Books about Yoga

The Woman’s Book of Health and Yoga   by Linda Sparrowe and Patricia Walden

An excellent book, yoga sequences for women at different stages of life – pregnancy, postpartum, menopause

Yoga:  A Gem for Women   by Geeta Iyengar

For the serious yoga student

Hidden Language Hatha Yoga   by Swami Sivananda Radha

An approach to deepening your experience of the asanas

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga   by David coulter

For the left side of the brain.  Detailed and fascinating

Awakening the Spine   by Vanda Scarevelli

For the right side of your brain…a poetic approach to yoga

Yoga the Iyengar Way   by Siva, Mira and Shyam Mehta

Good pictures, clear explanations of asanas

30 essential Yoga Poses   by Judith Lasater

Relax and Renew:  Restful Yoga for stressful times   by Judith Lasater

A must-have book for new mothers.   Restorative yoga.

Preparing for birth with Prenatal Yoga   by Janet Balaskis

A prenatal yoga essential

Yoga for Pregnancy   by Judith Lasater

Short book and simple routines

Yoga for Pregnancy   by Sandra Jordon

Routines by trimester, most are appropiate

The Breathing Book  by Donna Farhi

A restorative yoga essential

Yoga, Movement Development, and Children:

A Child’s Garden of Yoga    by Baba Hari Dass

For when your baby is a little older, and wants to do his or her own yoga

Amazing Baby:  Essential Movement for Your Baby in the First year   by Beverly Stokes

Mother/Infant Yoga essential

Yogababy   by DeAnsin Goodson parker

A method for working the Chakra system in your baby’s first year

Wisdom of the Body Moving   by Linda Hartley

Good if you love information on infant development

Baby Yoga   by Francoise Barbara Freedman

Good basic baby yoga information

Books on Health and Wellness

Natural Healing for Babies and Children   by Avia Jill Rohman

A wide range of well-researched home remedies for children’s illnesses

Women’s Bodies Women’s Wisdom   by Christine Northup

All about women’s health

Ayurveda:  A life of Balance   by Maya Tiwari

Both a cookbook and a good introduction to Ayurveda

Chinese Pediatric Massage Therapy   by Fan Ya li

Infant massage protocols for many common illnesses (colic, flu, bellyaches, etc)

The Female Pelvis: Anatomy and Exercises    by Blandine Calais-Germaine

Wonderful information and pelvic floor muscle exercises for pre/postnatal

The complete book of pregnancy and childbirth   by Sheila Kitzinger

The Birth Partner   by Penny Simkin

About helping a woman through childbirth

Ina May’s guide to childbirth    by Ina May Gaskin

Yoga Books for children:

YogaKids:  Educating the whole child through yoga  by Marsha Wenig

Yoga For Children by Mary Stewart

Yoga Pretzels (yoga cards for kids)--fun

Children's Book of Yoga:  Games & Exercises Mimic plants and Animals and objects--Thia Luby

Baby Om

Buddha Baby

Fly like a Butterfly, Yoga for Children, Shakta Kaur Khlasa

Like a Fish in Water, Isabelle Koch

Playful Family Yoga,  Teressa Asencia

Babar's Yoga for Elephants, Laurent de Brunhoff

Twist:  Yoga Poems by Janet S. Wong

Storytime Yoga:  Teaching Yoga to Children through Story   by Sydney Solis

Little Yoga:  A Toddler's first book of yoga by Rebecca Whitford