Patanjali Yoga Sutra is a very good book
Patanjali Yoga Sutra (strand of verses) is a seminal work on Raja Yoga by Patanjali maharishi covers liberation, practice, manifestation and isolation.
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a good book
The Hatha Yoga Pradeepika is a lucid book on Hatha Yoga, split into 4 chapters; the first on asana, second on pranayama, third on mudras & fourth on samadhi.
The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda
The Bhagavad Gita by Chidbhavananda is possibly one of the best, most secular and comprehensive translations of this book available so far.
Concentration and Meditation is a good book
Concentration and Meditation starts with the need for control of behaviour,then, theory and practice of concentration and lastly practical lessons.
Why “A Search in Secret India” is so good!
A Search in Secret India is about Paul Brunton’s his search for a meaningful life. It deals with Brunton’s encounter and relationship with Yoga & spiritualism.
Yogic Physical Culture- the best yoga book
The book covers all aspects of the practice of asana and pranayama, including location dress, food etc and detailed instructions for 17 asanas for daily usage.
Review of The Path of Modern Yoga
In The Path of Modern Yoga, Elliott Goldberg shows how yoga was transformed into a health and fitness regimen by giving prominence to all aspects of yoga.
How the first Yoga book was written
The first Yoga book is detailed in The Path of Modern Yoga: The History of an Embodied Spiritual Practice by Elliott Goldberg © 2016 Inner Traditions.
Yoga class – How the first yoga class began
Yogendra conducted informal yoga classes to Dadina and a few others on the beach. After this, he founded The Yoga Institute in Dadina’s house.
Review of Suman Chiplunkar’s book on Mudras
Suman Chiplunkar was a great thinker, practitioner & teacher of Mudras. Her book, “Mudras and health perspective – An Indian Approach” covers this subject well.