I love sharing snippets from my favourite books during practice and often get asked about those I recommend.
I hope they bring you as much joy, introspection and growth as they have brought to me.
Asana / pranayama / yogic philosophy:
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha - Satyananda Saraswati
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice - Deborah Adele
Your Spine, Your Yoga - Bernie Clarke
Bhagavad Gita- Commentary by Eknath Easwaran
Yoga Anatomy (Third Edition) - Leslie Kaminoff & Amy Matthews
Breath: The New Science Of A Lost Art - James Nestor
The Yoga Manifesto: How Yoga Helped Me and Why it Needs to Save Itself - Nadia Gilani
Self inquiry / personal development
The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
Women Who Run with the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes
The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k - Sarah Knight
Wild Power:Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power - Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
Neuroscience
The Brain That Changes Itself - Norman Doidge, M.D.
The Source: Open Your Mind, Change Your Life - Dr Tara Swart
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain - David Eagleman