• Required Reading List
• Prerequisites
• Application Form for Yoga Teacher Trainees
• Spiritual Life Society
  Ethical Guidelines
  for Yoga Teachers
  
  
• YogaAlliance sheet on "Choosing a Yoga Training School"
• YogaAlliance sheet on "Choosing a Yoga Teacher"
• YogaAlliance's Code of Conduct for RYTs
• YogaAlliance standards for Continueing Education

Required Reading (13 books):

• HATHA YOGA (any TWO of the following): Light on Yoga by B.K.S Iyengar; Yogasana by Yogiraj Behramji; Yoga: Mastering the Basics by Sandra Anderson and Rolf Sovik, Psy.D.; Hatha Yoga Manuals I and II by Samskriti and Veda
• MEDITATION (any TWO of the following): Yoga Psychology: A Practical Guide to Meditation by Swami Ajaya; Mantra & Meditation: Superconscious Meditation by Pandit Usharbudh Arya; Power of Mantra and Mystery of Initiation by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D.; How to Meditate Using Chakras, Mantras, and Breath by Dennis Chernin, M.D., M.P.H.; The Quiet Mind by Edited by John Harvey, Ph.D.; Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
• RAJA/ASHTANGA YOGA (any TWO of the following): The Royal Path: Practical Lessons on Yoga by Swami Rama; Raja-Yoga by Swami Vivekananda; Raja Yoga by Yogi Ramacharaka; Ashtanga Yoga Primer by Baba Hari Dass, et al;
• YOGA SUTRAS (any ONE of the following): as How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda & Christopher Isherwood; The Science of Yoga by I.K. Taimini; The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali : Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda; Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by B. K. S. Iyengar; The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali : A New Translation and Commentary by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
• LIFESTYLE (any TWO of the following): Diet and Nutrition: A Holistic Approach by Rudolph Ballantine, M.D.; Transition to Vegetarianism: An Evolutionary Step by Rudolph Ballentine, M.D.; Freedom From Stress: A Holistic Approach by Phil Nuernberger
• OTHER REQUIRED BOOKS (ALL of the following): Small Change by Susan & Larry Terkel; Science of Breath by Rudolph Ballantine, Alan Hymes, Swami Rama; Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners by H. David Coulter; YOGA AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Evolution of Consciousness by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballantine, Swami Ajaya

Elective/Suggested Reading:

• Any books by T.K.V. Desikachar; Paramahansa Yogananda; B.K.S. Iyengar; Swami Rama or other Himalayan Institute authors; Baba Hari-Dass; Swami Vivekananda; Sri Aurobindo; Roy Eugene Davis; Ram Dass; Lilias Folan; Swami Vishnudevananda; Swami Satchidananda; J. Krishnamurti
• Any books on: Yoga Philosophy or Yoga Psycholgy; Astanga/Raja Yoga; Hatha Yoga; Pranayama; Yamas & Niyamas; Meditation; Chakras; Anatomy; The Bhagavad Gita
• Choosing a Path by Swami Rama
• God by Pandit Usharbudh Arya, D.Litt.
• Freedom From Fear by Swami Rama
• Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita Swami Rama
• Touched by Fire by by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D.
• Seven Systems of Indian Philosophy by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D.
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
• Beyond Words by Swami Satchidananda, Lester Alexander (Editor), Peter Max (Illustrator)
• Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Vishnudevananda or translations by others
• Vivekananda: The Yogas and Other Works by Swami Vivekananda, Swami Nikhilananda(Editor)
• Be Here Now by Lama Foundation Editor, Ram Dass
• The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar
• Integral Yoga Hatha by Swami Satchidananda
• Silence Speaks: from the Chalkboard of Baba Hari Dass by Baba Hari-Dass
• Swami by Doug Boyd
• Yoga, Youth, & Reincarnation by Jess Stearn
• Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times by Judith Lasater Ph.D., P.T., et al
• Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by Judith Lasater Ph.D. P.T., et al
• The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness by Pema Chodron
• The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh, Mobi Ho(Translator)
• A Gradual Awakening by Stephen Levine
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Trudy Dixon(Editor)
• How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery by Lawrence Leshan
• The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation by Joseph Goldstein
• Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook by Ram Dass
• The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Vishnudevananda, et al
• The Sivananda Companion to Yoga : A Complete Guide to the Physical Postures, Breathing Exercises, Diet, Relaxation, and Meditation Techniques of Yoga by Swami Vishnu-Devananda
• The American Yoga Association Beginner's Manual by Alice Christensen.
• The American Yoga Association's Easy Does It Yoga: The Safe and Gentle Way to Health and Well-Being by Alice Christensen.
• Yoga for Wellness: Healing with the Timeless Teachings of Viniyoga by Gary Kraftsow
• Richard Hittleman's Yoga: 28 Day Exercise Plan by Richard Hittleman
• Yoga For Dummies by Georg Feuerstein, et al
• Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness by Donna Farhi
• The Runner's Yoga Book: A Balanced Approach to Fitness by Jean Couch
• Joints & Glands Exercises: As Taught by Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas by Rudolph M. Ballentine
• The Anatomy Coloring Book Second Edition by Wynn Kapit, Lawrence M. Elson(Contributor)
• Human Anatomy Coloring Book by Margaret Matt
• START EXPLORING(tm) Gray's Anatomy - A Fact-Filled Coloring Book by Fred Stark