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Suggested Reading


Currently Reading or Recently Read

I highly recommend these books and trust you will find them inspirational as well. Selections here and in other categories are not listed alphabetically.

  1. A New Earth. Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Eckhart Tolle. Plume, 2006.
  2. The Age of Miracles. Embracing the New Midlife. Marianne Williamson. Hay House, 2008.
  3. Mosaic. Pieces of My Life So Far. Amy Grant. Flying Dolphin, 2007.
  4. Miraculous Health. How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind. Dr. Rick Levy with Lou Aronica. Atria Books, 2008.
  5. To Bless the Space Between Us. A Book of Blessings. John O'Donohue, Doubleday, 2008.
  6. Eat, Pray, Love. Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin. 2006.
  7. Yogini. The Power of Women in Yoga. Mandala, 2006.
  8. The Secret Power of Yoga. A Woman's Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga Sutras. Nischala Joy Devi. Three Rivers Press, 2007.
  9. Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light. The Private Writings of the "Saint of Calcutta." Doubleday, 2007.
  10. The Yoga of Jesus. Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship, 2007.
  11. The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita. Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship, 2007.
  12. Zero Limits. The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace and More. Joe Vitale. John Wiley and Sons, 2007.
  13. Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life. Living the Wisdom of the Tao. Wayne W. Dyer, Hay House, 2007.
  14. Waking. A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence. Mathew Sanford. Rosedale, 2006.


I have enjoyed the following books - they are both influential and useful resources, and good additions to any library - even though there are so many more I could have noted. Also listed are some recent and notable works.


Yoga

  1. Autobiography of a Yogi. Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship, 1946.
  2. The Yoga Tradition. It's History, Literature, Philosophy, and Practice. Georg Feuerstein. Holm Press, 1998.
  3. The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga. Georg Feuerstein. Shambhala, 2000.
  4. Bringing Yoga to Life. Donna Farhi. Harper, 2003.
  5. Dance of Divine Love. Graham M. Schweig. Princeton University Press, 2005. (On Krishna and the Rasa Lila.)
  6. Bhagavad Gita. Stephen Mitchell. Harmony Books. 2000.
  7. Essential Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita. Jack Hawley. New World Library, 2006.
  8. Bhagavad Gita. The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song. Graham M. Schweig. Harper, 2007.
  9. River of Compassion. A Christian Commentary on The Bhagavad Gita. Bede Griffiths. Templegate Publishers, 1987.
  10. Structural Yoga Therapy. Mukunda Stiles. Samuel Weiser, 2000.
  11. Iyengar: The Yoga Master. Edited by Kofi Busia. Shambhala, 2007.
  12. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Alistair Shearer. Bell Tower, 1982.
  13. Awakening the Spine. Vanda Scaravelli. Harper, 1991.
  14. Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness. Erich Schiffman, Pocket Books, 1996.
  15. Yoga, Power, and Spirit. Pantajali the Shaman. Alberto Villoldo. Hay House, 2007.
  16. The Second Coming of Christ. The Resurrection of the Christ Within You. Paramahansa Yogananda. Self-Realization Fellowship, 2004.
  17. Tantric Quest. An Encounter with Absolute Love. Daniel Odier. Inner Traditions, 1996.
  18. The Yoga of Sound. Russill Paul. New World Library, 2004.
  19. The Woman's Book of Yoga and Health. Linda Sparrow with Patricia Walden. Shambhala, 2002.
  20. Yoga and Ayurveda. David Frawley. Lotus, 1999.
  21. Tantra. The Path of Ecstasy. Georg Feuerstein. Shambhala, 1998.
  22. Healing Mantras. Thomas Ashley-Farrand. Ballantine, 1999.
  23. Anusara Yoga Teacher Training Manual. John Friend. Anusara Press, 1998.
  24. Anatomy of Hatha Yoga. H. David Coulter. Body and Breath, 2001.
  25. Hatha Yoga Illustrated. Martin Kirk and Brooke Boon. Human Kinetics, 2004.
  26. Teaching Yoga. Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship. Donna Farhi. Rodmell Press, 2006.
  27. Light on Yoga. BKS Iyengar. Schocken Books, 1966.
  28. Light on Life. BKS Iyengar. Rodale. 2005.
  29. The Heart of Meditation. Swami Durgananda. Siddha Yoga Publication, 2002.
  30. The Wisdom of Yoga. A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living. Stephen Cope. Bantam, 2006.
  31. A Meeting of Mystic Paths: Christianity and Yoga. Justin O'Brien. Yes International Publishers, 1996.
  32. A Physiological Handbook for Teachers of Yogasana. Mel Robin. Fenestra Books, 2002.
  33. The Language of Yoga. Nicholai Bachman. Sounds True, 2004.
  34. Contact. The Yoga of Relationship. Tara Lynda Guber. Insight Publications, 2006.
  35. Yoga. Awakening the Inner Body. Donald Moyer. Rodmell Press, 2006.
  36. Yoga Anatomy. Leslie Kaminoff. Human Kinetics, 2007.
  37. Pranayama Beyond the Fundamentals. Richard Rosen. Shambhala, 2006.
  38. Yoga as Medicine. Timothy McCall, MD. Bantam, 2007.
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Reiki and Healing

