Yoga Books

A list of the best yoga books, from beautifully photographed coffee table books to the best nuts and bolts instructions for yoga beginners.

The Science of Yoga takes a look at some of yoga's most often stated claims and evaluates them based on current research.

Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews is a must have for yoga teachers and students alike.

Though Yoga for Dummies doesn't sound like the most promising or enlightened title, Yoga for Dummies by Georg Feuerstein and Larry Payne actually provides good, straightforward information for the yoga beginner.

Yoga teacher Tara Stiles' new book promises to make you slim, calm, and sexy. But can it deliver?

Guruji, A Portrait of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga Guru

Claire Dederer's memoir Poser uses yoga as a springboard to talk about motherhood, marriage, depression, and childhood trauma.

Humor writer Neal Pollack recounts his discovery of yoga and transformation into a yoga dude.

Bobby Clennell is a senior Iyengar yoga teacher and illustrator who brings her talents together in her new children's book Watch Me Do Yoga.

A review of Boomer Yoga by Beryl Bender Birch. Power yoga innovator Beryl Bender Birch provides yoga advice for seniors in Boomer Yoga.

Sri K. Pattabhi Jois' classic guide explains his method.

Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar is a yoga classic. What makes Light in Yoga the go-to yoga reference source?

A review of Light on Life by B.K.S. Iyengar. Published in 2005 by Rodale, Light on Life delivers a wealth of spiritual wisdom that Iyengar has distilled over his lifetime of practicing and teaching yoga.

Review of the book The Yoga Face by Annelise Hagen.

A book review of Hip Tranquil Chick by Kimberly Wilson.

A review of the Yoga Fan by Adrienne Burke, Jill Camera, and Kristin Leal. The Yoga Fan is published by Benefit Health Media.

A review of Cool Yoga Tricks by Miriam Austin.

In The No Om Zone, Kimberly Fowler presents her "no chanting, no granola, no Sanskrit" approach to yoga.