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Some Useful Books on Yoga
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Types of Yogas
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Benefits Of Yoga
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  • Yoga and the Quest for True Self by Stephen Cope - A recent bestseller and a classic book on Eastern spirituality." (A totally great read!"- LA Times)
  • Kripalu Hatha Yoga Book by Christopher Ken Baxter - This illustrated book from the Kripalu Yoga Center offers 26 postures that provide a complete, well-rounded practice for beginners and experienced students.
  • Yoga: Asanas Simplified by Shri Yogendra - the founder President of the Yoga Institute of Santacruz, Mumbai - supplies an ideal course of yoga exercises for daily practice.
  • The Science of Yoga, Hatha Yoga Simplified and Yoga Hygeine Simplified by the above author are also excellent Yoga Guides.
  • The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein, a comprehensive book of over 700 pages on the history, literature, philosophy, and practice of all traditions and branches of Yoga.
  • The Shambhala Guide by Georg Feuerstein's, a short introductory book on Yoga
  • The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga by Georg Feuerstein, a compilation that provides a systematic overview of the complex Yoga tradition and all its key concepts.
  • The Tree of Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar, which uses the metaphor of the tree to explain various yogic path.
  • Yoga by Judith Lasater, which examines the moral principles and practices of Yoga, as everyday application.
  • Yoga as Philosophy and Religion by S N Dasgupta
  • Yoga by Bouanchou, a translation of and practical commentary on the Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali that includes many stimulating questions for self-study.
  • Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein, a systematic overview of the teachings of the important but widely misunderstood branch of Yoga called Tantrism or Tantra-Yoga.
  • Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian, an useful practical introduction to Yoga's central art of meditation.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, a popular and inspiring account of the extraordinary life of a modern master of Yoga.
  • The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnu-devananda
  • Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnu-devananda
  • Yoga For Women Simplified by Smt Sitadevi
  • Bliss Divine by Swami Sivananda

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