Yoga Books

You've recently taken up the practice of yoga and you find that it’s really growing on you, and it might be something that you will continue to do, but you want to learn more about yoga. Well, fortunately for you there are hundreds of yoga books available to shed light on your newest passion.

One thing that you will quickly discover when you are looking for books on yoga is that there are several different styles of yoga. While they all have similarities each has a unique approach to the practice of yoga. So, you will find very general books on the topic of yoga in the vein of, "Yoga for Dummies" that will give you a very broad outline of the practice of yoga, which, you will soon discover goes well beyond performing poses in a studio.

Let's take a look at some of the yoga books that are available at your local bookstore, or you can buy yoga books online.

Some of the best yoga books were written thousands of years ago by the ancient yogis who began the tradition of yoga.

There are also free yoga books online that you can download and print, and some Ashrams may offer free books for learning yoga that they give to new students.

Under the topic of, Hatha yoga for beginners books, you should consider Yoga for Beginners by Mark Ansari and Liz Lark. It contains beginner and intermediate routines, a full range of pose sequences, breathing exercises, meditation techniques and modifications for those who are unable to perform the poses in the way they are presented.

A good Ashtanga yoga book is called, Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual: An Illustrated Guide to Personal Practice. It contains the whole primary and intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga with options for every asana. The spiral binding helps to keep the book open flat so that it can be used during practice.

Linda Blanchard's yoga book, Hatha Yoga: Manual I is a book that beginning yoga students will enjoy.

If you are looking for books on Kundalini yoga, you might consider, Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Personal Power, by Shaki Para Khalsa.

Stella Weller yoga books cover different topics such as Yoga for children, Yoga Therapy, Super Healthy Hair, Skin and Nails, and Yoga Beats Asthma: Simple Exercises and Breathing Techniques to Relieve Asthma and other Respiratory Disorders.