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Required Reading

  1. Lighten Up Yoga Teacher Training Manual $30.00
  2. Yoga the Iyengar Way by Silva, Mira & Shayam Mehta $25.63
    Excellent description and photos of most useful yoga poses, includes introduction to pranayama and yoga philosophy, course outlines, for beginners and more advanced students.
  3. The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar $21.34
    Practical application of simple yoga practices, philosophy and translation of yoga sutras, lots of nice interviews with Desikachar about his father Sri Krishnamacharya.
  4. Runner's Yoga Book by Jean Couch $23.49
    Practical knowledge of alignment, posture, and contraindications for the beginning practitioner.
  5. Yoga in Action: Preliminary Course by Greeta Iyengar $19.26
  6. How to know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patangali by Christopher Urshwood $8.42
  7. Anatomy of Movement $30.50 Anatomy text. ISBN #0939616173
  8. The Anatomy Coloring Book $20.39
  9. Yoga: Freedom from Back Pain booklet by Lillah Schwartz $8.48
  10. The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar $14.93
    Contemporary thoughts on yoga philosophy and practice.
  11. Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra $16.05
    Small concise book outlining the practical wisdom of abundance

    Recommended Reading

  12. Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health by B.K.S. Iyengar $42.80
  13. Light on the Yoga Sutras by B.K.S Iyengar $23.49
  14. Back Care Basics by Mary Schatz $23.49
    A doctors gentle yoga program for back and neck pain relief
  15. How to UseYoga by Mira Mehta $16.00
  16. Light on Pranayama by B.K.S. Iyengar $21.34
    Comprehensive manual for the subtle art of pranayama
  17. The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron $13.85
    Short chapters addressing specific problems of living a spiritual life, practical and funny
  18. The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Han $12.70
  19. A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield $18.19
    A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. Excellent introduction to meditation with suggested practices.
  20. Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater $23.48
    Over 100 photographs and illustrations
  21. Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar $19.08
  22. Living Your Yoga by Judith Laseter. Call for price.

    Please circle the books you will need for the training from the list above. All prices are standard with NC tax included.

    We appreciate you purchasing your books through Lighten Up. To assist in budgeting for the Training, you will only need to pay for the first 4 books on the list now and may purchase the rest at a future date.

    I plan to purchase the following props at the first training weekend.:
    Required Props
    ___ foam bricks (set of 2) $28
    ___ foam blocks (set of 4 shoulder stand/ bolster) $27
    ___ 8 ft strap w/ cinch buckle $12
    Two Blankets
    ___ blankets cotton/poly Mexican (large preshrunk) 2 for $38
    ___ blankets recycled wool 2 for $38
    One sticky mat
    ___ standard sticky mat (5'8") $24
    ___ long sticky mat (6'2") $28

    Please fax or phone your orders immediately, and no later than Thursday, April 8 so that your orders may arrive on time. Fax to (828) 254-3797 or call (828) 254-7756. We look forward to seeing you April 29th, 2005.

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(828) 254-7756 or (888) 884-6028
Fax: (828) 254-3797
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm E.S.T.

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Revised: November 1, 2004