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A list of curated books chosen based on years of reading and study.
A SHORT SUMMARY OF EACH BOOK
ORGANIZED BY KEY CATEGORIES
EACH BOOK CAREFULLY CURATED TO OFFER A BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE
Each book included gives a little more detail about the nature of the text and whether or not its the right book for you.
The point of this reading list is for you to benefit directly from our faculty's combined years of experience and study.
There are so many different traditions of yoga and ways into its study. We've broken it down into seven categories to make things easier.
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READING LIST ORGANIZED BY...
...these central categories of yogic study:
Accounts of yoga history vary, but engaging with this history is crucial to understanding yoga's enduring legacy.
The classical yoga tradition is best represented by the Yoga Sūtras and the Bhagavad Gītā. These texts are often the starting place for many modern yoga practitioners.
2. CLASSICAL YOGA
1. YOGA HISTORY
It isn't a study of yoga philosophy without some understanding of the language so much of yoga philosophy was written in – the ancient language of Sanskrit.
3. SANSKRIT
Often most closely related to the Krishna-Bhakti tradition, Vaiṣṇavism is necessary to understand the history of devotional yogic practices.
4. VAIṢṆAVA-Bhakti:
Often referred to as the "Tantrik" tradition, this tradition has undergone a renaissance in recent years and become one of the most compelling philosophical traditions of yoga and meditation.
5. ŚAIVA-ŚĀKTA PHILOSOPHY
6. BUDDHISM
Often neglected as a yoga tradition, Buddhism has a rich history of yogic practices that are sisters to the Hindu practices.
Ayurveda is the sister science to yoga, and many see yoga and Ayurveda as two sides of the same coin – since classical Ayurveda is also built upon the foundations of Samkhya philosophy.
7. AYURVEDA
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