A small compilation of resources surrounding spirituality, philosophy, and yoga
There is no hierarchy in the list as I have not read all of them. I hope they can satisfy some of your curiosity as they have satisfied some of mine.
If you feel like having a chat about any of them you can click here to set a date with me 🙂
Literature:
| Authors | Books | Add / context |
| Ram Dass | Be here now | Counterculture bible, guidance on Yoga, meditation, and spiritual awakening +Good Youtube Videos |
Becoming Nobody – Documentary | ||
| Edwin Bryant | On the yoga Sutras | Contemporary Context to Yoga Philosophy + good YouTube videos |
| Svami Vivekananda | Raja Yoga | Short Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali |
| Karma Yoga | Short description on Karma Yoga | |
| Bihar Yoga – Satyananda | Four Chapters on Freedom | Commentary on the Yoga sutras of Patanjali |
| Pancham Sinh | The forceful Yoga | Translation and commentary on Hatha Yoga Pradipika, der Gheranda Samhita und der Siva Samhita – Principle sources of Hathayoga |
| BKS Iyengar | Light on Yoga | Asana Bible |
| Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati | Prana & Pranayama | Bihar school of Yoga – in depth on Prana & Pranic work |
| Om Swami | The ancient science of mantras | Re-introduction + explanation on Mantras |
| John Woodroffe | Shakti & Shakta | Tantra made approachable |
| The serpent power | Tantra and cosmic female energy explained | |
| Sadhguru | Death | A book on Dyeing |
| Inner Engineering | “A yogi’s guide to joy” | |
| Karma | On Karma | |
| James Nestor | Breath | Good read on the importance of breathing and chewing |
| Eckart Tolle | Power of Now | Overcoming thoughts (of past and future) |
| Spencer Johnson | Who moved my cheese? | Nice Read – dealing with change 4 Managers? |
Dalai Lama | Mitgefühl im Alltag Leben | |
| The book of joy (with Desmond Tutu) | Nice book with lots of exercises in the back | |
| An introduction to buddhism | ||
| Heike Pourian | Wenn wir wieder wahrnehmen | Sensing the world around us is vital to understand it and empower ourselves to be compassionate & caring |
| Anodea Judith | Eastern body, western mind | Interweaving the Chakra framework into western models of understanding the body and mind |
| Garuda Purana | Traditional Hindu Text – on Vishnu, Asana, & Yoga | |
| Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra – | 112 Objects of Meditation, laid out by Lord Shiva | |
| Das Mahavidyas | Ten tantric Goddesses -Shakti energies |
Higher Grounds:
Ashrams in India:
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Neyyar Dam – time with god
Amritapuri Ashram, Kerala – you might really enjoy visiting Amma
Where I learned the yoga I am sharing with you:
Indea Yoga, Mysore – I did Classical Hatha with Bharat Shetty & Danita Panashthira