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Yoga Girl
by Rachel Brathen • 2014
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
4.19
4k+
Yoga Girl Summary
Yoga Girl 95%
The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.
by Rachel Brathen 2014
4.19
4k+ ratings
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope • 1999
Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.
4.13
3k+
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Summary
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self 94%
Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.
by Stephen Cope 1999
4.13
3k+ ratings
Journey Into Power
by Baron Baptiste • 1902
Target the mental blocks, not just muscles: a yoga practice that reshapes body and mind.
4.05
2k+
Journey Into Power Summary
Journey Into Power 94%
Target the mental blocks, not just muscles: a yoga practice that reshapes body and mind.
by Baron Baptiste 1902
4.05
2k+ ratings
Finding My Balance
by Mariel Hemingway • 2003
Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.
3.50
204
Finding My Balance Summary
Finding My Balance 94%
Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.
by Mariel Hemingway 2003
3.50
204 ratings
Yoga Bitch
by Suzanne Morrison • 2011
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
3.67
4k+
Yoga Bitch Summary
Yoga Bitch 93%
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
by Suzanne Morrison 2011
3.67
4k+ ratings
The Science of Yoga
by William J. Broad • 2012
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
3.74
3k+
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga 93%
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
by William J. Broad 2012
3.74
3k+ ratings
Sorcerer's Apprentice
by Amy Wallace • 2003
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
3.95
556
Sorcerer's Apprentice Summary
Sorcerer's Apprentice 93%
Drawn into Carlos Castaneda's magical inner circle, she found a cult masquerading as enlightenment.
by Amy Wallace 2003
3.95
556 ratings
Teach Us to Sit Still
by Tim Parks • 2010
A novelist's chronic pain baffled doctors. Sitting still and facing his own mind finally healed him.
3.65
2k+
Teach Us to Sit Still Summary
Teach Us to Sit Still 93%
A novelist's chronic pain baffled doctors. Sitting still and facing his own mind finally healed him.
by Tim Parks 2010
3.65
2k+ ratings
Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2015
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
4.44
750
Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Body the Greatest Gadget 93%
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
by Sadhguru 2015
4.44
750 ratings
Hatha Yoga
by Sivananda Radha • 1987
The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.
4.31
102
Hatha Yoga Summary
Hatha Yoga 93%
The mat is a mirror. What the symbols in yoga poses reveal about your inner life.
by Sivananda Radha 1987
4.31
102 ratings
Sadhguru
by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
4.45
1k+
Sadhguru Summary
Sadhguru 92%
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010
4.45
1k+ ratings
Yoga Body
by Mark Singleton • 2010
Modern yoga is barely a century old, pieced together from gymnastics and Indian nationalism.
3.88
656
Yoga Body Summary
Yoga Body 92%
Modern yoga is barely a century old, pieced together from gymnastics and Indian nationalism.
by Mark Singleton 2010
3.88
656 ratings
Running with the Mind of Meditation
by Sakyong Mipham • 2012
Turn your run into a meditation: training mind and body in the same stride.
3.85
3k+
Running with the Mind of Meditation Summary
Running with the Mind of Meditation 92%
Turn your run into a meditation: training mind and body in the same stride.
by Sakyong Mipham 2012
3.85
3k+ ratings
A Life Worth Breathing
by Max Strom • 2010
Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.
4.27
1k+
A Life Worth Breathing Summary
A Life Worth Breathing 92%
Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.
by Max Strom 2010
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Eight Limbs of Yoga
by Stuart Ray Sarbacker • 2015
A handbook that restores the eight limbs to their purpose: living yoga, not just performing it.
4.19
554
The Eight Limbs of Yoga Summary
The Eight Limbs of Yoga 92%
A handbook that restores the eight limbs to their purpose: living yoga, not just performing it.
by Stuart Ray Sarbacker 2015
4.19
554 ratings
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
by Rajmani Tigunait • 2014
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
4.46
171
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Summary
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra 92%
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
by Rajmani Tigunait 2014
4.46
171 ratings
The Yamas & Niyamas
by Deborah Adele • 2009
Ten ancient principles for peace of mind that outwork any yoga pose.
