🧘 Yoga Philosophy

Beyond the mat: the rich intellectual and spiritual traditions underlying yoga, from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali to Vedantic thought. These books explore the deeper purpose of practice as a path to liberation.

Yoga

by Erich Schiffmann • 1996

The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.

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2k+

🕯️ Inner Stillness 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Energy Work 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🤲 Somatic Awareness

Yoga

The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.

by Erich Schiffmann 1996

4.29

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Inner Stillness 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Energy Work 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🤲 Somatic Awareness

Yoga for Emotional Trauma

by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

3.93

174

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Yoga for Emotional Trauma

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

by Mary Nurriestearns 2013

3.93

174 ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief

by Julie Lusk MEd E-RYT • 2015

Yogic sleep quiets the stress response through breath, body scans, and progressive relaxation.

4.10

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🧘 Yoga Nidra 💆 Stress Management 🪷 Chakra Healing 😴 Progressive Relaxation 🌬️ Breathwork

Yoga Nidra for Complete Relaxation and Stress Relief

Yogic sleep quiets the stress response through breath, body scans, and progressive relaxation.

by Julie Lusk MEd E-RYT 2015

4.10

163 ratings

🧘 Yoga Nidra 💆 Stress Management 🪷 Chakra Healing 😴 Progressive Relaxation 🌬️ Breathwork

A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga

by Vimala McClure • 2012

A woman's Tantra: the chakras, breathwork, and daily ethics most yoga classes leave out.

4.05

🕉️ Tantric Tradition 🌀 Chakra Healing 🌬️ Breathwork Practices 🧎 Meditation For Beginners 🌙 Women's Spirituality

A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga

A woman's Tantra: the chakras, breathwork, and daily ethics most yoga classes leave out.

by Vimala McClure 2012

4.05

19 ratings

🕉️ Tantric Tradition 🌀 Chakra Healing 🌬️ Breathwork Practices 🧎 Meditation For Beginners 🌙 Women's Spirituality

The Secret of the Yoga Sutra

by Rajmani Tigunait • 2014

The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.

4.46

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📜 Classical Yoga ☸️ Eastern Philosophy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Secret of the Yoga Sutra

The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.

by Rajmani Tigunait 2014

4.46

171 ratings

📜 Classical Yoga ☸️ Eastern Philosophy 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice 🍃 Non-Attachment

Raja-Yoga & Patanjali Yoga-Sutra by Swami Vivekananda

by Vivekananda • 1893

Faith is secondhand. The method for calming mental noise until you see the truth yourself.

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📜 Classical Yoga 🧠 Mind Training 🌬️ Breath Control 🧘 Meditation Practice 👁️ Higher Consciousness

Raja-Yoga & Patanjali Yoga-Sutra by Swami Vivekananda

Faith is secondhand. The method for calming mental noise until you see the truth yourself.

by Vivekananda 1893

4.48

289 ratings

📜 Classical Yoga 🧠 Mind Training 🌬️ Breath Control 🧘 Meditation Practice 👁️ Higher Consciousness

Hatha Yoga

by Sivananda Radha • 1987

The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.

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🔣 Symbolic Interpretation 🪷 Hatha Yoga 🪞 Self-Discovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Sacred Sexuality

Hatha Yoga

The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.

by Sivananda Radha 1987

4.31

102 ratings

🔣 Symbolic Interpretation 🪷 Hatha Yoga 🪞 Self-Discovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Sacred Sexuality

Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times

by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha • 2007

Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.

3.74

🕉️ Bhagavad Gita Studies 🍃 Karma Yoga 🙏 Bhakti Yoga ☸️ Vedanta ⚖️ Equanimity

Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times

Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.

by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha 2007

3.74

38 ratings

🕉️ Bhagavad Gita Studies 🍃 Karma Yoga 🙏 Bhakti Yoga ☸️ Vedanta ⚖️ Equanimity

The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening

by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) • 2018

The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.

4.26

🕉️ Bhagavad Gita 📿 Advaita Vedanta 🤲 Selfless Action 🧘 Meditation Practice ⚖️ Inner Equanimity

The Bhagavad Gita for Awakening

The Gita's path for householders: act fully, cling to nothing, and discover you were never born.

by Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) 2018

4.26

19 ratings

🕉️ Bhagavad Gita 📿 Advaita Vedanta 🤲 Selfless Action 🧘 Meditation Practice ⚖️ Inner Equanimity

The Four-Way Path

by Héctor García • 2022

Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.

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🕉️ Indian Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Spirituality 🌿 Holistic Living 🧭 Life Purpose 🌬️ Breathwork

The Four-Way Path

Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.

by Héctor García 2022

3.64

719 ratings

🕉️ Indian Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Spirituality 🌿 Holistic Living 🧭 Life Purpose 🌬️ Breathwork

The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga

by Stephen Sturgess • 2015

Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.

4.08

🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practices ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🐍 Kundalini Awakening 💨 Breathwork 🕉️ Mantra Meditation

The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga

Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.

by Stephen Sturgess 2015

4.08

13 ratings

🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practices ⚡ Energy Anatomy 🐍 Kundalini Awakening 💨 Breathwork 🕉️ Mantra Meditation

Science of Yoga

by Ann Swanson • 2025

Why elongating your exhale reshapes your brain and calms your nerves: the science inside every pose.

4.49

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🧘 Yoga Anatomy 🩺 Yoga Therapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Stress Physiology

Science of Yoga

Why elongating your exhale reshapes your brain and calms your nerves: the science inside every pose.

by Ann Swanson 2025

4.49

2k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Anatomy 🩺 Yoga Therapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Stress Physiology

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

by Gail Parker • 2020

Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.

4.60

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🧘 Restorative Yoga 🩹 Racial Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🌳 Intergenerational Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Activism

Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma

Racial trauma lodges in the nervous system; restorative yoga can release it.

by Gail Parker 2020

4.60

152 ratings

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🩹 Racial Trauma Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🌳 Intergenerational Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Activism

Prana Vidya

by Satyananda Saraswati • 2013

Awaken prana and direct it: the tantric method for healing, meditation, and mastery.

4.53

🧘 Yogic Practice 🕉️ Tantric Traditions 💫 Pranic Healing ⚡ Energy Work 🌀 Chakra Systems

Prana Vidya

Awaken prana and direct it: the tantric method for healing, meditation, and mastery.

by Satyananda Saraswati 2013

4.53

30 ratings

🧘 Yogic Practice 🕉️ Tantric Traditions 💫 Pranic Healing ⚡ Energy Work 🌀 Chakra Systems

SCIENCE OF BREATH A PRACTICAL GUIDE

by Rudolph Ballentine • 1903

Your breath holds a vital force. Learn to store it, direct it, and heal.

4.00

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🫁 Pranayama 🌿 Holistic Health 💨 Breathwork 🧘 Mind-Body Connection ✨ Energy Healing

SCIENCE OF BREATH A PRACTICAL GUIDE

Your breath holds a vital force. Learn to store it, direct it, and heal.

by Rudolph Ballentine 1903

4.00

1k+ ratings

🫁 Pranayama 🌿 Holistic Health 💨 Breathwork 🧘 Mind-Body Connection ✨ Energy Healing

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