Suggested Readings

During my Travels, and times when I studied for numerous hours a day , Jnana Yoga was the lead horse, or dominant Yoga Practice, I read a lot! I still read a good amount. I hope you find these books of interest.

Translations of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Translated by/introduced by Alistair Shearer

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Translation & Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda

The Textbook of Yoga Psychology
Ramamurti S. Mishra, M.D. (Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati)

Translations of the Bhagavad Gita

The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita
Sri Swami Satchidananda

The Bhagavad Gita
Winthrop Sargeant
Foreward by: Christopher Chapple

Bhagavad Gita: As It Is
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta

Ashtanga Yoga

Yoga Mala
Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

Ashtanga Yoga The Practice Manual
David Swenson

Ashtanga Yoga The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to a Dynamic Yoga
John Scott, Foreword by: Sri K. Pattabhi Jois

Other Readings for a Hatha Yoga Practice

Light on Yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar, Foreword by: Yehundi Menuhin

Moola Bandha: The Master Key
Swami Buddhananda

The Tree of Yoga
B.K.S. Lyengar

The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga
George Feururstein, Ph. D

The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice
T.K.V. Desikachar

Interesting People/Interesting Biographies

Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic
Osho

Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba
Compiled by Ram Dass

Life and Teaching of  ŚRĪ ĀNANDAMAYĪ MĀ
Dr. Alexander Lipski

Amma: Healing the heart of the World
Judith Cornell

Devotional Yoga

The Yoga of Kirtan Conversations on the Sacred Art of Chanting
Steven Rosen

The Heart of Awareness A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita
Thomas Byron

The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion A Modern translation of the Narada Bhakti Sutras
Prem Prakash

Other Influential Readings

The Prophet
Kahill Gibran

Classics of Indian Spirituality
Translated by Eknath Easwaran

Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse

Ramayana
Retold by William Buck