This is our current list of personal favorites for books, audio tapes, and videos/DVDs. One or both of us have directly benefited from reading, watching, or listening to each of these items (often many times!). We strongly recommend all of them as resources; and have provided links to purchase them directly from Amazon.com where possible. Just click on the links provided to preview an item. We hope they provide as much inspiration and insight for your own individual journeys as they have for ours. Namasté,

Fran and Kathy

Ashtanga Yoga Books
1) Yoga Mala, by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois

2) Ashtanga Yoga, by Lino Miele (as authorized by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois; visit ashtanga.com website listed below to order this book)
3) Ashtanga Yoga: The Practice Manual, by David Swenson

4) Ashtanga Yoga: The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Dynamic Yoga, by John Scott

5) Astanga Yoga As It Is, by Matthew Sweeney, www.yogatemple.com

Reference and Philosophy Books
1) Moola Bandha: The Master Key, by Swami Buddhananda

2) Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Translated by Hans-Ulrich Rieker

3) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Translated by Alistair Shearer

4) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: A new translation with commentary, by Chip Hartranft

5) The Upanishads, Translated by Alistair Shearer and Peter Russell

6) Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda

7) God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita, Translation and commentary by Paramahansa Yogananda

8) Man's Eternal Quest, by Paramahansa Yogananda

9) The Integral Yoga, by Sri Aurobindo

10) A Path with Heart, by Jack Kornfield

11) No Death, No Fear, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Audio Tapes, Videos, and DVDs
1) The Yoga Matrix, by Richard Freeman

2) The Ramayana, Narrated by Bo Lozoff
3) Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series, by Richard Freeman

4) Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series, by Richard Freeman

5) Ashtanga Yoga: The Primary Series, by John Scott (Visit John's website below)
6) Ashtanga Yoga: The Second and Third Series, by David Swenson (Visit David's website below)
7) Ashtanga Yoga: The Advanced A and B Series, by David Swenson

Favorite Links
Resource Sites:
• Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute: www.ayri.org
• Official Ashtanga Yoga Site of the AYRI: www.ashtanga.com
• Slade's Ashtanga Links Site: www.ionet.net/~tslade/yoga.htm
Senior Teachers:
• John Scott: www.johnscottashtanga.co.nz/index.cfm

• David Swenson: www.ashtanga.net

• Annie Pace: www.anniepace.com

•Matthew Sweeney: www.yogatemple.com

• Richard Freeman: www.yogaworkshop.com
• Tim Miller: www.ashtangayogacenter.com

Local Schools:
• Yoga Spot, Durham NC: www.yogaspot.com
• Namaste Yoga Center, Cary NC: www.namasteyogacenter.com
• Yoga Shala at Five Points (NC School of Yoga), Raleigh, NC: www.mindspring.com/~ncschoolofyoga/shala/
• Triangle Yoga, Chapel Hill NC: www.triangleyoga.com
Others:
• Self Realization Fellowship: www.yogananda-srf.org
• Yoga Vermont, Burlington VT: www.yogavermont.com