Reading Guide

Take a tour of our virtual library—philosophy, mythology, yoga asana, self-help, poetry, and more!

Yoga Philosophy

Tantric Quest by Daniel Odier

Heart of Yoga by Desikachar

Tending the Heart Fire by Shiva Rea

Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche

Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton

It’s Here Now, Are you? by Bhagavad Das

The Myth of Freedom by Chögyam Trungpa

Yoga Spandakarika by Daniel Odier

A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield

Bhagavad Gita Translation by Stephen Mitchell

Yoga Anatomy

Yoga Assists by Sharon Gannon and David Life

Yoga Anatomy Colouring Book

Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals

Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel

Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers

Light on Yoga/Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar

Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain

Ashtanga Yoga by Gregor Maehle

Spirituality & Self-Help Reading Guide

Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert
Daring Greatly – Brene Brown
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success – Deepak Chopra
The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
Cell Level Healing – Joyce Hawkes
One Spirit Medicine – Roberto Villolo
Knowledge of the Higher Worlds – Rudolf Steiner
The Compass of Zen – Seung Sahn
Trust Your Vibes – Sonia Choquette
Power of Myth – Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers
The Skilled Helper – Gerard Egan and Robert Reese
Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings
Journey of the Heart – John Welwood
The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
Wherever You Go, There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn
Tiny Beautiful Things – Cheryl Strayed
Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach
True Refuge – Tara Brach
We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
Romancing the Shadow – Connie Zweig
Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential – Caroline Myss
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing – Caroline Myss
Feeding Your Demons -Tsultrim Allione
In the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts – Gabor Mate
It’s Ok that You’re Not Ok – Megan Devine
The Shadow Side of Intimate Relationships – Douglas Moseley
Seven Thousand Ways to Listen – Mark Nepo
Finding Your Element – Ken Robinson
The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
The Celestine Prophecy – James Redfield
The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron
On Becoming a Person – Carl Rogers
Burnout – Emily Nagasaki
The Wild Edge of Sorrow – Francis Weller
Heart Minded – Sarah Blondin

Poetic Inspiration Reading Guide

Gravity and Grace – Simone Weil
The House of Spirits – Isabel Allende
The Dance – Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Hour of the Star – Clarice Lispector
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig
365 Days of Tao – Ming-Dao Deng

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Shadow School Reading Guide

Pronoia – Rob Brezsny
Dark Night of the Soul – Thomas Moore
Untamed – Glennon Doyle
Women Who Run with Wolves – Clarrissa Pinkola Estes
A Path with Heart – Jack Kornfield
Myth Of Freedom – Choygam Trungpa
Dreaming in the Dark – Starhawk
When Things Fall Apart – Pema Chodron
The Power of Myth – Joseph Campbell
Addiction to Perfection – Marion Woodman
Maps to Ecstasy – Gabrielle Roth
Fierce Medicine – Ana Forrest
First We Make the Beast Beautiful – Sarah Wilson

Chakra Series Reading Guide

Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith
Yoga of the Subtle Body by Tias Little
The Sevenfold Journey by Anodea Judith
Chakras and Their Archetypes by Ambika Wauters
The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy by Cyndi Dale

Untangled Series Reading Guide

The Body Keeps the Score -Bessel van der Kolk
Heal Your Body by Louise Hay
Compassion Focused Therapy – Paul Gilbert
WomanCode – Alisa Vitti
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness – Susannah Cahalan
Between Two Kingdoms – Suleika Jaouad
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art – James Nestor
My Stroke Of Insight – Jill Bolte Taylor
The Brains Way of Healing – Norman Doidge

Ignite Yoga Challenge Reading Guide

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown.
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir by Suleika Jaouad.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The Atonement by Ian McEwan.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.

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