200-hr Reading List

Required Books for the 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Courses

Books – There are 3 required books for the 200-hr level program:

  1. SYI Yoga Teacher Training Manual: Purchase online ahead of time and we will have it for you at the start of the course
    Please purchase at SchoolYogaInstitute.com
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  2. Yoga Sutras by Dennis Hill: Purchase on Amazon.com and bring it with you. Or you can purchase ahead of time and we can have it ready for you when you arrive. Buy Online
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  3. Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff & Amy Matthews
    Purchase on Amazon.com and bring it with you. Or you can purchase it at the Guatemala location.

Recommended Books for the 200hr Training (Not required, but interesting books)

  • The Sivananda Companion of Yoga by Sivananda Yoga Center, A Fireside Book published by Simom & Schuster
  • Ashtanga Yoga the Practice Manual by David Swenson
  • Power of Now by Echart Tolle
  • Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing by Dr. Vasant Lad

Other Books (Not required, but interesting books)

  • Shankara’s Crest-Jewel of Discrimination translater by Swami Prabhavanda and Christopher Isherwood
  • Tantric – the Way of Acceptance by Osho or Tantric Yoga by Douglas Brook
  • Bhagavadgita by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
  • Upanishad by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester
  • Serpent of Light Beyond 2012 by Drunvalo Melchizedek, or Mayan Prophecy 2012
  • Ayurveda: A Practitioner Guide, Science of Self Healing by Vasand Lad
  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  • The Peaceful Warrior
  • The Four Insights – Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earth Keepers by Alberto Villoldo