Books – Yasodhara Ashram https://www.yasodhara.org Yoga Retreat and Study Center Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.yasodhara.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-icon-1-32x32.png Books – Yasodhara Ashram https://www.yasodhara.org 32 32 Echoes from an Inner Shore https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/echoes-from-an-inner-shore/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:40:56 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=552505 The Scientist and the Yogini by Thomas A. Weaver (Prakasha) What happens when a young scientist meets a fearless yogini? In 1984, Tom Weaver was an ambitious physicist working on high-stakes laser technology at the height of the Cold War. Recently divorced and raising a young son, he was professionally successful, yet longed for deeper meaning. He turned to yoga and soon encountered Swami Sivananda Radha, a teacher who would unsettle his certainty in ways no experiment ever had. This meeting marks the beginning of a new kind of exploration for Weaver, as he uncovers an unexpected resonance between the questions of physics and the wisdom of mystical yogic traditions. In this candid memoir, he reflects on his time with Swami Radha and his efforts to balance parenting and relationships with scientific work and spiritual practice. He sets out believing science could explain everything. As his inquiry unfolds, he discovers that deep mysteries remain – and finds himself more than satisfied with what echoes back from them. Published:  2026]]> The Scientist and the Yogini by Thomas A. Weaver (Prakasha) What happens when a young scientist meets a fearless yogini? In 1984, Tom Weaver was an ambitious physicist working on high-stakes laser technology at the height of the Cold War. Recently divorced and raising a young son, he was professionally successful, yet longed for deeper meaning. He turned to yoga and soon encountered Swami Sivananda Radha, a teacher who would unsettle his certainty in ways no experiment ever had. This meeting marks the beginning of a new kind of exploration for Weaver, as he uncovers an unexpected resonance between the questions of physics and the wisdom of mystical yogic traditions. In this candid memoir, he reflects on his time with Swami Radha and his efforts to balance parenting and relationships with scientific work and spiritual practice. He sets out believing science could explain everything. As his inquiry unfolds, he discovers that deep mysteries remain – and finds himself more than satisfied with what echoes back from them. Published:  2026]]> Yoga: A Path To Awareness https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/yoga-a-path-to-awareness/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:59 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416275 Collected Essays By Swami Sivananda Radha What does is mean to walk the path of yoga? How do we gain self-awareness? What is liberation? These are a few of the essential questions Swami Sivananda Radha explores in Yoga: A Path to Awareness.
]]> What does is mean to walk the path of yoga? How do we gain self-awareness? What is liberation? These are a few of the essential questions Swami Sivananda Radha explores in Yoga: A Path to Awareness.

This collection, gathered from her published articles and archives, tells the larger story of how yoga can be a life-long journey. Swami Radha returns to the core themes that formed her body of teachings: what enlightenment really looks like; the character building foundation of Kundalini Yoga; the mysteries of mind and consciousness; and the importance of self-knowledge. As always she is an inspirational guide, encouraging us to think deeply about how we live our lives, to keep asking questions and finding our own answers.

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Paperback: 123 pages
Published: August 2016
ISBN-10: 1-932018-60-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-932018-60-8

Printed in Canada

]]> Yasodhara Ashram Temple Songbook https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/yasodhara-ashram-temple-songbook/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:59 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416274 The Yasodhara Ashram Temple Songbook contains the words (and translations in some cases) for mantras, bhajans and devotional songs chanted and sung at the Ashram. It also includes prayers and an overview of the Satsang ceremony.

This book is printed on 100% post consumer waste recycled paper at a carbon neutral facility in British Columbia, Canada

]]> The Rose Ceremony https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/the-rose-ceremony/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:36 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416227 By Swami Sivananda Radha Honor the essence of divinity within yourself as you celebrate the ritual of the Rose Ceremony. Using the rose as a symbol for Divine Love, this touching ceremony will open your heart.]]> Honor the essence of divinity within yourself as you celebrate the ritual of the Rose Ceremony. Using the rose as a symbol for Divine Love, this touching ceremony will open your heart.

