The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living by Stephen Cope.

Use this article as a sampler of yoga literature, a little something to whet your appetite.

See also Study Up: The Best Yoga Videos and Books Your Yoga Literature Sampler You’ll find other books we like below, but neither that list nor the one that follows comes close to including all of the yoga books we love. Here, we’ve gathered a small library of titles we think provide a broader understanding of the practice and a deeper awareness of how yoga can transform your life.īecause there are literally hundreds of books to choose from, we limited ourselves to titles that were published within the past 10 years-a limitation we thought might aid in our quest to answer that eternal question: How is the ancient practice of yoga relevant to my life right now? We bypassed asana manuals and reference guides-not because we don’t use and love them, but because we wanted readable works that can inform your understanding of more than one facet of the practice. Many ancient texts are deserving of serious, scholarly study, of course, but there are also plenty of great reads worthy of curling up with on a winter’s eve. Books can become great friends and guides along the path.

Fortunately, people have been writing yoga books for thousands of years-and no matter what your question, someone probably has addressed it in writing somewhere.Īrriving at a coherent understanding of this rich and varied tradition takes time and contemplation. In your yoga journey, there will probably come a time when you wonder just how some Sanskrit term applies to daily life or how the physical practice of asana relates to yoga’s transformative powers. For exclusive access to all our stories, including sequences, teacher tips, video classes, and more,

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