Understanding Yoga through Knowledge and Practice

YOGA LIBRARY:

Welcome to the Yoga library where you will find websites, recommended reading and other tools to help you learn more about Yoga and philosophy as well as links to local resources for bodywork and travel.

My Yoga Community:

• Piedmont Yoga Studio - My alma-mater and home to many wonderful teachers in Oakland, CA
  
• Alameda Yoga Station - Lovely studio in downtown Alameda, CA
• 4th Street Yoga - Yoga in the heart of Berkeley, CA.
• Mountain Yoga - Sweet space in the Montclair district of Oakland, CA
• Integrative Yoga Therapy - Professional Yoga Therapy training by Lillian & Joseph LePage
• Vickie Russell Bell - My very first Yoga Teacher and dear friend
• Leslie Howard - Yoga and the pelvic floor for women
• Quiet Mind Healing Sanctuary - CranioSacral and Massage practicioner
• Lanakai Blue - Melissa Heckman, M.S.W Integrative Life Coach
• Cerebral Palsy Center - Offers yoga for people with disabilities
• Yoga Therapi - Alison Costa, Yoga Teacher and Psycho-therapist
• Lacey Morris - Chakra Bowl Sound healing and Reiki practicioner
• ArunaBliss - Robert "Dragonfly" Courtney offers Reiki, Vortex and transformational healing
• Bronwyn Michaelis - Bronwyn is an acupuncturist, Reiki instructor and yoga teacher offering various holistic treatments, classes and workshops at her Holistic Medical Arts clinic in Berkeley.
• You Go Yoga - Yoga by Kathy Koberstein
  

Websites for Yoga Resources, School, Anatomy and Shopping:

• Yoga Journal - Online resource for everything Yoga
  
• Shiva Shakti - Storehouse of information on all aspects of Yoga
• Yin Yoga - All about yin yoga and its health benefits
• Somatics - Welcome to the largest and most complete access point to information about, and practitioners of, clinical somatic education, a new discipline in the field of health care
  
• DailyOm - Daily insights on living mindfully
• Bandha Yoga - Wonderful online anatomy resource with moving anatomical drawings of the body in yoga poses
  
• Gray's Anatomy - Indexed listing of information and sketches of the human body
• Spoken Sanskrit - Online Sanskrit dictionary
  
• Hugger Mugger - Selling yoga props online
• Yoga Web - A comprehensive guide to yoga. Find information relating to the ancient art and science of yoga
• Massages.org - Discover the physical and mental benefits of massages.
• SunShineYoga.org - Wholesale Yoga Mats, Mexican Blankets, Yoga blocks, and supplies.
  

• The Deeper Dimension of Yoga, by Georg Feuerstein
  
• The Shambhala Guide to Yoga, by Georg Feuerstein
  
• Relax & Renew, by Judith Lasater, PhD., P.T.
  
• The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice, by T.K.V. Desikachar
• Light on Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar
• The Tree of Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar
• Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health, by B.K.S. Iyengar
• Yoga as Medicine, by Timothy McCall
  
• Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain
  
• Anatomy of Hatha Yoga, by H. David Coulter
• The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama, by Richard Rosen
• Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands, by Gertrude Hirschi
• Yoga Nidra, Swami Satyananda Saraswati

Classic Yoga Texts

• The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Stephen Mitchell
  
• The Bhagavad Gita, commentary by Ramananda Prasad
  
• The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran
  
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika, commentary by Swami Vishnu-devananda
  
• Siva Sutras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity, commentary by Jaideva Singh
  
• The Gheranda Samhita, translation by James Mallinson
  
• The Siva Samhita, translated by Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu
  
• Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Translations and commentary

Travel Links

• University of California Berkeley Hotels - Welcome to University of California Berkeley Hotels, your online travel source.
• San Francisco Extended Stay Hotel Network - Find hotels in San Francisco and book online by map!
• SFO Hotel Parking - SFO connects non-stop with more than 65 cities in the U.S. on 21 domestic airlines offering many choices with competitive fares from its easily accessed and efficient terminals!