If you're interested in getting started early on your yoga education here is a great reading list to start you off.

Essential Reading:

These are the books that are to be read before training begins. Click here to get contact information for your local studio that may carry the book you are looking for. Alternatively, all the books are available by order at your local bookstore:

The Little Moksha Yoga Book Ted Grand & Jessica Robertson (available online here)

Living Your Yoga Judith Lasater

Mindfulness Yoga Frank Jude Boccio

The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali Chip Hartranft

Bhagavad Gita Stephen Mitchell

Yoga For a World Out of Balance Michael Stone

Recommended Reading:

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga H. David Coulter

The Yoga Tradition Georg Feuerstein

Diet For A New America John Robbins

Autobiography of a Yogi Parahamansa Yogananda

Awakening the Spine Vanda Scaravelli

Heart of Yoga TKV Desikachar

The Secret of the Yamas John McAfee

The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell

Karma Cola Gita Mehta

Anatomy of the Spirit Caroline Myss

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika Swami Muktibodhananda