Chanting School – Mantra Study List
Every text studied here, gathered in one place. Each entry opens the full piece — Sanskrit in Devanāgarī, transliteration for the mouth, and a translation…
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The Science of Prāṇāyāma — Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Swami Sivananda Saraswati's systematic manual on prāṇāyāma — the eight traditional kumbhakas (Sūrya Bhedana, Ujjāyī, Sītkārī, Śītalī, …
Shivambu Shastra — The Water of Śiva: An Ancient Practice
Śivāmbu — the water of Śiva — is the traditional name for amaroli, the tantric practice the Ḍāmara Tantra traces to Śiva himself. A window …
Yoga Darśana — Gaṅgānātha Jhā (1907)
Gaṅgānātha Jhā's 1907 English rendering of the Yoga Sūtras with Vyāsa's Bhāṣya — one of the earliest rigorous Sanskrit-to-English translat…
Sri Guru Stotram — Salutations to the Teacher
The fifteen shlokas of the Sri Guru Stotram with IAST transliteration and English translation — for chanting on Guru Purnima and daily practice. Aud…
The Hindu Yogi Science of Breath – Ramamcharaka
An early 20th-century survey of yoga within the Hindu religious and philosophical framework — āsana, prāṇāyāma, mantra, and the classical dar…
Chandas — Basics of Veda Svaras and Vedic Recital
An 18-page introduction to Vedic chandas (metrical feet) and svara (pitch-accent system) — one of the six Vedāṅgas. Covers the major meters (gāy…
The Inner Sky — Steven Forrest
Steven Forrest's foundational text of evolutionary psychological astrology (1984) — the birth chart as a portrait of psychological terrain, not a pr…
The Complete Book of Herbal Teas
A comprehensive handbook on herbal teas for health, pleasure, and daily ritual — organised by both plant and purpose. Situates the practice within t…
Self-Discipline in 10 Days — Theodore Bryant
Theodore Bryant's 153-page practical guide to building self-discipline as a learnable skill — structured in ten daily chapters. A Western psychologi…
Yoga in Daily Life
A systematic approach to bringing yoga practice off the mat and into the rhythms of ordinary days — morning protocols, breath practice integrated wi…
Tibetan Dream Yoga — Milam, Six Yogas of Nāropa
A practitioner's guide to milam — dream yoga as transmitted through the Six Yogas of Nāropa. Covers the preparatory practices (recognition of the d…
The Butter Thief — Kṛṣṇa’s Makhan-Chor Cycle
The makhan-chor cycle — Kṛṣṇa's childhood thefts of butter in Braj — as a sustained text of Vaiṣṇava theology. The butter is śakti in i…
The Heartbeat of the Absolute — Osho on the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad
Osho's discourses on the Īśāvāsya Upaniṣad — eighteen verses that open with the declaration that the entire universe is pervaded by the divine…
Shrimad Bhagavad Gītā — Bilingual Sanskrit and English Edition
A 77-page bilingual edition of the Bhagavad Gītā presenting the complete Sanskrit Devanāgarī text alongside an English translation. All 18 adhyāy…
Guide to Chakra Bīja and Mātr̥kā — The Seed Syllables and the Alphabet Goddesses
A 38-page guide from the Sound Yoga Academy mapping the cakra bīja seed syllables (LAM, VAM, RAM, YAM, HAM, OM) and the mātr̥kā — the fifty Sans…
Yoga Kuṇḍalinī — A Classical Manual
A classical manual on kuṇḍalinī practice — the preparation of body and nervous system (śarīra-śuddhi, nāḍī-śodhana, kriyā sequence), t…
Yantra — Sacred Geometry across Śaiva/Śākta/Vaiṣṇava Traditions
A survey of yantra — the geometric support for meditation, mantra, and śakti — across the three major Hindu tantric currents. Covers the Śrī Ya…
Yoga for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors
A careful, evidence-informed yoga therapy guide for women during and after breast cancer treatment — fatigue management, lymphedema precautions, gen…
Yoga Stretches
A practical guide to yoga-based stretching — distinguishing the held, breath-integrated āsana from the ballistic stretch, addressing the role of th…
Vedic Planner — Science of Light Pañcāṅga 2017
A practical pañcāṅga (Vedic almanac) covering the 2017 solar year, calculated for Sacramento CA by Science of Light. Includes retrograde cycles, n…