10 Essential Yoga Reads
Susanna Barkataki is a yoga instructor, writer and wellness advocate. She’s the author of “Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice,” which explores modern yoga culture in relation to its ancient philosophical roots. From meditation to the intersection of yoga and social justice, here are her core reading recommendations. Get 20% of Susanna's book and all her recommendations with code YOGA at checkout.
10 books

Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice
Susanna BarkatakiSusanna’s own book gets yogis a little closer to her well-known institute, which is shifting the paradigm of what yoga looks like in the West, with a commitment to diversity and cultural reclamation. Her gift is storytelling from the roots of yoga and bringing complex philosophical topics down to earth, practical and implementable for students of all experiences.


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& Marcia 🇭🇹 (marse ee ah)Paperback, 2020
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change
Octavia F. Raheem

Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Teaching Body Positive Yoga: A Guide to Inclusivity, Language and Props
Donna NoblePaperback, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revolution of the Soul: Awaken to Love Through Raw Truth, Radical Healing, and Conscious Action
Seane CornHardcover, 2019
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Stories Behind the Poses: The Indian Mythology That Inspired 50 Yoga Postures
Raj Balkaran
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma
Gail ParkerPaperback, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways
Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
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Hardcover, 2023
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World
Michelle Cassandra JohnsonPaperback, 2021
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yoga - Anticolonial Philosophy: An Action-Focused Guide to Practice
Shyam RanganathanPaperback, 2024
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman's Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful
Acharya Shunya

Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book