Heart and Mind Yoga
Yoga in the Deepest Sense

Books

Here are some of the books Sarah has mentioned in her courses.

 Mindfulness/ Meditation/Emotional Health

• HERE FOR NOW: Living Well with Cancer Through Mindfulness by Elana Rosenbaum 2005 Satya House Publications ISBN 978-0-9729191-2-8.  Vry good for anyone suffering from Cancer but also good if you suffer from M.E. or M.S or are ill and struggling.
• The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jono Kabat -Zinn.  Guildford Press about £13.  ISBN-13:978-1-59385-128-6  This book is very good......it has most of the mindfulness techniques that I teach to beginners and a CD which has the meditations guided by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  He teaches rather than guides through a meditation so after a while the CD seems to be 'too much talking' but it is still very good. It gives the outline of an eight week course at the end so that you can progress slowly.  I use this book and CD a lot when teaching.
• The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche 2007 Harmony Books ISBN 978-0-307-34625-4 Readable and full of hope and inspiration.  Mingyur Rinpoche teaches with such humour and clarity and this book is full of his joy and wisdom.  He is known to be one of the happiest people on the planet...........brain research has been able to verify this!!
• The Art Of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by HH Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler 1998 ISBN 0-340-83618-0 If only I could just implement the teachings in this book.  I often read just one chapter a week and try to live by that.  For quite a while it was my favourite bed time read........so easy to read and I would look forward to getting to the next chapter.  You will surely enjoy this whilst learning how to be happy. It is a course book on my courses.
• Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill by Matthieu Ricard 2007 Atlantic Books.  Again a very easy and enjoyable read whilst being immensely helpful.  
• Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield 2004 Bantam Books ISBN0-553-81692-6  This also has a CD with guided meditations which are very good.  I had this as a course book for students I had been teaching for a couple of years and they were slightly offended at first because of the title.......but then found this to be a gem of a book and we spent a whole term going through it a chapter a week .........it was a great hit so now I use it often in teaching.
• Emotional Intelligence: Why It can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman 1996 Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 0-7475-2622-2 It was ground breaking in the West in the mid nineties and is an important book for all its TV/media popularity.  Working with the mind, we really need to know how the mind and emotions work and impact on the brain and vice versa.
• Destructive Emotions and how we can overcome them A dialogue with the Dalai Lama narrated by Daniel Goleman 2003 Bloomsbury Publishing.  ISBN 0-7475-5393-9  A bit more dense to read........but worth it.  Read it slowly and ponder.
• A Path with Heart Jack Kornfield ISBN: 0712674306 See at amazon.co.uk   One of my all time favourites – I read this again and again and recommend it to beginners.  It covers so many aspects of the journey.
• Mind Training by Ringu Tulku 2003 Dhi Publications ISBN 0 9525589 2 0 A nice compact book with vital teachings about training the mind.  
• Diamond Mind : A Psychology of Meditation Rob Nairn, ISBN: 1570627630, See at amazon.co.uk   Clearly written and immensely helpful.  Any book by him is good.
  
• Living Dreaming Dying Rob Nairn, ISBN 0958434891
• Living Dharma Lama Yeshe Losal ISBN 0906181216 Simple and clear teachings on how to live the Dharma. See at Samye.org         
  
•  Taming the Tiger by Akong Tulku Rinpoche ISBN 0712662200
  
• Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa ISBN 0877730504.A well known classic 
• Joyful Mind : A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation by Susan Piver.  I like this, it also has two CD's inside its cover - one which gives guided meditations and one with flute music for meditation.
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Christianity encountering Other Faiths

These books are about how people have lived and found the divine truth in other traditions and discovered that this exploration not only enriched their journey in their own tradition but often brought insights that were obscured before.

• Christian Insight Meditation: Following in the Footstpes of John of hte Cross by Mary Jo Meadow 2007 Wisdom Books. ISBN -10:0-86171-526-8  I like this book and would recommend it to those coming from the Christian tradition.  They do not use the devotional practices of Tibetan Buddhism but are well trained in Insight Meditation and mindfulness.
• Encountering God – a Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banares by Diana L.Eck, Beacon Press ISBN 0807073032 This is the personal account of a Christian who discovers the rich beauty and wisdom of God in Hinduism. Diana L. Eck is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard University. An inspiring read.
• The Inner Christ by John Main ISBN 0-232-51759-2 A book about meditation in the Christian Tradition. A classic.
• Silent Music – The Science of Meditation by William Johnston. ISBN 0006241867
• The Mirror Mind by William Johnston ISBN 0006265898
• Being in Love – The Practice of Christian Prayer by William Johnston. ISBN 0002150867 one of my favourites.
• All books by William Johnston are highly recommended. He is a Jesuit priest and scholar who has lived in Tokyo for most of his life.
• The Silence of God The Answer of the Buddha. By Raimundo Panikkar. ISBN 0883444453 Panikkar’s books tend to be quite heavy going but they are full of personal inspiration – and as a Jesuit priest and scholar – he is tremendously knowledgeable on Indian thought. This is a remarkable book from a remarkable man.
• Return to the Centre by Fr Bede Griffiths. ISBN 0-00-625276-1, A wonderful man, a Benedictine monk who founded a monastery in India and lived his Christianity imbued with the rich wisdom of the sacred as it is found in Hinduism. Any book by him is recommended. Amazon.co.uk
• The Good Heart by His Holiness the Dalai Lama explores the heart of Christianity – and of humanity.ISBN 0712672753
• Light Sitting in Light a Christian’s Experience in Zen by Elaine MacInnes. ISBN 9718553-037

Spiritual Anthology

• Sacred Words a selection of spiritual writings of all ages edited and compiled by Pail Ladouceur  ISBN 1-899171-65-7
• The Fire of Silence and Stillness An Anthology of Quotations for the Spiritual Journey.  Edited by Paul Harris.  ISBN 0232521182

  Hatha Yoga

  There are very many good books out there.  I recommend you go and browse in a big bookshop and see what you like.  These days you can get DVD’s and CD’s included with the book.  Books I have been using recently are:
  

  
  
• Yoga Heals Your Back: 10 Minute Routines That End Back and Neck Pain by Rita Trieger.  ISBN-13:978-1-59233-093-5 See at amazon.co.uk, This is quite frankly my favourite yoga book of all time........it is utterly brilliant and even better you can buy it and follow it all on your own.......as it is so clear and has wonderfully helpful photographs through out.  If you only want to buy one book .....buy this one!
• Light on Yoga B.K.S. Iyengar., ISBN: 0007107005, See at amazon.co.uk,
  
• Yoga Mind & Body Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, See at amazon.co.uk, there is a paper back DK version, ISBN: 078943301X amazon.co.uk Yoga the path to holistic health B.K.S. Iyengar, DK, ISBN 0751321672 amazon.co.uk. Big colourful book with lots of detail about each asana.
• Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha by Swami Satyananda Saraswati ISBN 8186336044 very detailed. Suitable for the absolute beginner right up to the teacher.Mandala Ashram in Wales sells it.
  
• Step-by Step Yoga for Stress Relief Swami Shivapremananda ISBN 1-85675-126 0 Gaia Books.A very helpful book. See amazon.co.uk
• The Heart of Yoga – Developing a personal practice by T.K.V. Desikachar ISBN 089281764X  A super book – really helpful for the beginner as well as the tutor.
• Complete Book of Yoga by Vimla Lalvani.  ISBN 0-753706156.  Has a lot of yoga sequences which are fun to do and is often found in cheap bookshops at a very reduced rate.