easwaran, Eknath (1987). The Upanishads. Tomales: Nilgiri Press. 3. Feuerstein, Georg (2002). The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice . 4. Long, Ray. The Key Poses of Yoga; Scientific Keys Volume II; 300hr Recommended Reading / Viewing Lasater, Judith Hanson (2009). Yoga Body: Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana. Aldous, Susi Hately (2004). Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries. ( www.anatomyandasana.com – located in Calgary, AB, CANADA) Desai, Gita (2004). Yoga Unveiled (DVD) . www.yogaunveiled.com , Disc 2 Farhi, Donna (2006). Teaching Yoga: Exploring the TeacherStudent Relationship. Frawley, David (1994). Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom of the Goddess. Rasha (2003) Oneness. Further Reading Recommendations (All levels) Anatomy /Asana Coulter, H.D. and T. McCall (2001). Anatomy of Hatha Yoga . Stiles, Mukunda (2002). Structural Yoga Therapy: Adapting to the Individual. Lasater, Judith. Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times. Anodea, Judith, Eastern Body, Western Mind; Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self. Myss, Caroline (2001) Anatomy of the Spirit Rama,Swami (2007) Science of Breath Prenatal/Postnatal Balaskas, Janet (1994). Preparing for Birth with Yoga. England, Pam & Rob Horowitz (1998). Birthing From Within. Larson, Jyothi (2002). Yoga Mom, Buddha Baby . McClure, Vimala (1997). Tao of Motherhood . Staton, Laura (2002). Baby OM: Yoga for Mothers and Babies. Teasdill, Wendy (2000). Yoga For Pregnancy. Yoga for Kids Yoga for Kids by Liz Lark: Beautiful book. Stepbystep instructions of each asana, beautiful colour photos. Short but useful section on creating a class for undereights and overeights. Includes pranayama and "sensing" meditations. Yogakids by Marsha Wenig: Excellent book with bright colourful photos. Includes sections on different child learning styles and appropriate ways to lead asana/pranayama practice for different styles. Ancient Texts and Yoga Theory B.K.S Iyengar (2002), Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Avalon, Arthur (1974). The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shaktic Yoga Buck, William (1973). Mahabharata. Devi, Nischala Joy (2007). The Secret Power of Yoga for Women. Lasater, Judith (2000). Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life. Muktibodhananda, Swami (1998). Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Munger: Bihar School of Yoga. Rama, Swami (1986). Path of Fire and Light volume 1: Advanced Practices of Yoga. Sivananda Radha, Swami (2007). Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language. Satyananda Saraswati, Swami (1984). Kundalini Tantra. Bihar School of Yoga. Sivananda, Swami (2001). Kundalini Yoga. Shivanandanagar: Divine Life Society. Vivekananda, Swami (1923). Raja Yoga. Frawley, David (1994). Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom of the Goddess. Radhanath, Swami (2010) The Journey Home Mindfulness and Meditation KabatZin, Jon (1995). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life . KabatZinn, Jon (2005). Coming to our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World through Mindfulness. New York: Hyperion. Khalsa, Dharma Singh and Cameron Stauth (2002). Meditation as Medicine. Singer, Michael A. (2007) The Untethered Soul; The Journey Beyond Yourself Ruiz, Don Miguel (1997) The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom Ethics Taylor, Kylea (1995). The Ethics of Caring. S anta Cruz: Hanford Mead Publishers. Farhi, Donna (2006). Teaching Yoga: Exploring the TeacherStudent Relationship. B erkley: Rodmell Press. Nutrition Ananda Mitra (1991). Food for Thought: The Vegetarian Philosophy. Robbins, John (1998). Diet for a New America . Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres (1999). The Yoga Cookbook. Vesanto, Melina et al (2003). The New Becoming Vegetarian . Ayurveda Frawley, David (1995). Yoga and Ayurveda. Frawley, David (1996). Ayurveda and the Mind. Tiwari, Maya (1994) Ayurveda: A Life of Balance, and Path of Practice or Women’s Power to Heal and/or Path of Practice for Women’s Health. Morningstar, Amadea (1995). Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners. Biography Cope, Stephen (1999). Yoga and the Quest for the True Self. Mackenzie, Vicki (1998). Cave in the Snow: A Western Woman’s Quest for Enlightenment . Rama, Swami (1998). Living with the Himalayan Masters. Yogananda, Paramahansa (1993). Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogarelated Stateofmind and Healing Chodron, Pema (1994). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living . Frankl, Viktor E. (1959). Man’s Search for Meaning. Hay, Louise (2004). You Can Heal Your Life. Myss, Caroline (1996). Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. Ruiz, Don Miguel (1997). The Four Agreements. Tolle, Eckhart (1997). The Power of Now . Tolle, Eckhart (2008) A New Earth. Weil, Andrew (1995). Spontaneous Healing. Zukav, Gary (1990). The Seat of the Soul . Or Soul Stories. Poetry and Novels Gaarder, Jostein (1994). Sophie’s World. . Redfield, James (1999). The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight. (other books by Redfield, such as The Celestine Prophecy). Tagore, Rabindranath (2002). Songs of Kabir . Tagore, Rabindranath (1974). Gitanjali. Earth Medicine Sans, Jamie, Sacred Path Cards and Books Virtue, Doreen, Goddess/ Oracle Cards Villodo, Alberto (2007) The Four Insights Villodo, Alberto (1994) Dance of the Four Winds Charing, Heaven, (2006) Plant Spirit Shamanism Resources www.yogajournal.com (under the teacher’s button there is an email newsletter you can apply to get called ‘Yoga Mentor’). http://www.tilakpyle.com/sanskrit.htm This is a website with Sanskrit words relevant to yoga teachers and a pronunciation sample. www.yogabasics.com This website has a lot of information about asana, pranayama and yoga for specific conditions. www.powerpath.com Shamanism and Lunar cycle information www.mysticmamma.com Astrological insights.
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