My favorite books on yoga

I've been studying Yoga for about 40 years now, and have read dozens of books on the subject.  I've even written a couple books myself! I thought I would share wth you some of my favorites--books that I go back to again and again. 

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At the top of the pile is Autobiography of a Yogi, the first book on Yoga that I read back in the late 60's.  It's the incredible story of Paramahansa Yogananda's journey as a Yogi, full of mysteries, magic and fun.  If you've never read anything  about Yoga, this book is where to start. 
The next book I think I read was Swami Satchidananda's Beyond Words.  I had met Les Alexander at a retreat in 1975.  Les and I clicked right away and this is what he was  working on at the time-- compiling and editing the many talks Swamiji had given in the U.S. since arriving  10 years previously.  Les called it "Swami's greatest hits"!

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