books/references

for the teacher training, you will be required to submit four book reports,
limited to 1-2 pages each. you’ll need to simplify and and concentrate what you wish to say. each book report should answer the questions:

  • how will the teachings presented in this text inform your personal practice of yoga?
  • how will it affect you as a teacher?
  • how do you plan to integrate these teachings into your classroom?

the four reports should cover the following yogic principles/texts:

  • the yoga sutras of patanjali
  • the eight limbs of yoga
  • the yamas and the niyamas
  • the bhagavad gita

suggested titles, with authors and topics covered
a path with heart
jack kornfield dharma, bhramaviharas
anatomy for yoga
nicky jenkins + leigh brandon anatomy
anatomy of hatha yoga
david coulter anatomy
anatomy of movement
calais—germaine anatomy
anatomy of movement: exercises
calais—germaine anatomy
anatomy of yoga
leslie kaminoff anatomy
awakening the buddha within
lama surya das dharma, meditation
awareness
anthony demello all
bhagavad—gita, 2nd edition
eknath easwaran bhagavad—gita
god makes the rivers to flow: sacred literature of the world
eknath easwaran dharma
light on pranayama
b.k.s. iyengar pranayama
light on yoga
b.k.s. iyengar yoga sutras
love is god
eknath easwaran dharma, bhagavad—gita
lovingkindness
sharon salzberg dharma, brahmaviharas
mastering muscles + movement
david campbell anatomy
original goodness
eknath easwaran all philosophy
river of devotion
sarahjoy marsh asana
rooted in the dharma
sarahjoy marsh asana
strength in the storm
eknath easwaran dharma, samskaras, meditation
the breathing book
donna farhi pranayama
the concise book of muscles
chris jarmey anatomy
the essence of yoga
bouanchaud yoga sutras
the heart of yoga
desikachar dharma, hinderances, yoga sutras, pranayama, yamas/niyamas, 8 limbs, koshas, kleshas
the inner tradition of yoga
michael stone dharma, samskaras, meditation, yamas/niyamas, 8 limbs, koshas, kleshas
the living gita
swami satchitananda bhagavad gita
the perennial psychology of the bhagavad gita
swami rama bhagavad gita
the power of now
eckhart tolle dharma, samskaras
the tree of yoga
b.k.s. iyengar 8 limbs
the yoga sutras of patanjali
feuerstein yoga sutras
yoga body: anatomy, kinesiology + asana
judith hanson lasater anatomy

 

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