To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
- Confucius

Recommended Reading List

Yoga Asanas

  • The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga
    Srivasta Ramaswami, available at Paddy Field
  • Ashtanga Yoga
    Lino Miele (at Yoga Sutra book store)
  • Light On Yoga
    B.K.S. Iyengar
  • Light on Life
    B.K.S. Iyengar
  • The Forceful Yoga being the Translation of:
    • HathaYogaPradipika
    • Gheranda-Samhit
    • Siva-Samhita (available from Yogasana)
  • Yoga Mala
    Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, North Point Press, 2002
  • The Viniyoga of Yoga
    T.K.V. Desikachar, with K. Desikachar and F. Moors, KYM Publications. Available at www.indiaclub.com and also available for purchase at: KYM Bookstore
  • Health, Healing & Beyond
    T.K.V. Desikachar. Available at KYM Bookstore
  • Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga
    Gary Kraftsow, Penguin, 1999 (about therapeutic applications of yoga)

Anatomy

  • The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (Scientific Keys Volume 1)
    Ray Long, MD. Available at www.bandhayoga.com

Philosophy

  • Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
    Georg Feuerstein
  • Baghavad Gita
    Eknath Easwaran
  • The Upanishads Breath of the Eternal