500 Hour Program Book List

 
YEAR 1:  
1)  Lighten Up Yoga 200 Hr Teacher Training Manual                           
 
2)  Lighten Up Yoga 500 Hr Teacher Training Manual Appendix             
 
3) Yoga the Iyengar Way by Silva, Mira & Shayam Mehta                    
 
Excellent description and photos of most useful yoga poses, includes
 
introduction to pranayama and yoga philosophy, course outlines, for
 
beginners and more advanced students.
 
4) Anatomy of Movement    Anatomy text.                 
 
5) Yoga In Action a Preliminary Course by Geeta Iyengar                       
 
6) Light On Life by B.K.S Iyengar                                                     
 
The culmination of a master’s insight and teachings.
 
7) Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin                                                    
 
8) Yoga for Wimps by Miriam Austin                                                    
 

9)Fire of Love by Aadil Palkhivala                                                                        

                                              

 
YEAR 2:  
10)  The Essense of Yoga By Bouchard (The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali)        
   
11)  Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis by Eric Small and Loren Fishman, M.D.  
   
12) Cure Back Pain with Yoga by Loren Fishman, M.D.                   

13) Back Care Basics by Mary Schatz                        

 
14) Light on Pranayama  by B.K.S. Iyengar                                              

Comprehensive manual for the subtle art of pranayama

 

 
YEAR 3:  
15 )  How to Use Yoga by Mira Mehta                                                  
16)  Geeta Iyengar’s Guide to a Woman’s Practice Vol 1                                         by Lois Steinberg, Ph.D.  
17)  Light on the Yoga Sutras by B.K.S Iyengar                                        
18) Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times                     
     by Judith Lasater.  Over 100 photographs and illustrations  

19) The Secret Power of Yoga: A Woman’s guide to the Heart & Spirit of the Yoga Sutras by Nischala Joy Devi     Available in book and CD forms.

     

 
Recommended Reading:  
20)  Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health by B.K.S. Iyengar                         
21) Back RX by Vijay Vad M.D.                                                              
   
22) Messages from Water by Masaru Emoto - ISBN# 4-939098-00-1        
23) Healing Moves: Cure, Relieve & Prevent Disease                                               by Carol Krucoff RYT and Michael Krucoff, M.D., an excellent reference for yoga teachers working in a medical setting.  

24) Dynamic Alignment through Imagery by Eric Franklin

                        

 
Please circle the books you will need for the training from the list above.  
   
   
 
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