Recommended Reading

There are so many books to recommend, but we had to make a choice. Here is the ShivaShakti selection for you mental stimulation & yogic health. Charlotte has also released her own book.

For the 200 Hours

You should you need to read and review 5 of these books (2 from the theory section, 1-2 from the Spiritual section & 1-2 from the Physical, Yin or Vinyasa). This constitutes part of the final exam.

For the 300 Hours

You should you need to read and review 8 of these books (3 from the theory section, 2 from the Spiritual section & 3 from the Physical, Yin or Vinyasa). This constitutes part of the final exam.

We advise you to read the books highlighted gold with a * before the training course begins if possible. You can of course read as many books as like not all titles are available in both languages.

THEORY

THE SUTRAS DE PATANJALI – Swami Durgananda*

LIGHT ON LIFE or LIGHT ON YOGA, BKS Iyengar

THE HEART OF YOGA, Desikachar
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YOGA THE SPIRIT and PRACTICE OF MOVING INTO STILLNESS, Eric Schiffmann

YOGA OF THE HEART, Mark Whitwell

KUNDALINI TANTRA, Swami Satyananda Saraswati*

GHERANDA SAMHITA – TRAITÉ CLASSIQUE DE HATHA YOGA

HATHA YOGA PRADIPIKA – Un Traité de Hatha Yoga, Swami Satyananda Saraswati.

SPIRITUAL

ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT, Caroline Myss

THE FOUR DESIRES, Rod Stryker

SACRED CONTRACTS, Caroline Myss

TENDING THE HEART FIRE, Shiva Rea

A PATH WITH HEART, Jack Kornfield

REALITY OF BEING, Jeanne de Salzmann

POWER OF NOW and STILLNESS SPEAKS,
Eckhart Tolle

THE TREE OF YOGA, BKS Iyengar

THE SECRET POWER OF YOGA – A Woman’s Guide to the Heart and Spirit of the Yoga
Sutras, Nischala Joy Devi

WHEN THINGS FALL APART, Pema Chodron

ADDITIONAL TEXTS 

BENEDICTUS, John O’Donohue

THE FOUR ELEMENTS – Reflections on Nature, John O’Donohue

RISE SISTER RISE, Rebecca Campbell

THE UNIVERSE HAS YOUR BACK, Gabriella Bernstein

PRAYERS FOR HONOURING VOICE, Pixie Lighthorse

PRACTICE YOU A Journal, Elena Brower

365 YOGA, Susanna Harwood Rubin

SOI QUI TU ES ET CHANGE LE MONDE, Dr Dain Heer

PILLARS OF FEMININITY & PILIERS DE LA FEMME

FEMMES QUI COURENT AVEC LES LOUPS/WOMEN WHO RUN WITH WOLVES, Clarissa Pinkola

POUR S’ÉPANOUIR AU RYTHME DES SAISONS, Marianne Grasselli Meier

POUR SE RECONNECTER À LA FEMME SOURCE, Eve Fouquet

POUR S’ÉVEILLER AU FÉMININ SAUVAGE, Catherine Maillard et Isbelle Geaudré

AWAKENING SHAKTI, Sally Kempton

LES SECRETS DU CYCLE FÉMININ, Joanna Dermi et Serena Zigrino