1.    YAMAS: restraints

       a.    AHIMSA: non-harming

       b.    SATYA: truthfullness

       c.    ASTEYA: non-stealing

       d.    BRAMACHARYA: control on sensual pleasure

       e.    APARIGRAHA: greedlessness

2.    NIYAMAS: observances

       a.    SAUCHA: cleanliness

       b.    SANTOSA: contentment

       c.    TAPAS: self-discipline

       d.    SVADHYAYA: self-study

       e.    ISVARA PRANIDHANA: self-surrender

3.    ASANA: posture, seat, connection to the earth

4.    PRANAYAMA: breath control

5.    PRATYHARA: sense withdrawl

6.    DHARANA: concentration of the mind

7.    DHYANA: meditation

8.    SAMADHI: enlightenment, Yoga, union with the Divine

                          Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 1.1

                     “Yogash Chitta Vritti Nirodhah”

Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuation of the mind.
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*INSPIRATIONAL BOOKS*

*This is an ever growing list, and by no means complete. Please feel free to contact me with any additional titles. Blessings of Light and Love*

~Academic Perspectives~

• Reconciling Yogas: Haribhadra's Collection of Views of Yoga, by Christopher Key Chapple (2003)

• A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism, by Elizabeth De Michelis (2004)

• Positioning Yoga: Balancing Acts Across Cultures, by Sarah Strauss (2005)

• Yoga in the Modern World: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Mark Singleton and Jean Byrne (2008)

• Yoga and Ecology: Dharma for the Earth, edited by Christopher Key Chapple (2009)

• Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth, by Stephen Phillips (2009)

• Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Postural Practice, by Mark Singleton (2010)

• Yoga in Modern India: The Body Between Science and Philosophy, by Joseph Alter (2010)

• The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America, by Stefanie Syman (2010)

• Sinister Yogis, by David Gordon White (2011)

• Yoga in Practice, edited by David Gordon White (2012)

• Yoga: Philosophy for Everyone: Bending Mind and Body, edited by Liz Stillwaggon Swan (2012)

~Instructional/ Postural~

• Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul, by Sharon Gannon and David Life (2002)

• The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, by T.K.V. Desikachar (1995)

• Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual, by David Swenson (2000)

• Yoga Anatomy, by Leslie Kaminoff (2011)

• The Key Muscles of Yoga, by Ray Long (2005)

• Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga, by B.K.S Iyengar (1995)

• The Art of Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar (1985)

• Kripalu Yoga: A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat, by Richard Faulds (2005)

• Yoga Mala, by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (2010)

• The Tree of Yoga,
by B.K.S Iynegar (1988)

• The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, by Swami Vishnu-devananda (1960)

• Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Growth, by Cain Carroll and Lori Kimata (2008)

~Yoga Philosophy/ Yoga Sutra~

• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, by Sri Swami Satchidananda (1990)

• Textbook of Yoga Psychology, by Sri Brahmananda Sarasvati (1987)

• Yoga and the Luminous: Patanjali's Spiritual Path to Freedom, by Christopher Key Chapple (2008)

• The Living Gita: The Complete Bhagavad Gita, by Sri Swami Satchidananda (1988)

• Hatha Yoga Pradipika, by Swami Muktibodhananda (1998)

• Kundalini Tantra, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (2001)

• Health Healing, and Beyond: Yoga and the Living Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya, by T.K.V. Desikachar (1998)

• The Yoga Tradition, by Georg Feuerstein (2001)

• The Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation, by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (2001)

• Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, by Stephen Cope (1999)

~Yoga and Ecology~

• Yoga and Ecology: Dharma for the Earth, edited by Christopher Key Chapple (2009)

• A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle (2008)

• Green Yoga, by George and Brenda Feurstein (2007)

• Wakening the Global Heart, by Anodea Judith (2010)

• Yoga For A World Out Of Balance, by Michael Stone (2009)

~Vegan/ Vegetarianism~

• Yoga and Vegetarianism, by Sharon Gannon (2008)

• Diet For A New America, by John Robbins (1998)

• An Unnatural Order, by Jim Mason (2005)

• The Omnivore's Dilemma: A History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan (2007)

~Devotional~

• The Radiance Sutras: 112 Tantra Yoga Teachings for Opening to the Divine in Everyday Life, by Lorin Roche (2008)

• Be Here Now, by Ram Dass (1971)

• The Untethered Soul, by Michael Singer (2007)

• The Yoga of Spiritual Devotion, by Prem Prakash (1998)

• The Art of Happiness, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2009)

• Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda (1973)

• Living Yoga, by George Feurstein (1993)

• The Art of Yoga, by Sharon Gannon and David Life (2002)

~Chakras~

• Eastern Body Western Mind, by Anodea Judith (2004)

• Wheels of Life, by Anodea Judith (1987)

~Myth~

• Myths of the Asanas, by Alanna Kaivalya and Arjuna van der Kooij (2010)

• The Power of Myth, by Joseph Campbell (1988)

• Myths to Live By, by Joseph Campbell (1993)

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Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 1.1

“Yogash Chitta Vritti Nirodhah”

Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuation of the mind.