READING LIST 200 & 500 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING
200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING:
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* Ashtanga Yoga | practice manual | David Swenson
* Heart of Yoga | T.K.V Desikachar
* ​Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali | T​ranslation by Sri Swami Satchidananda
* Bhagavad Gita | T​ranslated by Eknath Easwaren
* Yoga the Iyengar Way | Silva Mira & Shyam Mehta
* ​Teaching Yoga | Donna Farhi
* ​Chakras and Their Archetypes​ | Ambika Wauters
*​Light on Yoga | BKS Iyengar
*​Light on Life | BKS Iyengar
* ​Touch for health | John Tie
* Scientific Keys Volume 1 and 2 | The key muscles of Hatha Yoga | Ray Long
* Anatomy: make sure you have at least one good and detailed book. A suggestion: Anatomy colouring book | W​ynn Kapit & Lawrence M. Elson
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500 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING
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Yoga History & Philosophy | Autobiography of a Yogi | Any version
Yoga History & Philosophy | Bhagavad Gita | Any version
Yoga History & Philosophy | Upanishads | Any version
Ayurvedic Principals | The Hidden Secret of Ayurveda | Robert E. Svoboda
Ayurvedic Principals | Ayurveda | The Science of Self Healing | Dr. Vasant Lad
Ayurvedic Principals | Yes, No, Maybe: Chronobiotic Nutrition | G.I. Bergstrom
Ayurvedic Principals | Optimal Health Guidelines | Dr. John R. Lee MD
Ayurvedic Principals | Common Sense Guide to a Healthy Heart | Dr. John R. Lee MD
Anatomy & Physiology | Touch for Health - Applied Kinesiology | John Thie and Matthew Thie
Anatomy & Physiology | Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy Volume 1 | Werner Platzer
Anatomy & Physiology | Trail Guide to the Body | Andrew Biel
Anatomy & Physiology | Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas | iPad/Android/PC
Anatomy & Physiology | Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists | Thomas Myers
Pranayama & Meditation | Yoga Sutras of Patanjali | Any version
Pranayama & Meditation | Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bhanda | Swami Satyananda Saraswat
Energetics | Pranic Healing | Choa Kok Sui
Energetics | Any text on Kundalini
Energetics | An Outline of Chinese Acupuncture
Energetics | Any text on Basic QiGong
Teaching Methodology | Light on Yoga | BKS Iyengar
Teaching Methodology | Ashtanga Yoga, The Practice | David Swenson
Teaching Methodology | The Path of Fire and Light Volumes 1 & 2 | Swami Rama
Teaching Methodology | Fierce Medicine: Breakthrough Practices to Heal the Body and Ignite the Spirit | Ana Forrest
Business of Yoga | The Yogi Entrepreneur: A Guide to Earning a Mindful Living through Yoga | Darren Main