Sources listed in this section are categorized by their format. Each category contains different levels of sources to guide the user to practice yoga or help the user know more about yoga practice or therapy.
It should be noted that each individual’s body and learning style is different. Should the users find any of the sources not appropriate for them, they are encouraged to try other materials available in UNC libraries.
Part I Books | Part II E-books | Part III DVD & CD | Part IV Popular Magazines
As of 2008, books listed below are both electronically available via UNC Libraries. To avoid potential broken links, URLs are not listed here. Users are suggested to search them by title using UNC libraries E-book catalog.
1. Budilovsky, Joan, Eve Adamson, and Inc NetLibrary. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga. New York: Alpha Bks., 1998.
What's inside: cartoon-illustrated explanations on yoga's effects on body flexibility, relaxation, and self-satisfaction; detalied instructions on postures to build strength and to relax
Audience: beginner and above
2. Takoma, Geo, Eve Adamson, and Inc NetLibrary. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Power Yoga. Indianapolis, Ind.: Macmillan USA, 1999.
What's inside: introduction of the principles and development of a more dynamic form of yoga—power yoga; detailed instructions on the practice of power yoga
Audience: intermediate to advance practitioner