Where can I learn more?

  • Yoga & Meditation by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (available on www.sanskritstudies.org)

    Nada Yoga by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (available on www.sanskritstudies.org)

    Tending the Heart Fire: Living in Flow with the Pulse of Life by Shiva Rea

    The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga by Srivatsa Ramaswami

  • Wild Mercy by Mirabai Starr - a magical, personal, vulnerable journey exploring female mystics throughout history

    Shakti Rising: Embracing Shadow and Light on the Goddess Path to Wholeness by Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD

    Be As You Are: The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi, Edited by David Godman

  • When the Body Says No by Dr. Gabor Maté - his work was my best introduction into the power our life experience has over our bodies

    The Anatomy of Spirit by Caroline Myss - I especially love how she connects the dots between Indian, Christian, and Jewish mystical teachings around the chakras

  • Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life by Dr. Claudia Welch - THE book on women’s health and hormones through the Ayurvedic and TCM lens

    Online courses from Dr. Claudia Welch and Dr. Robert Svoboda are rich and full of laughter, too.

    Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing by Usha Lad and Dr. Vasant Lad

    7 Centers Ayurvedic Cookbook by Mira Murphy

  • The Greatness of Saturn: a therapeutic myth by Dr. Robert Svoboda

    Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India by Hart deFouw and Robert Svoboda

    Ayurvedic Astrology by Dr. David Frawley

  • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras - Gateway to Enlightenment by Rama Jyoti Vernon

    Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga by Sally Kempton

    Fundamentals of Yoga by Dr. Ramamurti S. Mishra (available on www.sansksritstudies.org)

    Nāda Yoga by Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (www.sanskritstudies.org)

Check out my teacher, Manorama D’Alvia, and her many offerings at Sanskrit Studies & Luminous Soul.

Other resources:

Satsangam Learning Community to join other folks interested in weaving together learning from Indian knowledge systems.

Dr. Claudia Welch to dive deeper into Eastern medicine, women’s health, and Ayurveda.

Dr. Robert Svoboda for plentiful online courses in Ayurveda and Jyotisha.

Linda Thai offers incredibly accessible trainings on trauma and nervous system regulation.

Emily Glaser offers beginner-friendly Ayurveda and Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology) support.

I have learned so much by reading what my teachers have read and studying with their teachers. In my experience, this encourages communal learning, deep soul connection & integrated growth. Come READ with me!

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