{"id":235481,"date":"2020-01-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/ashtanga-yoga\/literatur\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T15:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:44:44","slug":"literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/en\/ashtanga-yoga\/literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;edd8c23d-cecc-4ea9-9d32-061e37746ae0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;2648afe2-9845-4b76-9f10-1de1f8d7a30c&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;057e7064-3928-46c6-9b34-edd3b67ce70b&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Ashtanga Yoga<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;0253e372-68bc-49be-b60c-b0d489229946&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ashtanga-yoga-plus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/B\u00fcchersammlung.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;B\u00fcchersammlung&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Among the huge flood of literature on the subject of yoga, there is today a broad offer available also on Ashtanga Yoga and associated with this on anatomy, yoga philosophy and the effect of yoga in general:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ashtanga Yoga<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The selection of books specifically on Ashtanga Yoga is so large that the following list is definitely not comprehensive:<\/p>\n<p>Sri K. Patthabi Jois: Yoga Mala<br \/> R. Sharath Jois: Astanga Yoga Anusthasana<br \/> Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor: The Art of Vinyasa<br \/> Kino MacGregor: The Power of Ashtanga Yoga<br \/> Kino MacGregor: The Power of Ashtanga Yoga II<br \/> Gregor Maehle: Ashtanga Yoga &#8211; Practice and Philosophy<br \/> Gregor Maehle: The Intermediate Series &#8211; Mythology, Anatomy and Practice<br \/> Lino Miele: Ashtanga Yoga<br \/> Linda Munro and G\u00e9rard Disse: Ashtanga Yoga &#8211; The Primary Series,\u00a0<em>Yoga Chikits\u0101<\/em><br \/> Petri R\u00e4is\u00e4nen: Ashtanga Yoga<br \/> Petri R\u00e4is\u00e4nen: n\u0101\u1e0d\u012b \u015bodhana &#8211; The intermediate series practice manual<br \/> John Scott: The definitive step-by-step guide to Dynamic Yoga<br \/> David Swenson: Ashtanga Yoga &#8211; The Practice Manual<\/p>\n<p>Each book has its individual advantages and disadvantages, one may have a large theoretical background, another almost none, one many pictures, another focussing mainly on the exact sequence.<\/p>\n<p>The classic is certainly Yoga Mala. The other books are also all interesting &#8211; I could not objectively chose &#8220;the best Ashtanga book&#8221;. This is also a question of taste. Personally, I like the two books from Petri most, as he has written them in close exchange consultation with Patthabi Jois and his grandson.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>History of Yoga<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Peter Conolly: A Student&#8217;s Guide to the History and Philosophy of Yoga<br \/> James Mallison und Mark Singleton (Hrsg.): Roots of Yoga<br \/> Geoffrey Samuel: The origins of Yoga and Tantra<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Yoga Anatomy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Simon Borg-Olivier, Bianca Machliss: Applied Anatomy &amp; Physiology of Yoga<br \/> David Keil: Functional Anatomy of Yoga &#8211; A Guide for Practitioners and Teachers<br \/> Ray Long: Anatomy for Vinyasa flow and standing poses<br \/> Ray Long: Anatomy for hip openers and forward bends<br \/> Ray Long: Anatomy for backbends and twists<br \/> Ray Long: Anatomy for arm balances and inversions<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Yoga Philosophy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Edwin F. Bryant: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali<br \/> Richard Freeman: The mirror of Yoga<br \/> Richard Freeman &amp; Mary Taylor: When love comes to light &#8211; bringing wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita into modern life<br \/> Sri Swami Satchidananda: The living Gita<br \/> Sri Swami Satchidananda: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali<br \/> Ken Wilber, Georg Feuerstein: The Yoga Tradition<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Effect of Yoga<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Richard Freeman: The Mirror of Yoga &#8211; Awakening the Intelligence of Body and Mind<br \/> Eddie Stern: One Simple Thing &#8211; A New Look at the Science of Yoga and How it Can Transform Your Life<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Students who come to my shala may use the relatively large collection of literature concerning yoga and the other activities that I offer under the heading of &#8220;Plus&#8221; and beyond. 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