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Raja Yoga
The Art
and Science of Raja Yoga. By Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald
Walters). Includes
information on philosphy, meditation, postures, diet, breathing, routines, and
health. Nevada
City, CA, Crystal Clarity Publishers, c 2002. Includes audio CD
disk. Index, glossary,
471 pages. This book is in a spiral binding so it can be used as a
workbook/textbook.
ISBN: 156589166X. MGC.
Astanga
(Eight Branches or Limbs) of Classical Royal Yoga (Raja Yoga)
Awakening
to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch. By Lama Surya
Das.
New York, Broadway Books, 1999. 382 pages. MGC. ISBN:
0767902750.
Beyond
Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul. By Beryl Bender
Birch.
New Yor, Simon and Schuster, A Fireside Book, 2000. Index, charts,
bibliography,
notes, 256 pages. ISBN: 0684855267. An introduction to Astanga Yoga
(Eight Limbed
Yoga Path) or Raja Yoga. Personal experiences and practices.
MGC.
The
Book of Charkra Healing. By Liz Simpson. Foreward by
Teresa Hale. New
York, Sterling Publishing Co., 1999. A Gaia Original. Index,
glossary, bibliography,
143 pages. MGC. ISBN:
0806920971.
Bringing
Yoga to Life:The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living. By
Donna Farhi.
Harper San Francisco, 2003. 250 pages. MGC. Notes. ISBN: 0060091142.
The
Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga. The Authoritative Presentation - Based
on 30 Years
of Direct Study under the Legendary Yoga Teacher Krishnamacharya. By
Srivatsa Ramaswami.
New York, Marlowe and Co., 2005. Index, glossary, 265 pages. ISBN:
1569244022. MGC.
Includes a 60 minute audio CD with chants of yogasutras and important Sanskrit
mantras.
Eight Branches (Astanga)
of Classical Royal Yoga (Raja Yoga)
Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul. Essentials of Eating for
Physical, Emotional,
and Spiritual Well-Being. By Deborah Kesten. Foreward by Herbert
Benson. Berkeley,
California, Conari Press, 1997. Index, 259 pages. ISBN:
1573240680.
Five Ethical Precepts of
Buddhism Quotes, commentaries, links, and
bibliography.
Guidelines
for Virtuous and Mindful Living from Pantanjali
Hatha
Yoga: The Hidden Language; Symbols, Secrets and Metaphor. By Swami
Sivananda
Radha. Foreward by B.K.S. Iyengar. Spokane, Washington, Timeless
Books, 1987,
1995. Index, 308 pages. ISBN: 0931454743.
MGC. A wonderful book filled with lore,
myths, symbols, stories, and metaphors about various yoga postures.
The
Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice. T. K. V.
Desikachar. Revised
Edition. Rochester, Vermont, Inner Traditions International, 1995,
1999. Index, 244 pages.
Includes the Yoga Sutra by Pantanjali. MGC. ISBN:
089281764X.
Jivamukti
Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul. By Sharon Gannon and
David
Life. New York, Ballantine Books, 2002. Glossary, index, notes, 300
pages. MGC.
ISBN: 0345442083.
Kundalini
Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power. A Simple Guide to the Yoga of
Awareness. By
Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa. As taught bey Yog Bhanjan, Ph.D.
New York, Perigee Books,
1996. Index, appendix, 321 pages. ISBN:
0399524207. MGC.
Light
on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate
Freedom.
By B.K.S. Iyengar, with John J. Evans and Douglas Abrams.
Rodale Press, c 2005. Index,
282 pages. ISBN: 1594862486. MGC. A very well written book on the yoga
lifestyle,
written by the great modern yoga master, B.K.S. Iyengar,
1918-.
Light
on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Patanjala Yoga Pradipika.
Hammersmith, London, Thorsons, Harper-Collins, 1966, 1996.
337 pages. ISBN: 1855382253. MGC.
