Comments on: 50 Best Yoga Books for Your Mind, Body, & Spirit

By: Christian Book

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By: Ankur Desai

Ankur Desai — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:13:48 +0000

Great list as everyone has mentioned! But the matter of fact is that this list is not complete without the mention of “Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta” which is the religious book of hinduism and base of yoga.
I hope it helps!

By: yoga books

yoga books — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:48:37 +0000

This is great! Bookmarked and will return for more. Thanks – Matt.

By: andre@prana

andre@prana — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:27:50 +0000

@James Thanks for the addition!

By: James Morrison

James Morrison — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 06:40:07 +0000

Great list -
Incomplete without Ganga White’s Yoga Beyond Belief: Insights to Awaken and Deepen Your Practice

By: yogibizzle

yogibizzle — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:15 +0000

where’s the gita?

By: andre@prana

andre@prana — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:07:52 +0000

@Sima Thanks for the thoughts and reccomendations. The post actually originates at another site but I am sure the author could give you more information on any criticism than we could. Here is the link http://www.physicaltherapyassistantschools.org/50-best-yoga-books-for-your-mind-body-spirit/

By: andre@prana

andre@prana — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:06:15 +0000

@AD Thanks for the comment. The post actually originates at another site but I am sure the author could give you more information than we could. Here is the link http://www.physicaltherapyassistantschools.org/50-best-yoga-books-for-your-mind-body-spirit/

By: AD

AD — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:15:56 +0000

Nice list, but why so snide about Kimberly Wilson? ‘Cause you’re, like, so much more enlightened than her?

Also: The Bhagavad Gita; Yoga Mala; Hatha Yoga Pradipika

By: Sima

Sima — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:57:40 +0000

Um… yeah… How could you possibly have a book list about yoga and not include the Bhagavad-Gita? Swami Rama’s Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavd Gita is a good translation and thorough explanation. Given that Amazon is ALWAYS sold out of this book, someone must be reading it.

These books may be harder to find…
Self Knowledge by Swami Abhedananda is excellent, but anything he writes is as is anything written by Swami Vivekananda. For people interested in Bhakti Yoga, the best example I know of is the Nobel Prize winning Gitanjali. Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swatmaram as translated by Swami Muktibodhananda

For books more consistent with “westernized yoga”, Yoga for Dummies (ed 1 or 2) by Georg Feuerstein and Larry Payne is a great resource, Yoga for Beginners by Mark Ansari, Athletes Pocket Guide to Yoga by Sage Rountree are the other books I consistently use.

Despite the criticism, thank you for compiling list. It’s been helpful especially when it comes to the yoga for children books.