- Read chapter 1 and 2 of any translation of The Yoga sutras of Patanjali.
We recommend Alistair Shearer’s translation.
There are also a number of translations available online, for example
https://www.pdfdrive.com/the-yoga-sutras-of-patanjali-e38251608.html
- Familiarize yourself with the Satipatthana Sutta. We recommend this translation
https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/articles/SatipatthanaSutta.pdf
You may also find these links useful
https://www.wisdompubs.org/landing/satipatthana-sutta
and
https://oneminddharma.com/four-foundations-mindfulness/
- Read Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life, by Charlotte Bell
- Read any translation of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. We recommend either Brian Dana Akers concise and faithful translation, or the Bihar School of Yoga translation with commentaries, which is available online at
https://www.pdfdrive.com/hatha-yoga-pradipika-muktibodhananda-e33443566.html,
- Read Prakriti: Your Ayurivedic Constitution by Robert E. Svobodaor,
If funds are tight Ayurveda The Science of Self – Healing, available online for free at
https://www.pdfdrive.com/ayurveda-the-science-of-self-healingpdf-d40958675.html will also do
- Familiarize yourself with Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews available online at
http://nitayoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Yoga_Anatomy.pdf
and get a copy of
The Anatomy Coloring Book (any edition) by Kapit and Elson
- Read Yoga for a world out of balance by Michael Stone
- Read Boundless Heart: The Buddha’s Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
by Christina Feldman