  1. The Reiki Sourcebook. Bronwen and Frans Stiene. O Books, 2003.
  2. The Japanese Art of Reiki. Bronwen and Frans Stiene. O Books, 2005.
  3. Molecules of Emotion. Candace B. Pert, PhD. Scribners, 1997.
  4. The Book of Chakras. Ambika Wauters. Barrons, 2002.
  5. Healing Words. The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine. Dr. Larry Dossey, MD. Harper, 1993.
  6. Anatomy of the Spirit. Caroline Myss. Harmony Books, 1996.
  7. The Heart's Code. Tapping the Wisdom and Power of Our Heart Energy. Paul Pearsall, PhD, 1998.
  8. Hands of Life. Julie Motz. Bantam, 1998.
  9. Zen and the Brain. Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness. James H. Austin, MD. The MIT Press, 1998.
  10. The Reconnection. Heal Others, Heal Yourself. Dr. Eric Pearl. Hay House, 2001.
  11. Vibrational Medicine. Richard Gerber, MD. Bear and Company, 2001.
  12. Eastern Body, Western Mind. Anodea Judith. Celestial Arts. 2004.
  13. Diary of a Medical Intuitive. Christel Nani, RN, PhD. Queen's Court Press, 2004.
  14. The New Feminine Brain. Mona Lisa Schulz, MD, PhD. Free Press, 2005.
  15. The Crystal Bible. Judy Hall. Walking Stick Press, 2003.
  16. Same Soul, Many Bodies. Brian Weiss, MD. Free Press, 2004.
  17. Messages from the Masters. Brian Weiss, MD. Warner, 2000.
  18. Spiritwalker. Hank Wesselman. Bantam. 1995.
  19. Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect. Ian Stevenson, MD. Praeger, 1997.
  20. Journey of Souls. Michael Newton, PhD. Llelwellyn Press, 1994.
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Spirituality

  1. Deep Water Passage. A Spiritual Journey at Midlife. Ann Linnea. Little Brown and Company, 1995.
  2. The Power of Now. A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Eckhart Tolle. New World Library, 1999.
  3. The Power of Intention. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Hay House, 2004.
  4. The Translucent Revolution. How People Just Like You are Waking Up and Changing the World. Arjuna Ardagh. New World Library, 2005.
  5. The Unmistakable Touch of Grace. Cheyl Richardson. Free Press, 2005.
  6. The Seat of the Soul. Gary Zukav. Fireside. 1989.
  7. The Gift of Change. Marianne Williamson. Harper, 2004.
  8. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Sogyal Rinpoche. Harper, 1992.
  9. Dance of the Dissident Daughter. Sue Monk Kidd, Harper, 1996.
  10. Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All. Gerald G Jampolsky, MD. Beyond Words, 1999.
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