Bibliography
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika states:
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Success in Yoga is not achieved by merely reading books. Success is achieved neither by wearing the right clothes, nor by talking about it. Practice alone brings success.
This is the truth, without a doubt."
HYP 1.66
Attributed to Svatmarama, 14th - 15th CE, translated by Brian Dana Akers, 2002
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True. But I love reading, particularly around a subject that I am passionate about; below are just some of the books that have inspired me, that I have returned to many times over the decades.
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The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali - translated by Alastair Shearer
Hatha Yoga Pradipika - attributed to Svatmarama, translated by Brian Dana Akers
​Bhagavad Gita - translated by Eknath Easwaran
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The Heart of Yoga - T K V Desikachar
Embodying the Yoga Sutras - Ranju Roy & David Charlton
The Secret Power of Yoga - Nischala Devi Joy
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The Inner Tradition of Yoga - Michael Stone
Intelligent Yoga - Peter Blackaby
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Awakening the Spine - Vanda Scaravelli
Breath - Sandra Sabatini
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The History of Modern Yoga - Elliot Goldberg
The Truth of Yoga - Daniel Simpson
Yoga Body - Mark Singleton
Mudras, Yoga in your hands - Gertrud Hirschi
Go In and In, Poems from the Heart of Yoga - Danna Faulds
Breath - James Nestor
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain - Lisa Feldman Barrett
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