Paperback: 83 pages
Published: June 2004
ISBN-10: 1932918622
ISBN-13: 9781932918622

Printed in Canada on acid-free paper

]]> The Devi of Speech: The Goddess in Kundalini Yoga https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/the-devi-of-speech-the-goddess-in-kundalini-yoga/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:36 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416226 By Swami Sivananda Radha The Devi of Speech collects Swami Sivananda Radha's teachings on the Divine Feminine in Kundalini Yoga. Every word and sound has power. In yoga, the holy trinity is body, mind and speech. This power, the devi of speech, is present in each chakra and is an integral part in the process of developing awareness and devotion.]]> The Devi of Speech collects Swami Sivananda Radha’s teachings on the Divine Feminine in Kundalini Yoga.

Every word and sound has power. In yoga, the holy trinity is body, mind and speech. This power, the devi of speech, is present in each chakra and is an integral part in the process of developing awareness and devotion.

Paperback: 117 pages
Published: July 2005
ISBN-10: 1932018069
ISBN-13: 978-1932018066

Printed in Canada on 80% recycled, 20% post consumer waste paper that is chlorine and acid free

]]> The Yoga of Healing https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/the-yoga-of-healing/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:36 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416225 By Swami Sivananda Radha The Yoga of Healing delves into yoga's potential to heal the sources of disharmony that cause illness and pain. Here, Swami Radha explores questions such as, What is it that heals? How do we begin to heal ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally? How can the Light of Understanding help us? How do we nurture compassion for ourselves and others?]]> The latest book in the Timeless small book series contains gems of inspirational, challenging and practical wisdom on healing.

The Yoga of Healing delves into yoga’s potential to heal the sources of disharmony that cause illness and pain.

Here, Swami Radha explores questions such as, What is it that heals? How do we begin to heal ourselves physically, mentally and emotionally? How can the Light of Understanding help us? How do we nurture compassion for ourselves and others?

Collected here are excerpts on healing from Kundalini Yoga for the West, Mantras: Words of Power and The Divine Light Invocation, along with previously unpublished talks from Swami Radha on healing, meditations and exercises to access the healing power within.

Excerpt from The Yoga of Healing

Observing the Self

What is it that heals? Is healing a power of the mind? Or of the heart? Or is healing by Divine grace? There is no simple and direct answer. Illness is an interplay of forces. When healing is needed, it is because there is some sort of disorder in the physical body. The cause of the disorder can be of a variety of natures that we have to clearly investigate. The disorder may be a karmic condition. Or perhaps there are psychological difficulties that cause reflections or disorders in the body, which in time and under certain pressure can become real organic troubles. Sometimes we may make ourselves sick through wrong action or wrong food. Sometimes we simply neglect our bodies.

Remember that pain or illness is not a punishment. That is an over-simplification of our understanding of karma. Healing is a learning process. Sometimes it is an opportunity. You may have to begin with the Light of Understanding of the purpose of your life, of your present condition. Can you let that Light spread into other areas? Can you recognize the Light of compassion, or love? Ask yourself, What do I need to learn from my physical condition? What is the energy that created me in the first place? Where does life come from? Who am I?

Paperback: 117 pages
Published: March 2007
ISBN-10: 1932018174
ISBN-13: 978-1932018172

Printed in Canada on 100% post consumer waste recycled paper that is chlorine and acid free

]]> When You First Called Me Radha: Poems https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/when-you-first-called-me-radha-poems/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:35 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416217 By Swami Sivananda Radha This collection of poetry by Swami Sivananda Radha reveals the searching heart of a spiritual visionary. Here, Swami Radha expresses her deepest longing for the divine in poignant poetic verse.]]> This collection of poetry by Swami Sivananda Radha reveals the searching heart of a spiritual visionary. Here, Swami Radha expresses her deepest longing for the divine in poignant poetic verse.

Included are her early poems, originally written in German, her meditations on the Kundalini chakras and her late material focused on Divine Light, inspired in part by her interpretation of the ancient texts of Kashmiri Saivism.

When You First Called Me Radha comes with a CD of Swami Radha reciting the poems featured in the collection.

