Further Reading.

“Svadhyaya – One’s own reading with the spirit of continual learning.”
Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2:44

Below are a selection of text books and general yoga & ayurveda books that we recommend and enjoy.

Yoga Texts

• Bhagavad Gita – Swami Satchidananda, The Living Gita (Integral Yoga Publications)
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Swami Satchidananda (Integral Yoga Publications)
• The Upanishads – Juan Mascaro (Penguin Classics)
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika – Swami Muktibodhananda (Bihar School of Yoga)
• Gheranda Samhita – James Mallinson (YogaVidya.com)
• Shiva Samhita – James Mallinson (YogaVidya.com)

Yoga General

• Hatha Yoga – Mikel Burley (Motilal Banarsidass)
• The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness – Erich Schiffman (Pocket Books)
• The Heart of Yoga – T.K.V. Desikachar (Inner Traditions International)
• Yoga the Iyengar Way – Shyam Mehta & Mira Silva (D K Books)
• The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga – Swami Vishnu Devananda (Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre)
• Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience – Theos Bernard (Rider & Company)
• The Serpent Power: The Secrets of Tantric and Shakti Yoga – Arthur Avalon (John Woodroffe) (Dover)
• Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind – Shunryu Suzuki (Shambala Publications Ltd)

Ayurveda

• Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing – Dr Vasant Lad (Lotus Press)
• Ayurveda, Health, Life & Longevity – Robert Svoboda
• Healing with Ayurveda – Angela Hope-Murray & Tony Pickup (Gill & Macmillan)
• The Book of Ayurveda – Judith Morrison (Gaia)
• The Ayurveda Lifestyle Workbook – Judith Morrison (Elsie)

(Please note: The Ayurveda Lifestyle Workbook by Judith Morrison is for sale through the school. Please contact the school’s office for more information.)