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As a part of our Kula Curriculum, we include our manuals full of instruction, guidance and inspiration! However, we also have some book recommendations as a collective that are on the top of our lists and want to share what has helped us along in our spiritual journeys as students and teachers!

    • Cope, Stephen (2006).  The Wisdom of Yoga.  

    • Kaminoff, Leslie (2011) Yoga Anatomy - 2nd edition

    • Any translation of Patanjali’s Sutras  - we recommend translations by Nischala Joy Devi, Dennis Hill, or Nicolai Bachman 

    • Rasha (2003) Oneness. 

    • Prabhavananda, Swami and Christopher Isherwood (2001). The Song of God: Bhagavad Gita. Hollywood: Vedanta Press. (With an introduction by Aldous Huxley) 

    • Mitchell,Stephen  (2000). Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation.  

    • Easwaran, Eknath (1987). The Bhagavad Gita. 

    • Cope, Stephen (2015) The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling

    • Easwaran, Eknath (1987). The Upanishads. Tomales: Nilgiri Press.

    • Feuerstein, Georg (2002). The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice.

    • Long, Ray. The Key Poses of Yoga; Scientific Keys Volume II.

    • Myers, Thomas W. (2014). Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists

    • Lasater, Judith Hanson (2009). Yoga Body: Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana.

    • Aldous, Susi Hately (2004). Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries. – located in Calgary, AB, CANADA

      Desai, Gita (2004). Yoga Unveiled (DVD), Disc 2

      Farhi, Donna (2006). Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship. 

      Frawley, David (1994). Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom of the Goddess.

    • 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. 

    • 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 

    • 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. 

    • Yoga for Kids by Liz Lark Beautiful book. Step-by-step instructions of each asana, beautiful colour photos. Short but useful section on creating a class for under-eights and over-eights. Includes pranayama and "sensing" meditations.

    • Yogakids by Marsha Wenig
      Excellent book with bright colorful photos. Includes sections on different child learning styles and appropriate ways to lead asana/pranayama practice for different styles.

    • Kabat-Zin, Jon (1995). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. 

    • Kabat-Zinn, 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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • The World is Sound; Nada Brahma by Joachim-Ernst Berendt

    • The Mysticism of Sound and Music - Hazrat Inyat Khan

    • Sound, Native Teachings - Joseph Rael

    • The Yoga of Sound - Russill Paul

    • Freeing the Natural Voice - Kristin Linklater

    • The Sound of Healing - Michael S. Tyrrell

    • The Seven Secrets of Sound Healing - Jonathan Goldman

    • Energetic Boundaries; Cindy Dale

    • Taylor, Kylea (1995). The Ethics of Caring. Santa Cruz: Hanford Mead Publishers.

    • Farhi, Donna (2006). Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship. Berkley: Rodmell Press.

    • 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. 

    • 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. 

    • Radhanath, Swami (2010). The Journey Home.

    • 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. 

    • 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

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