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Paperback: 80 pages
Including: CD
Published: March 2005
ISBN-10: 1932018077
ISBN-13: 978-1932018073

Printed in Canada on 30% post-consumer waste recycled paper that is acid free

]]> Yoga: A Gem for Women https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/yoga-a-gem-for-women/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:35 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416223 By Geeta Iyengar A treasured guide to yoga practice for women with more than 200 photographs for visual instruction. Geeta Iyengar integrates yogic theory, practice and personal experience into an accomplished and inclusive guide to the discipline of Hatha Yoga. Yoga: A Gem for Women provides meticulous details and corresponding photographs for more than 80 asanas, appealing to both the beginner and the advanced Hatha practitioner.]]> A treasured guide to yoga practice for women with more than 200 photographs for visual instruction. Geeta Iyengar integrates yogic theory, practice and personal experience into an accomplished and inclusive guide to the discipline of Hatha Yoga. Yoga: A Gem for Women provides meticulous details and corresponding photographs for more than 80 asanas, appealing to both the beginner and the advanced Hatha practitioner.

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“Yoga: A Gem for Women is a classic Hatha Yoga textbook written by Geeta Iyengar, daughter of the well-known yoga master B. K. S. Iyengar. Besides the hundreds of standard Iyengar-style asanas, it includes special recommendations for menstrual disorders, menopause, pregnancy and lactation. It is wonderful to see Indian women, including a very pregnant one, demonstrating the postures.” – Yoga Journal

“Geeta Iyengar faced a great challenge at a young age and found the power within to survive and thrive through her practice of Hatha Yoga. She has since devoted her entire life to yoga, becoming one of the foremost teachers of the Iyengar method of yoga which was founded by her father, B.K.S. Iyengar.” – Ascent Magazine

“This is a wonderful book with specific reference to the main biological stages of a woman’s life and identifies which asanas (poses) should be practiced or avoided at those stages. I found this book during my pregnancy at a time when I was confused whether to continue with certain yoga poses. The book helped to clarify all my questions and has helped me continue with yoga confidently during pregnancy.” – Shelina Gorai

Paperback: 341 pages
Photos: 85 Black and White
Published: March 2002
ISBN-10: 0931454980
ISBN-13: 978-0931454981

Printed in Canada on 100% post consumer waste recycled paper

]]> Glimpses of a Mystical Affair: Spiritual Experiences of Swami Sivananda Radha https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/glimpses-of-a-mystical-affair-spiritual-experiences-of-swami-sivananda-radha/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:35 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416222 By Julie McKay An inspiring blend of poetry, biography and mythology. Glimpses of a Mystical Affair is an intimate personal story of devotion and the enchanting relationship between a mystic and her loving disciple. Drawing on the ancient myth of Radha and Krishna, Julie McKay spins the tender story of her time with her guru. This blend of poetry, biography and mythology celebrates the play of Lover and Beloved.]]> An inspiring blend of poetry, biography and mythology. Glimpses of a Mystical Affair is an intimate personal story of devotion and the enchanting relationship between a mystic and her loving disciple.

Drawing on the ancient myth of Radha and Krishna, Julie McKay spins the tender story of her time with her guru. This blend of poetry, biography and mythology celebrates the play of Lover and Beloved.

Hardcover: 185 pages
Published: September 1996
ISBN-10: 0931454824
ISBN-13: 978-0931454820

]]> In Durga’s Embrace: A Disciple’s Diary https://www.yasodhara.org/online-store/in-durgas-embrace-a-disciples-diary/ Thu, 23 May 2024 21:15:35 +0000 https://www.yasodhara.org/?post_type=product&p=416221 By Swami Durgananda What does it take to make a commitment to the Divine? In 1967, Margaret White, a housewife from the suburbs of Philadelphia, met Swami Sivananda Radha for the first time, and something awakened within her. What follows is a transformative journey that takes her from Philadephia to the Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia, and from housewife to sanyasi. In Durga's Embrace: A Disciple's Diary reveals the dynamic relationship between guru and disciple through the story of two extraordinary women: Swami Radha and Swami Durgananda.]]> What does it take to make a commitment to the Divine?

In 1967, Margaret White, a housewife from the suburbs of Philadelphia, met Swami Sivananda Radha for the first time, and something awakened within her. What follows is a transformative journey that takes her from Philadelphia to the Yasodhara Ashram in British Columbia, and from housewife to sanyasi.

In Durga’s Embrace: A Disciple’s Diary reveals the dynamic relationship between guru and disciple through the story of two extraordinary women: Swami Radha and Swami Durgananda.

Paperback: 285 pages
Photos: 14 Black and White
Published: June 2006
ISBN-10: 1932018123
ISBN-13: 978-1932018127

Printed in Canada on 100% post consumer waste recycled paper that is acid free

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