Living
Yoga: A Comprehensive Guide for Daily Life. Edited by Georg
Feuerstein and
Stephan Bodian with the Staff of Yoga Journal. New York, Jeremy Tarcher
/Perigree,
1993. Index, 290 pages. ISBN: 0874777291. MGC.
The
Natural Science of Kriya Yoga. By Goswami
Kriyananda. Chicago, The Temple of
Kriya Yoga, 1976, 2002. Index, 367 pages. ISBN: 0961309911.
MGC.
Niyamas and Yamas Ethical guidelines for virtuous and
mindful living from Pantanjali.
Raja-Yoga. By Swami Vivekananda. New York, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda
Center, 1956.
Revised edition, 1982. ISBN: 091120623X. Glossary, index, 297
pages. MGC.
Raja Yoga: Bibliography, Links,
Quotes, Resources
Self-Awakening Yoga: The Expansion of Consciousness Through the
Body's
Own Wisdom. By Don Stapleton, Ph.D. Director of the Nosara Yoga
Institute,
and former Yoga Director of the Kirpalu Center. Includes CD-V of
guided
explorations. Rochester, Vermont, Healing Arts Press, 2004. 304
pages.
ISBN: 0892811838. MGC.
The
Shambhala Guide to Yoga. By Georg Feuerstein. Boston, Shambhala,
1996.
Index, bibliography, notes, 180 pages. ISBN: 157062142X. An
excellent brief introduction
to all aspects of Yoga: action, love, meditation, mantras, postures, wisdom, and
the
spirtual aims of Yoga. A readable introduction based on a deep
scholarly understanding and
and sincere personal practice of Yoga. MGC.
A
Source Book in Indian Philosophy. Edited by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
and Charles
A. Moore. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1957. Index,
bibliography,
appendices, 684 pages. ISBN:0691019584. MGC.
The
Tree of Yoga (Yoga Vrksa). By B.K.S. Iyengar. Edited by Daniel
Rivers-Moore.
Boston, Shambhala, 1989. Index, bibliography, glossary, 194 pages.
MGC.
ISBN: 087773464X.
Yamas
and Niyamas Ethical guidelines for virtuous and mindful living
from Pantanjali.
Yoga
and the Quest for the True Self. By Stephen Cope. New York,
Bantam Books,
1999. Appendix, notes, index, 358 pages. ISBN:
055337835X.
Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit: A Return to Wholeness. By Donna
Farhi. Owl Books, 2000.
271 pages. ISBN: 0805059709. MGC.
The
Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama. By Richard
Rosen. Foreword
by Rodney Yee. Illustrations by Kim Fraley. Boston,
Shambhala, 2002. Index, notes,
304 pages. ISBN: 1570628890.
MGC.
The
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Translation and Commentary by Sri Swami
Satchidananda.
Yogaville, Virginia, Integral Yoga Publications, 1978, 2004. Index,
appendices, glossary,
263 pages. ISBN: 0932040381. MGC. .
Yoga:
The Path to Holistic Health. By B.K.S. Iyengar. London, Dorling
Kindersley,
2001. Glossary, index, 416 pages. ISBN: 0789471655.
Lavishly illustrated compendium
of essential poses, routines, prop use, and yoga routines to help specific
health
problems. The renowned Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar was born in India in
1918. MGC.
Yoga:
The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness. By Erich
Schiffmann. New York,
Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, 1996. 357 pages. ISBN: 0671534807.
MGC.
Yoga:
The Ultimate Spiritual Path. By Swami Rajarshi Muni. Saint
Paul, Minnesota,
Llewellyn Publications, 2nd Edition, 2001. Index, 184 pages. ISBN:
1567184413. MGC.
Yoga:
The Technology of Ecstasy. By Georg Feuerstein, Pd. D.. Los
Angeles, Jeremy P.
Tarcher,
1989. Index, notes, 344 pages. ISBN: 0874775205. MGC.
The
Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosphy and Practice. By
Georg Feuerstein,
Ph.D. Foreword by Ken Wilber. Prescott, Arizona, Hohm Press,
1998. Index, bibliography,
glossary, chronology, 686 pages. ISBN: 0934252831.
MGC.
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