Take Your Yoga Study Off The Mat

Recommended readings to deepen your study of yoga and wellbeing

The following readings have helped us at PALM + PINE deepen our practice through greater understanding of yoga concepts. As you look for reading ideas to take with you on vacation or spend an evening with, consider these to extend your yoga practice beyond the asanas (physical postures).

If you choose to purchase a book, we recommend shopping locally (at one of our studio!) or buying used books. When you’re done reading it, pass it along to a friend!

  • Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice by Susanna Barkataki

  • Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World by Michelle Cassandra Johnson

  • Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa

  • Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron

  • The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage by Brene Brown

  • Science of Yoga: Understand the Anatomy and Physiology to Perfect Your Practice by Ann Swanson

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

  • Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga by Rolf Gates, Katrina Kenison

  • Yoga Where You Are: Customize Your Practice for Your Body and Your Life by Dianne Bondy & Kat Heagberg

  • Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

  • Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith

  • Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele

  • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer

What would you add to this list?