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Many students have requested books, CD's or DVD's and music to assist in
the study and practice of yoga at home. While it is recommended that
beginners also continue their study with a qualified instructor, starting a
home practice - even just for 30 minutes a day - is one of the most important
steps to challenge yourself and grow as a yogi. For asana practice, we
recommend using audio (instead of video) that is accompanied by a booklet
showing the poses. This will avoid the problem of doing yoga in a room
with the TV and having to strain in poses to see the screen. For beginners,
Erich Schiffmann and Ali McGraw team up on two excellent DVD's. If you
desire truly Gentle Yoga, Peggy Cappy (featured on Public TV) has two
excellent videos or try Stephen Cope's "The Gentle Yoga Kit". If you prefer
vigorous Vinyasa Flow (or Power) Yoga classes, you may enjoy recorded
practices from Shiva Rae or Bryan Kest.

Kundalini Yoga is also a wonderful form of yoga to help expand your
practice; we enjoy Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa's "Kundalini Yoga" from Living Arts
and it's short enough to do every morning. For deep relaxation,
Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra (complete yogic relaxation) are
both wonderful and very safe to practice at home. We highly
recommend Judith Lasater's book "Relax and Renew" for restorative yoga,
and you can order Yoga Nidra CD's from Rod Stryker or Debbie Jensen.

Dawna's recommended reading list includes (but in no way is limited to):

Light on Yoga, B.K.S. Ingar
Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving Into Stillness, Erich
Schiffmann
The Breathing Book, Donna Farhi
Relax and Renew, Judith Lasater
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, T.K.V. Desikachar
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, Stephen Cope
A Path with Heart, Jack Kornfield
The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

---Dawna

Resources for Living Well

Music
"Breath of the Heart" by Krisha Das
"Dakshina" by Deva Premal
"Shanti" by Snatum Kaur

Books
"Yoga for Your Type" by Frawley,
Dr. David & Kozak, M.S. Sandra
Summerfield
"A Path with Heart" by Jack
Kornfiel d

For the Very Stressed
"Relax and Renew" by Judith
Lasater (Book)
"Relax into Greatness" by Rod
Stryker (CD)

For the Very Athletic
"Advanced Yoga" by Bryan Kest
(Instructional CD)

For the Non-Athletic
"The Gentle Yoga Kit" by Stephen
Cope (Book and Instructional CD)

For the Expressive-Creative
"Shakti Yoga" (CD/DVD) by Shiva
Rae
For the Contemplative
"What the Bleep Do we Know?"
(Movie)
"Journey to the Wild Divine", a
new adventure game using
biofeedback

For Those Seeking Mindfulness
"Insight Yoga with Sarah Powers", a
practice DVD by Sarah Powers
Any book by Thich Nhat Hanh

For the Jewel-Inspired
Om/Peace Necklace from Satya

For Parents
"Everyday Blessing: The Inner Work
of Mindful Parenting" book by
Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn .

For Everyone
Subscription to Yoga Journal

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healthy, delicious and responsible cooking & eating!

Please visit the studio to sample our
selection of books, instructional
DVDs/CDs, musical CDs, handmade
eye pillows, yoga mats, yoga mat
bags, blocks, blankets and straps.

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