“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
Books
Svadyaya is the yogi virtue of self study. We study self to become less self-centered.
Sutures of the Soul
This book will change your life.
There was a disconnect between the body, mind, and soul. This is Chris’ story of alchemy and overcoming obstacles while discovering the teachings of yoga during a solo expedition around the world.
Quantum Wellness
Wake up and tune in.
Things in life are either a fountain or a drain - even you. This workbook is a practical guide to life-long wellness.
Gheranda Samhita
Sage Gheranda outlines a system that can take the serious aspirant from the purification of the body to the highest states of samadhi and knowledge of the soul. Sage Gheranda's seven limbs merge Hatha yoga and Tantra, by combining mudras, bandhas, and pranayama with mantra, yantra, and mandala.
The Portable Jung
Jung’s pioneering studies of the structure of the psyche—including the works that introduced such notions as the collective unconscious, the Shadow, Anima, and Animus—as well as inquiries into the psychology of spirituality and creativity, and Jung's influential "On Synchronicity," a paper whose implications extend from the I Ching to quantum physics.
Autobiography of a Yogi
A beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. Profoundly inspiring, it is at the same time vastly entertaining, warmly humorous, and filled with extraordinary personages.
Four Chapters on Freedom
The Yoga Sutras are over 5,000 years old and hold 196 epithets of yoga. It is one of the most respected treatises in a yogic lifestyle.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
A good friend gifted me this book. It is about the spiritual journey and letting go, flowing with the water of a stream instead of holding on for dear life.
Vagabonding
This is Long Term Travel 101. A great reference during the journey and is lightweight, so easy to stick in your bag.