4.51
8k+
The Yamas & Niyamas Summary
The Yamas & Niyamas 92%
Ten ancient principles for peace of mind that outwork any yoga pose.
by Deborah Adele 2009
4.51
8k+ ratings
The Secret Power of Yoga
by Nischala Joy Devi • 2007
A woman's Yoga Sutras: eight limbs walked with devotion over discipline, love over renunciation.
4.09
1k+
The Secret Power of Yoga Summary
The Secret Power of Yoga 92%
A woman's Yoga Sutras: eight limbs walked with devotion over discipline, love over renunciation.
by Nischala Joy Devi 2007
4.09
1k+ ratings
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga
by David Emerson • 2011
Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.
4.26
1k+
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga Summary
Overcoming Trauma through Yoga 92%
Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.
by David Emerson 2011
4.26
1k+ ratings
El corazón del Yoga
by T.K.V. Desikachar • 1995
Yoga beyond exercise: build a personal practice of asana, breath, meditation, and philosophy.
4.34
6k+
El corazón del Yoga Summary
El corazón del Yoga 92%
Yoga beyond exercise: build a personal practice of asana, breath, meditation, and philosophy.
by T.K.V. Desikachar 1995
4.34
6k+ ratings
Pause, Rest, Be
by Octavia F Raheem • 2022
Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.
4.37
458
Pause, Rest, Be Summary
Pause, Rest, Be 92%
Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.
by Octavia F Raheem 2022
4.37
458 ratings
Stumbling Into Infinity
by Michael Fischman • 2009
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
4.46
482
Stumbling Into Infinity Summary
Stumbling Into Infinity 92%
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
by Michael Fischman 2009
4.46
482 ratings
Yoga for Emotional Trauma
by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
3.93
174
Yoga for Emotional Trauma Summary
Yoga for Emotional Trauma 92%
When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.
by Mary Nurriestearns 2013
3.93
174 ratings
Yin Yoga
by Paul Grilley • 2002
You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.
4.18
1k+
Yin Yoga Summary
Yin Yoga 92%
You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.
by Paul Grilley 2002
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga
by Deepak Chopra • 2004
Seven daily principles that turn yoga from stretching into a life aligned with the universe.
4.08
2k+
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga 92%
Seven daily principles that turn yoga from stretching into a life aligned with the universe.
by Deepak Chopra 2004
4.08
2k+ ratings
A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga
by Vimala McClure • 2012
A woman's Tantra: the chakras, breathwork, and daily ethics most yoga classes leave out.
4.05
19
A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga Summary
A Woman's Guide to Tantra Yoga 92%
A woman's Tantra: the chakras, breathwork, and daily ethics most yoga classes leave out.
by Vimala McClure 2012
4.05
19 ratings
The Subtle Body
by Stefanie Syman • 2010
Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.
3.26
263
The Subtle Body Summary
The Subtle Body 92%
Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.
by Stefanie Syman 2010
3.26
263 ratings
Dark Squares
by Danny Rensch • 2025
How a cult survivor built Chess.com, then faced the scandal that almost destroyed it.
4.37
716
Dark Squares Summary
Dark Squares 92%
How a cult survivor built Chess.com, then faced the scandal that almost destroyed it.
by Danny Rensch 2025
4.37
716 ratings
Meditations from the Mat
by Rolf Gates • 2002
Yoga's full architecture goes far beyond the mat: a day-by-day guide to living the whole practice.
4.35
3k+
Meditations from the Mat Summary
Meditations from the Mat 92%
Yoga's full architecture goes far beyond the mat: a day-by-day guide to living the whole practice.
by Rolf Gates 2002
4.35
3k+ ratings
Relax and Renew
by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1995
Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.
4.33
986
Relax and Renew Summary
Relax and Renew 92%
Supported yoga poses that re-teach the body to relax, even after years of stress and sleeplessness.
by Judith Hanson Lasater 1995
4.33
986 ratings
Kriya Yoga
by Nayaswami Devarshi • 2023
A spine-based yoga that transmutes emotion into spiritual fuel, and the commitment that unlocks it.
4.42
19
Kriya Yoga Summary
Kriya Yoga 92%
A spine-based yoga that transmutes emotion into spiritual fuel, and the commitment that unlocks it.
by Nayaswami Devarshi 2023
4.42
19 ratings
A Search In Secret India
by Paul Brunton • 1934
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
4.28
2k+
A Search In Secret India Summary
A Search In Secret India 92%
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
by Paul Brunton 1934
4.28
2k+ ratings
Pretty Happy
by Kate Hudson • 2016
Most diets tell you what to eat. This one teaches you to hear what your body wants instead.
