Resources

Reading/Resource List

  • September and November 2010 issues of “Yoga Journal”; specifically, articles on the history of yoga
  • “Light on Yoga” by BKS Iyengar; specifically, “Part One – What is Yoga”
  • “First There is a Mountain” by Elizabeth Kadetsky; presents an objective view of BKS written by a journalist who became part of his inner circle; includes many historical references
  • “The Bhagavad Gita” by Winthrop Sargeant; this is the truest transliteration from Sanskrit to English; good to use as a reference though no commentary
  • Any of several readily available books on the two widely recognized original and authoritative texts on Raja Yoga: the Bhagavad Gita, and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Reading multiple interpretations provides a broader understanding of the material.
  • Swamij.com
  • Any of several anatomy books written for yoga students, for example, “Anatomy of Hatha Yoga” by H David Coulter, or “The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga” by Ray Long
  • “Hatha Yoga Pradipika” – the version I have was written by Swami Muktibodhananda
  • “Light on Pranayama” by BKS Iyengar
  • Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh, including the “Miracle of Mindfulness”; while Buddhist, this is good description of what yogis refer to as a clear and correct state of mind

Marblehead, MA – Local Healthcare Providers

  • Inborn Voice (voice coaching)
    Mylena Origgi is in a separate category of healthcare providers: she’s my guru. In the short time that I’ve know Milena and her husband, I’ve become a better teacher, husband, father and friend. Thank you Milena for helping me change my life – even the parts I don’t want to! Truly forever grateful!
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