Required Reading Lists for All SCHYS Programs
SCHYS has an extensive and required Reading List for all Programs. SCHYS strives to keep the books and resources listed up-to-date with the latest books available. Enrolled students will find the latest reading list on the Schoology website for their Program.
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200-Hour and Step 1 Required Reading List
| Author |
Text |
| Buck, William |
The Ramayana or other translation |
| Desikachar, TKV |
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice |
| Desikachar, TKV |
Health, Healing, & Beyond: Yoga & The Living Tradition of Krishnamacharya |
| Desikachar, TKV |
The Yoga of the Yogi: The Legacy of Krishnamacharya |
| Gormly, JJ & Scottie Bruch |
Asana Reference Manual |
| Gormley, JJ & Laura Vanderberg |
Holistic Healing with Yoga Therapy |
| Gormley, JJ |
Gentle Yoga for Everybody DVD or Yoga for Every Body DVD |
| Judith, Anodea |
Eastern Body, Western Mind |
| Kaminoff, Leslie & Amy Matthews |
Yoga Anatomy |
| Kapit, Wynn and Lawrence M. Elson |
The Anatomy Coloring Book, or other anatomy text such as: Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel |
| McCann, Stephanie & Eric Wise |
Kaplan Medical Anatomy Coloring Book (Anatomy Text) or other anatomy text |
| Pond, David |
Chakras for Beginners |
| Satchidananda, Swami |
The Living [Bhagavad] Gita or other translation |
| Satchidananda, Swami |
The Yoga Sutras or other translation |
| SCHYS |
Step 1 Study Guide & Workbook |
| Tiwari, Maya |
A Life of Balance, The Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition and Body Types |
We encourage students to read The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikachar first. After that, the books may be read in any order.
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Step 2 Required Reading List
These are in addition to the books required for the 200-Hour and Step 1 training programs.
| Author |
Text |
| Desikachar, TKV |
Nathamuni’s Yoga Rahasya |
| Desikachar, TKV |
The Yoga Taravali |
| Desikachar, TKV |
Yoga Yajnavalkya |
| Easwaren, Eknath |
The Upanishads or other translation |
| Eden, Donna |
Energy Medicine |
| Franklin, Carol |
Mental Health: Personalities: Personality Disorders, Mental Disorders & Psychotic Disorders |
| IAYT |
Membership to IAYT |
| Lad, Vasant |
Ayurveda: A Complete Guide to Clinical Assessment |
| Lad, Vasant |
Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Healing |
| Mohan, A.G. and Ganesh Mohan |
Krishnamacharya: His Life and Teachings |
| Moors, Franz |
Liberating Isolation (Yoga Sutras) or other translation |
| Satyeswarananda, Swami (Giri Babaji) |
Mahabharata or other translation |
| SCHYS |
Step 2 Study Guide & Workbook |
| Svaboda, Robert |
Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution |
| Tigunait, Pandit Rajmani |
Seven Systems of Indian Philosophy |
| Vaughn, Phillip |
Anatomy & Physiology Made Easy |
| Yarema, Thomas |
Eat, Taste, Heal |
| Yogananda, Paramahansa |
Autobiography of a Yogi |
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Step 3 Required Reading List
These are in addition to the books required for the 200-Hour, Step 1, and Step 2 training programs.
| Author |
Text |
| Brown, R., P. Gerbarg, & P. Muskin |
How to Use Herbs, Nutrients & Yoga in Mental Health Care |
| Bryant, Edwin |
The Yoga Sutras or other translation |
| Chiplunkar, Suman |
Mudras & Health Perspectives: An Indian Approach (or other mudra book) |
| Desikachar, TKV |
The Yoga of Healing |
| Hall, Anthony Grim |
Krishnamacharya’s ‘Original’ Ashtanga Yoga |
| Houston,Vyaas |
The Yoga Sutras* Workbook |
| Khalsa, Sat Bir, Lorenzo Cohen, Timothy McCall, and Shirley Telles |
The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care
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| Kraftsow, Gary |
Yoga for Wellness |
| Kraftsow, Gary |
Yoga for Transformation |
| Lad, Vasant |
Marma Points of Ayurveda |
| Lad, Vasant |
Secrets of the Pulse |
| Levine, Peter |
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma |
| Regan, Eva |
Medical Terminology Made Easy |
| Sargeant, Winthrop |
The Bhagavad Gita or other translation |
| SCHYS |
Step 3 Study Guide & Workbook |
| Sjoman, N.E. |
The Yoga of the Mysore Palace |
| Whitwell, Mark |
Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate Connection |
| Van der Kolk, Bessel |
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma |
Expected cost of required books and materials can range from $200-$300 per Program.
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