

Resources
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Best Yoga and Yoga-related Books:
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Every Woman’s Yoga, by Jaime Stover Schmitt
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Radical Healing, by Rudolph Ballentine, M.D.
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Science of Breath, Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., & Allan Hymes, M.D.
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Kundalini Vidya: The Science of Spiritual Transformation, Joan Shivarpita Harrigan
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Living with the Himalayan Masters, Swami Rama
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The Himalayan Masters: A Living Tradition, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
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Lectures on Yoga, Swami Rama
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Pathless Path: God Grace Guru, Charles Crenshaw
A Fascinating Journal:
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The Journal of Authentic Movement and Somatic Inquiry, www.authenticmovementjournal.com
Best Yoga Books for Beginning Practitioners:
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Joints & Glands Exercises, Swami Rama
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Yoga: Mastering the Basics, Sandra Anderson and Rolf Sovik
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Every Woman’s Yoga, by Jaime Stover Schmitt
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How to Use Yoga, by Mira Mehta
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Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness, by Erich Schiffmann
Best Yoga Sutras:
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The Secret of the Yoga Sutra: Samadhi Pada, by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D.
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Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali: Containing His Yoga Aphorisms with Vyasa's Commentary in Sanskrit and a Translation with Annotations Including Many Suggestions for the Practice of Yoga, by Swami Hariharananda Aranya and P. N. Mukherji
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Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali With the Exposition of Vyasa: A Translation and Commentary, by Pandit Usharbudh Arya
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How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, by Swami Satchidananda
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The Yoga Sutra Workbook: The Certainty of Freedom, by Vyaas Houston and Nicolai Bachman
Best Bhagavad Gitas:
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The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics), by Anonymous and Juan Mascaro
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Bhagavad-Gita: The Song of God, by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
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The Bhagavad Gita with the Commentary of Sri Sankaracharya, Sri Sankaracharya
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Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad-Gita, by Swami Rama
Classical Yoga Practice Reference Books:
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Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar
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The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, by Swami Vishnu-devananda
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika, by Swami Muktibodhananda
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A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya, Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Dr. Carrie Demers on Polyvagal Theory and The Mind:
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Polyvagal Theory and the Mind, Carrie Demers, M.D. Powerpoint
Links to Other Resources:
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Himalayan Institute, www.himalayaninstitute.org
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Traditional Yoga and Meditation of the Himalayan Masters, www.swamij.com
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Pantanjali Kundalini Yoga Care, www.kundalinicare.com
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American Sanskrit Institute, www.americansanskrit.com
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Authentic Movement Blog, www.authenticmovementcommunity.org
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Inner Peace Yoga Center, www.innerpeaceyoga.com​