Suggested Reading & Books You May Enjoy!

The resources listed below consist of our work citations for the YTT program as well as personal favorites we may reference throughout the program.

Suggested Books - Yoga Philosophy and Science Texts

• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda

• Bhagavad Gita (preferred translation)

• A Path for Healing and Recovery by James Fox

• Freedom From the Inside by Josefin Wikstrom & James Fox

• Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffman

• Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar

• The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikichar

• Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race Based Stress and Trauma by Dr. Gail Parker

• Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Practice by Susanna Barkataki

• The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender by Zenju Earthlyn M. Manuel

• The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van der kolk

• Accessible Yoga, Jivana Heyman 

• Anger, Thich Nhat Hanh

• Healing, Health, & Beyond, T.K.V. Desikachar

• Your Body, Your Yoga, Bernie Clark

• Functional Anatomy of Yoga A Guide for Practitioners and Teacher by David Keil

• Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries, Susi Hately

• Key Poses / Key Muscles of Yoga, Ray Long

• Mudras, Gertrude Hirschi

• The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga, Bernie Clark