Reddit reviews The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Swami Satchidananda

The Yoga Teachers' Toolbox - Le Page

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda, As Remembered By His Disciple, Swami Kriyananda

Light on Life is a great suggestion, as is a Bhagavad Gita translation with a companion explanation novel (or get one with both explanation and translation).


I read the Bhagavad Gita and it was the initial turning point inward in my yoga practice.


Next I picked up (and I am still reading/absorbing) this translation and commentary of Sri Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The Yoga Sutras are basically everything.

I would suggest The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with commentary by Swami Satchidananda. The sutras are basically the source of modern yoga as it's known and practiced today. I live at a yogic ashram and this is the only book I really return to. Also Midnights with the Mystic is a great introduction to all things yoga