Yoga Books, Tantra Books and Qi Gong Books and Tapes recommended by the Umaa Tantra Staff
from Amazon.com and Nataraj books
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Introductions to Yoga and Indic Esoterica:
- The Shambhala Guide to Yoga, by Georg Feuerstein; ISBN: 157062142X (English)/ ISBN: 8489920184 (Spanish)
- The Complete Yoga Book : Yoga of Breathing, Yoga of Posture, and Yoga of Meditation/Three Volumes in One, by James Hewitt; ISBN: 0805209697
- The Yoga Book : A Practical Guide to Self-Realization, by Stephen Sturgess; ISBN: 1842930346
- Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation, by Harish Johari; ISBN: 0892817607 (English)/ ISBN: 0892814691 (Spanish)
- Yoga Self-Taught, by Andre Van Lysebeth; ISBN: 1578631270
Introductions to Tantra
- Tantra : The Path of Ecstasy , by Georg Feuerstein; ISBN: 0062516132
- Tantra : The Cult of the Feminine, by Andre Van Lysebeth; ISBN: 157062304X
- Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses: Spiritual Secrets of Ayurveda, by Dr. David Frawley; ISBN: 0910261393
- Tools for Tantra, by Harish Johari; ISBN: 0892810556
- Sexual Secrets : The Alchemy of Ecstasy, by Nik Douglas, Penny Slinger ISBN: 0892818050 english/ or ISBN: 0892815884 spanish
- Aghora: At the Left Hand of God, by Robert E. Svoboda, ISBN: 0-914732-21-8
- Aghora II: Kundalini, by Robert E. Svoboda, ISBN: 0-914732-31-5
- Aghora III: The Law of Karma, by Robert E. Svoboda, ISBN: 0-914732-37-4
Sacred Sexuality/ Tantra Yoga/ Taoist Sexuality:
(Note: sexology materials --may not be suitable for children!)
- Sexual Secrets : The Alchemy of Ecstasy, by Nik Douglas, Penny Slinger ISBN: 0892818050 english / or ISBN: 0892815884 spanish
- Spiritual Sex : The Secrets of Tantra from the Ice Age to the New Millennium, by Nik Douglas; ASIN: 0671537393 (limited availability)
- Tantra Yoga, by Nik Douglas ISBN: 0685401723
- Tantra : The Yoga of Sex, by Omar Garrison (out of print - available used)
- Healing Love Through the Tao : Cultivating Female Sexual Energy, by Mantak Chia, Maneewan Chia; ISBN: 0935621059
- Taoist Secrets of Love : Cultivating Male Sexual Energy, by Mantak Chia, Michael Winn; ISBN: 0943358191
- The Multi-Orgasmic Couple: Sexual Secrets Every Couple Should Know, by Mantak Chia (Editor), Maneewan Chia, Douglas Abrams, Rachel Carlton Abrams, Doug Abrams; ISBN: 0062516132
Yoga -- History and Reference:
- Yoga: Immortality and Freedom, by Mircea Eliade, Willard R. Trask (Translator); ISBN: 0691017646
- The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga, by Georg Feuerstein; ISBN: 1570625557
- The Yoga Tradition: History, Religion, Philosophy and Practice, by Georg Feuerstein, Ken Wilber; ISBN: 1890772186
Recommended
Translations of the Yoga Sutras, Gheranda
Samhita, Siva Samhita, and Hatha Yoga Pradipika:
You can order them from Nataraj Books in Alexandria, VA, and tell them UmaaTantra.com sent you!
- Hatha Yoga Pradipika of Yogi Swatmarama, translated and commented upon by Swami Muktibodhananda; ISBN 81-85787-38-7
- The Siva Samhita, translated into English by Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu; ISBN 81-215-0507-0
- The Gheranda Samhita, translated into English by Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu; ISBN 81-215-0507-0
Recommended Translations of the Tantras and Agamas
- Kaulajnana-nirnaya of the School of Matsyendranatha, text edited with an Exhaustive Introduction by P.C. Bagchi, translated into English by Maichael Magee; from Nataraj Books
- The Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment: A Translation of the Vijnana-bhairava, with an Introduction and Notes by Jaideva Singh, foreword by Paul Muller-Ortega; ISBN 0-7914-1074-9
Japa/Mantra Yoga
- Mantra : Sacred Words of Power, by Thomas Ashley Farrand, Thomas Ashley-Farrand ISBN: 1564556972
- Sounds of the Chakras, by Harish Johari; ISBN: 0892813075
Yantra Yoga
- Yantra: The Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity, by Madhu Khanna (Preface), Ajit Mookerjee; ISBN: 0500272344
- Tools for Tantra, by Harish, Johari; ISBN: 0892810556
- www.sivasakti.com (free yantra files)
Kundalini Shakti, Laya Yoga, and Mahavidya Yoga
- The Serpent Power : 2 Works on Laya-Yoga, by Arthur Avalon, John George Woodroffe; ISBN: 0486230589
- Layayoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Kundalini, by Shyam Sundar Goswami, Shyam, Sundar Goswami; ISBN: 0892817666
Ayurveda and Yoga
- The Ayurveda Encyclopedia : Natural Secrets to Healing, Prevention, & Longevity, by Swami Sada Shiva Tirtha; ISBN: 0965804224
- Yoga and Ayurveda, by David Frawley; ISBN: 0914955810
- Ayurvedic Healing by David Frawley; ISBN: 1878423002
- Yoga for Your Type : An Ayurvedic Approach to Your Asana Practice, by Dr. David Frawley, Sandra Summerfield Kozak; ISBN: 091026130X
- The Healing Cuisine: India's Art of Ayurvedic Cooking, by Harish Johari; ISBN: 089281382
Qi Gong
- Qigong Empowerment : A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, Wushu Energy Cultivation, by Shou-Yu Liang, Wen-Ching Wu; ISBN: 1889659029
- Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body (The Tao of Energy Enhancement), by Bruce Kumar Frantzis, Husky Grafx (Illustrator); ISBN: 1556431643
- Taoist Yoga and Sexual Energy; Internal Alchemy and Chi Kung, by Eric Steven Yudelove, Mantak Chia; ISBN: 1567188346
- Awaken Healing Light of the Tao by Mantak Chia, Maneewan Chia; ISBN: 0935621466
- Path Notes of an American Ninja Master, by Glenn J. Morris, PhD, ScD; ISBN: 1556431570
- Shadow Strategies of an American Ninja Master, by Glenn Morris, PhD, ScD; ISBN: 1883319293
- Martial Arts Madness: Light and Dark in the Esoteric Martial Arts, by Glenn J. Morris, PhD, ScD; ISBN: 1883319773