3.52
4k+
Pretty Happy Summary
Pretty Happy 92%
Most diets tell you what to eat. This one teaches you to hear what your body wants instead.
by Kate Hudson 2016
3.52
4k+ ratings
Living Your Yoga
by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1999
Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.
4.24
3k+
Living Your Yoga Summary
Living Your Yoga 92%
Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.
by Judith Hanson Lasater 1999
4.24
3k+ ratings
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2013
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
4.30
4k+
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget 92%
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
by Sadhguru 2013
4.30
4k+ ratings
The Way of The Iceman
by Wim Hof • 2015
Ice baths and breathwork: the protocol science now confirms can suppress inflammation on command.
3.71
3k+
The Way of The Iceman Summary
The Way of The Iceman 92%
Ice baths and breathwork: the protocol science now confirms can suppress inflammation on command.
by Wim Hof 2015
3.71
3k+ ratings
Yoga
by Erich Schiffmann • 1996
The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.
4.29
2k+
Yoga Summary
Yoga 92%
The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.
by Erich Schiffmann 1996
4.29
2k+ ratings
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty • 2016
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
4.23
28k+
Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop 92%
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
by James R. Doty 2016
4.23
28k+ ratings
Kundalini
by Gopi Krishna • 1967
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
4.03
601
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini 92%
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
by Gopi Krishna 1967
4.03
601 ratings
The Surrender Experiment
by Michael A. Singer • 2015
Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.
4.08
21k+
The Surrender Experiment Summary
The Surrender Experiment 92%
Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.
by Michael A. Singer 2015
4.08
21k+ ratings
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga
by Stephen Sturgess • 2015
Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.
4.08
13
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga Summary
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga 92%
Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.
by Stephen Sturgess 2015
4.08
13 ratings
Meditation
by Osho • 1992
Sitting still can drive you crazy. One master's argument for dancing your way to silence.
4.11
245
Meditation Summary
Meditation 92%
Sitting still can drive you crazy. One master's argument for dancing your way to silence.
by Osho 1992
4.11
245 ratings
Combatting Cult Mind Control
by Steven Hassan • 1988
Cults prey on the capable, not the weak. A former member's method for getting someone out.
4.42
2k+
Combatting Cult Mind Control Summary
Combatting Cult Mind Control 92%
Cults prey on the capable, not the weak. A former member's method for getting someone out.
by Steven Hassan 1988
4.42
2k+ ratings
A Piece of Blue Sky
by Jon Atack • 1990
L. Ron Hubbard was no war hero, no mystic, no genius. Those fabrications built a global church.
3.99
524
A Piece of Blue Sky Summary
A Piece of Blue Sky 92%
L. Ron Hubbard was no war hero, no mystic, no genius. Those fabrications built a global church.
by Jon Atack 1990
3.99
524 ratings
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
by Vinnie Tortorich • 2013
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
3.90
2k+
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL Summary
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL 92%
A veteran trainer's blunt rule for clients who've tried everything: no sugar, no grains.
by Vinnie Tortorich 2013
3.90
2k+ ratings
Living with the Monks
by Jesse Itzler • 2018
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
3.84
3k+
Living with the Monks Summary
Living with the Monks 92%
Fifteen days with monks, no phone: the small rituals that delivered more happiness than any deal.
by Jesse Itzler 2018
3.84
3k+ ratings
Living with the Himalayan Masters
by Swami Rama • 1899
A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.
4.19
5k+
Living with the Himalayan Masters Summary
Living with the Himalayan Masters 92%
A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.
by Swami Rama 1899
4.19
5k+ ratings
Freedom of Mind
by Steven Hassan • 2012
The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.
4.20
328
Freedom of Mind Summary
Freedom of Mind 92%
The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.
by Steven Hassan 2012
4.20
328 ratings
The New Path
by Kriyananda • 2009
An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.
4.51
116
The New Path Summary
The New Path 92%
An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.
by Kriyananda 2009
4.51
116 ratings
Girl at the End of the World
by Elizabeth Esther • 2014
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
4.02
2k+
Girl at the End of the World Summary
Girl at the End of the World 92%
Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.
by Elizabeth Esther 2014
4.02
2k+ ratings
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