Books, podcasts, online courses and more
A comprehensive list of the best books, audio, and online content on meditation, the mind, the science of healing, Ayurveda, consciousness, and spirituality. Enjoy and remember to take time to digest and practice the knowledge.
Meditation and spirituality
Books
The Power of Now : A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth : Create a Better Life - Eckhart Tolle
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind : A Practical Alternative To Growing Old - Deepak Chopra
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer
The Science of Being and the Art of Living - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (try to find a1967 version for less edits by the TM organisation)
Letting Go : The Pathway of Surrender - David Hawkins
Power Vs Force : The Hidden Determinates of Human Behaviour - David Hawkins
When things fall apart by Pema Chödrön
The Ringing Cedars Book Series : Ancient Wisdom for Ecstatic Living - Vladimir Megre
Stress, mind, health, and healing
Books
The Biology of Belief - Bruce Lipton
The Body Keeps Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
Explain Pain by David Butler & Lorimer Moseley
Relaxation Revolution : The Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing - Herbert Benson
Creating Health : How To Attain Perfect Health - Deepak Chopra
Quantum Healing : Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine - Deepak Chopra
Eastern Body, Western Mind : Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self - Anodea Judith
Healing Back Pain : The Mind-Body Connection - John E. Sarno
Lost Connections : Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope - Johann Hari
Podcasts + online
Ayurveda & Yoga
Books on Ayurveda
Ayurveda : The Science of Self-Healing - Dr Vasant Lad
Essential Ayurveda : What it is, What it Can Do for You - Shubhra Krishan
Ayurvedic Healing : A Comprehensive Guide - Dr David Frawley
Ayurveda and The Mind : The Healing of Consciousness - Dr David Frawley
Women's Power To Heal : Through Inner Medicine - Maya Tiwari
Ayurveda cookbooks
The Ayurvedic Cookbook : A Personalized Guide to Good Nutrition and Health - Amadea Morningstar (you may also be able to find an old copy on Ebay or other online second hand stores)
What to Eat for How You Feel : The New Ayurvedic Kitchen - Divya Alter
Books on Yoga
Kundalini Tantra - Swami Satyananda Saraswati
Podcasts + online
Vedic wisdom
Legendary stories (Puranas, Ithihas etc.)
The Mahabharata - Volume 1 AND Volume 2 OR Kindle - Ramesh Menon
The Ramayana : A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic- Ramesh Menon
Devi : The Devi Bhagavatam Retold - Ramesh Menon
Krishna: Life and Song of the Blue - Ramesh Menon
Bhagavata Purana - Ramesh Menon
Vedanta (non-duality)
I Am That : Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
All books by Ramana Maharshi
Vedic sciences
The Secret of the Veda by Sri Aurobindo - this is a very in-depth exploration of the Veda through the illuminated mind of Sri Aurobindo. This is for advanced meditators who want to take a deep dive into the true meaning of the Veda.
Vedic history
Searching for Vedic India (Kindle) - Devamrita Swami
The Man Who Knew Infinity : A Life of the Genius Ramanujan - Robert Kanigel