RESOURCES

RECOMMENDED READING
List of Inspirational Yogic Texts, compiled by Lauren Toolin

• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Edwin Bryant: A must have translation and commentary by a dear friend of mine
• Living with the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama: his autobiography
• The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar: How did he fit so much practical knowledge into 200 +/- pages?
• A Year of Living Your Yoga by Judith Lasater: For those of you who need a little nudge to bring yoga into every day
• Yogini by Shambavi Loraine Chopra: a luscious tale of one woman's Tantric Journey
• The Yoga Tradition by Georg Feuerstein: An Encyclopedic Overview
• Yoga: the Path of Holistic Health by BKS Iyengar: just get this one...
• The Yoga of Breath by Richard Rosen:interesting and intelligent manual of breath play
• A Woman's Book of Yoga and Health by Patricia Walden and Linda Sparrow: invaluable info for yoginis
• Yoga as Medicine by Dr. Timothy McCall: groundbreaking and practical, by one of my best buds
• Tantra Unveiled by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, How the Tradition Lives, from both a scholarly and a personal viewpoint
• Yoga Unveiled: an amazing DVD that chronicles the history, unfoldment and modern day view of Yoga in the West.
• Anything by David Frawley: he knows his stuff, and luckily for us, writes about it.
• Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germaine: still one of my favorite functional anatomy texts.

Lauren's teaching is sourced in large part from her study of ParaYoga with Yogarupa Rod Stryker. Click here to find out more.  

Stress Busters!
Yoga + Joyful Living offers simple tips everyone can use to reduce stress.

Yoga As Medicine
A wonderful site and a groundbreaking book authored by my good friend and colleague, Dr. Timothy McCall. 

Looking for wise advice on how to eat to live a more healthy life? My buddy Bernie Rosen is a PhD Holistic Nutritionist (and a yogi) and has helped me tremendously.  Check him out, please!