Recommended Reading & Book List
CBY's Recommended Reading
We all love a good book recommendation. At Cherry Blossom Yoga we get asked frequently enough we feel it warrants a regular list for you to access.
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Ashtanga Yoga
- Ashtanga Yoga: Practice & Philosophy (Gregor Maehle Paperback | Kindle)
- The Art of Vinyasa (Richard Freeman Paperback | Kindle)
Anatomy
Ayurveda
- Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing (Vasant Lad Paperback | Kindle)
- The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies (Vasant Lad Paperback | Kindle | Hardcover)
- Yoga & Ayurveda (David Frawley Paperback | Kindle)
- Ayurveda & The Mind (David Frawley Paperback | Kindle)
Energetic Anatomy
Meditation
- A Path with Heart (Jack Kornfield)
- Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Mythology
- Myths of the Asanas (Alanna Kaivalya)
Philosophy
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Satchidananda Paperback | Kindle | Audiobook)
- Freud & Yoga (Hellfried Krusche Paperback | Kindle)
- The Heart of Yoga (TKV Desikachar Paperback | Kindle)
- Think Like a Monk (Jay Shetty Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook)
Pranayama
- Light on Pranayama (BKS Iyengar)
- Vayu Siddhi (David Garrigues)
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (James Nestor Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook)
Restorative Yoga
- Relax and Renew (Judith Lasater)
- Restore and Rebalance (Judith Lasater)
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General Recommendations
Less directly related to typical yoga categories, here's more suggestions to nourish the self-study and personal development a well-rounded practice can offer.
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General Personal Development
- A Life Worth Breathing (Max Strom)
- There is No App For Happiness (Max Strom)
- The Art of Asking (Amanda Palmer)
Fiction
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
- The Pleasure of My Company (Steve Martin)
- The Bigness of the World (Lori Ostend)
Poetry
- News of the World (Philip Levine)
- Breath: Poems (Philip Levine)
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Want to learn more?
Check out CBYtv to begin your physical practice - anywhere, anytime you can take your practice with you. Now included: philosophy teatime chats with Sara, in which we discuss some of these books and/or topics related to these books.