Reading list

yoga and meditation

  • Yoga sutras of Patanjali by T.K.V. Desikachar
  • Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda (simple, easy)
  • Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by I.K. Taimni (scholarly complex)
  • Bhagavad Gita chapter 1-6 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
  • Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
  • Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
  • The philosophy, psychology and practice of yoga by Swami Chidananda
  • Moola Bandha by Swami Buddhananda
  • Books by the late Georg Feuerstein
  • Books by Sri Swami Sivananda
  • Books by Deepak Chopra

pranayama

  • Pranayama by Sri Swami Sivananda
  • Light on Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar
  • Science of Breath by Swami Rama
  • Hatha Yoga Pradipika

ayurveda

  • Prakriti,  Your ayurvedic constitution by Robert Svoboda
  • Ayurveda, The Science of Self Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad
  • The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies by Dr. Vasant Lad
  • The Ayurvedic cookbook by Amadea Morningstar