Reading List for Teacher Training Certification at Sun & Moon Yoga
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Reading List
- Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel
- Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
- Chakras for Beginners by David Pond
- Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati
- Teacher Training Workbook by JJ Gormley
- Alignment of the Chakras DVD by JJ Gormley
- Yoga for Every Body DVD by JJ Gormley
- Health, Healing & Beyond by TKV Desikachar
- The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by TKV Desikachar
- Sanskrit book & CD by Cynthia Snodgrass (included in price of workshop)
- *The Yoga Sutras of Patanajali by Swami Satchidananda
- *The Mahabharata by Swami Satyeswarananda Giri Babaji
- *The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaren
- *The Ramayana by William Buck
- *The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaren
- **Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter, M.D.
- **Energy Medicine by Donna Eden
- **The Wisdom of Yoga by Stephen Cope
- **The Yajnavalkya Samhita by TKV Desikachar
- **The Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Swami Muktibodhananda
- **Eternal Health by Dr. Chauhan
- **Nathamuni’s Yoga Rahasya by TKV Desikachar
- **The Seven Systems of Indian Philosophy by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
- **The Viniyoga of Yoga by TKV Desikachar
- **Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith
- **Reflections on The Yoga Sutras by TKV Desikachar
- **Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
*Authors recommended for their ease or style of writing, however any translation will suffice.
** Books are recommended at the 300-hr level and required for the 700-hr level.