Lila Flow Faculty Recommended Reads

Here is a list of our most recommended reads for Yogis and Yoginis of all levels. Add your recommendations below!

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda

ANATOMY 

Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel

Trail Guide to Movement by Andrew Biel

Move your DNA by Katy Bowman 

The Roll Model by Jill Miller

Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark

Anatomy of Spirit by Caroline Myss

Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Myers 

Neuroscience - Your Brain on Yoga (3 part article series) (https://shutupandyoga.com/your-brain-on-yoga-part-i-motor-control/) 

Yoga Biomechanics by Jules Mitchell 

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by H. David Coultier 

YOGA HISTORY

The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America by Stefanie Syman 

Health, Healing and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya by T.K.V. Desikachar

Ashtanga Yoga, A Practice Manual by David Swenson

Light on Life by BKS Iyengar

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

ASANA

Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual by David Swenson

21,000 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses by Daniel Lacerda

MYTHOLOGY / PHILOSOPHY
Myths of the Asanas by Alanna Kaivalya
Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton
Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley Farrand
The Radiance Sutras by Lorin Roche
The Subtle Body, an Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy

BUDDHISM

Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chödrön


A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield 

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki 

INSPIRATION

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 

A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés 

PODCASTS

Chitheads

Yogaland

Yoga Is Dead 

Free Cookies episode with Nicole Cardoza 

For Your (Dis)comfort with Bryce Michael Wood