Trisha’s recommended reading list

February 13, 2021 Trisha Durham

The best books on movement, culture, and creativity for yoga teachers

Here are my go-to books for learning human movement, yoga culture, and navigating the power/privilege of it all. These books are rich with context. Some are yoga books, some are not. All of them have helped me become a better teacher.

HERE is a link to all the MOVEMENT based books

Here is a link to all the CREATIVE support books

Katy Bowman: Move Your DNA (and) Movement Matters
Jules Mitchell: Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined
Todd Hargrove: A Guide to Better Movement (and) Playing With Movement
Trina Altman: Yoga Deconstructed
Tori Lunden: How Not to Teach Yoga
Trisha Durham: Movement Snacks
Sonya Renee Taylor: The Body is not an Apology: The Power of Self-Love
Carol Horton: 21st Century Yoga: Culture, Politics, and Practice
How We Learn to Move: Rob Gray
Melanie C Klein: Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body
Michelle Cassandra Johnson: Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World
Rick Hanson: Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom
Susanna Barkataki: Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice
Sara Hendren: What Can a Body Do?
Scott Shigeoka: Seek, How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life
Ed Yong: I Contain Multitudes

As a movement teacher/soloprenuer, you must take care of your creativity. These books will help. When in doubt, feeling uninspired and disenchanted. Read these.

Keep Going: Austin Kleon. (Really all 3 of his books)
Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning: Tom Vanderbilt
Make Your Art No Matter What: Beth Pickens
The Art of Noticing: Rob Walker