"Svādhyāyād iṣṭadevatā saṃprayogaḥ - by study of spiritual books comes communion with one's chosen deity"
PYS 2.44
suggested reading
Ashtanga Yoga Asana
- Yoga Mala ~ Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois
- Astanga Yoga Anusthana ~ R. Sharath Jois
YOGA
- Krishnamacharya His Life and Teachings ~ A.G. Mohan
- Yoga Makaranda ~ Sri T. Krishnamacharya
- Light On Yoga ~ BKS Iyengar
ASHTANGA YOGA FOR PREGNANCY
- Yoga Sadhana for Mothers ~ Sharmila Desai & Anna Wise
YOGA PHILOSOPY FOR NEWER PRACTITIONERS
- The Mirror of Yoga ~ Richard Freeman
- The Yoga Tradition ~ George Feuerstein
- The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali ~ Swami Satchichananda
- The Bhagavad Gita ~ Eknath Easwaran
- The Upanishads ~ Eknath Easwaran
FURTHER YOGA PHILOSOPHY
- The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali ~ Edwin Bryant
- The Upanishads ~ Joel Brereton
- The Bhagavad Gita ~ Gavin Flood
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika ~ Swami Muktbodhananda
- Tantra Illuminated ~ Christopher D. Wallis
ACADEMIC
- The Origins of Yoga and Tantra ~ Geoffrey Samuels
- Roots of Yoga ~ Mark Singleton & James Mallinson
- Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice ~ Mark Singleton
BUDDHISM
- The Foundations of Buddhism ~ Rupert Gethin
- Sayings of the Buddha ~ Rupert Gethin
-
Mahayana Buddhism ~ Paul Williams
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
- Wild Power ~ Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
RACE & IDENTITY & SEXUALITY
- Me and White Supremacy ~ Laayla F. Saad
- Annihilation of Caste ~ B.R. Ambedkar
- Embrace Yoga's Roots ~ Susanna Barkataki
- Black and British, A forgotten history ~ David Olusoga
- Brit(ish) ~ Afua Hirsche
- Origins of Others ~ Toni Morrison
- Sister Outsider ~ Audre Lorde
- Natives ~ Akala
- Life Isn't Binary ~ Meg-John Barker & Alex Iantaffi
- Polysecure ~ Jessica Fern