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What is a guru and is one necessary in modern times? Swami Satyasangananda gives practical information on how to recognize a guru, types of gurus, initiation and more. The second section contains talks by her guru, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, on the many aspects of the guru-disciple relationship. 
This collection of essays provides guidance for those who are trying to balance the path of yoga with the demands of family, work, and the world. Updated edition. 
A comprehensive volume on the universal tradition of renunciation and dedication to spiritual life, this work includes the origins and stages of sannyasa, rules and requirements, accounts of major pathfinders in the sannyasa lineage, and a description of how sannyasa is being lived today. Swami Niranjanananda's writings are complemented by the translations of five Sannyasa Upanishads, including the Nirvanopanishad and the Advhootopanishad. 
A comprehensive text which included 36 structured and systematic lessons. (Takes three years to complete at one lesson per month.) Includes daily practices and lessons on the different branches of yoga including hatha, raja, mantra, karma, bhakti, jnana and kriya.
A practical and theoretical book on concentration and meditation practices derived from the Upanishads and Tantras. This book is recommended to those already familiar with meditation practices.
An introduction to the concepts and practices of Bihar (Satyananda) Yoga including its history and development. This book emphasizes mind management and development of awareness.
A compilation of lectures and satsangs given by Swami Satyananda during the first international 9-month Yoga Teachers' Training Course conducted at the Bihar School of Yoga in 1967.
This book explores the causes of hypertension and its management from a yogic perspective.
For the serious student of Raja Yoga, this book is an invaluable commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Written in clear and thorough language, this book is an invaluable commentary on the original text. It expands the study of Hatha yoga beyond the common understanding.
A comprehensive work which defines and explains kundalini, the chakras system, Kriya Yoga and related tantric and yogic practices. The techniques are intended to prepare the body and mind for the of the awakening of the Kundalini Shakti. Includes a 8-month course to purify the chakras.
From pratyahara (sensory withdrawal) to dharana (concentration) practices, this book details various techniques that provide a foundation for advanced meditation practices.
This book describes an important but little understood practice. In addition to providing great physical benefits it is also used to awaken the Kundalini Shakti.
A book on yogic practice for women with a focus on healing. Includes specific applications for menstrual irregularities, pregnancy, prolapse, etc.
This book explains the management of the digestive system from a yogic and ayurvedic point of view. It deals with therapy for disorders of the digestive system from the common to the serious.
A complete text on the science of Pranayama, this book provides practices for the beginner to intermediate practioner. Advanced practices (Prana Vidya) are included in the last section.
A new translation and commentary of a classical tantric text. It comprises 112 different dharanas (techniques of concentration). This work is the result of an in-depth study of dharana in relation to the tantric view of meditation, substantiated by the personal experience of the author.
Enhances the practice of Surya namaskara (salutation to the sun) by explaining the relation of the practice to the charkas, bija and surya mantras, and the solar tradition. Includes descriptions of the effects on the systems of the body and on the mind.
An advanced text. Explains the influence of breathing patterns and their effect on the brain hemispheres and human behavior. Prior knowledge of pranayama, mudras, and pratyahara techniques are recommended.
A collection of letters written by Swami Satyanada to a close disciple between 1959-62. Reveals a one-on-one spiritual training between master and disciple.
Uses the tantric techniques of mandala, mantra and yantra as a practice of inner purification. An advanced text.
This book expands on the various branches of yoga (hatha, raja, mantra, karma, jnana, laya and esoteric yogas). It explains the and main systems of yogic philosophy and disciplines. Required reading for Yogic Studies courses.
A reference for teachers and parents, this book explains the benefits of practices suitable for children of various ages. It includes topics such as integrating yoga into the classroom, yoga therapy for specific childhood problems, games and meditation for children.
A compilation of discussions with medical experts and yoga teachers. Causes of heart diseases and related disorders are explored & yogic management recommended. Recommended for medical professionals and lay people alike.
Explained from a scientific perspective, this book describes the various stages of the practice of Yoga Nidra- (dynamic sleep). Includes class transcripts.
This book covers the causes and treatments of asthma and diabetes through traditional and holistic methods. Diet, yogic practices, and clinical research on yogic therapies are included.
Covering 37 common diseases (serious and chronic), this book provides an overview of their causes and treatment through yogic practices.
A practical and informative text on systems of meditation, obstacles confronting the practitioner and the means to overcome them. Includes such techniques as Antar Mouna, Yoga Nidra and Ajapa Japa.
Consists of discourses given by Swami Niranjanananda in Australia in May, 1994. Provides a clear direction to spiritual seekers covering topics such as Samkhya, Tantra and Vedanta, sannyasa lifestyle, and practical information on meditation and sadhana.
Discourses and actual Laya meditation practices given by Swami Niranjanananda in Europe in Oct. 1994. Explores new levels of consciousness that we are entering in the course of our evolution.
A collection of satsangs by Swami Niranjan given at the Satyananda Ashram in Greece. He focuses on the theme of the role of sannyasa in the third millenium.
Originally printed in 1975, this important commentary on nine famous Upanishads (Prashnopanishad, Kenopanishad, etc.). Each verse is given in Devanagari script followed by transliteration, translation and commentary. The chosen texts include truths about the nature and destiny of mankind, descriptions of the experience of transcendence and methods of meditation for realizing the nature of the supreme soul.
A stotra is an invocation in the form of a hymn - a collection of Sanskrit mantras that glorifies an aspect of the supreme reality. The main sources of the stotras are the Vedas, Puranas and Tantras. Regular chanting of stotras is a means of awakening bhavana, the faculty of pure feeling. All are meticulously transliterated with an easily understood phonetic pronounciation guide. This collection of stotras is a very special offering to the many forms of the divine.Booklists
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| Required | Recommended | Other items | |
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| Yogic Studies 1a |
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (Marieb) or similar |
Human Anatomy Coloring Book (Matt) or similar | Neti pot |
| Yogic Studies 1b | as for YS1a Dialogue with Death (Easwaran) |
as for YS1a plus Practical Yoga Psychology (Vivekananda) |
Neti pot 108-bead mala |
| Yogic Studies 1c | as for YS1b plus Practical Yoga Psychology (Vivekananda) |
as for YS1a | Neti pot |
| Yogic Studies 2a | as for YS1a plus |
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| Yogic Studies 2b | as for YS2a plus Bhagavad Gita (Sivananda) |
CD: Surya Namaskara Mantras & Yoga Nidra | |
| Teacher Training 1 | Hatha Yoga Pradipika (Muktibodhananda) |
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| Teacher Training 2 | as for TT1 |
as for TT1 |
CD: Surya Namaskar Mantras |