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‘May my body be a prayerstick for the world.’

-Joan Halifax

‘You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.’

- Mary Oliver

Yoga Books:

Hatha Yoga- The Hidden Language  by Swami Sivananda Radha

Living Your Yoga  by Judith Lasater

Mudras- Yoga in your Hands  by Gertrud Hirschi

Mindfulness Yoga by Frank Jude Boccio

Yin Yoga- A Quiet Practice by Paul Grilley

Eastern Body, Western Mind by Judith Anodea

Women’s spirituality/ Women’s Health Books:

Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinoda Bolen

Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Mysteries of the Dark Moon by Demetra George

The Optimized Woman by Miranda Gray

Red Moon by Miranda Gray

The Spiral Dance by Starhawk

Knot of Time- Astrology and Female Experience by Lindsay River and Sally Gillespie

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, M.D

Movement/Bellydance Books:

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance by Iris J. Stewart

Grandmother’s Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Bellydancing by Rosina Fawzia B. Al-Rawi

The Nia Technique by Debbie Rosas and Carlos Rosas

Tarot Decks:

Daughters of the Moon Tarot by Ffiona Morgan

Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue, PHD

The Triple Goddess Tarot by Isha Lerner

Medicine Cards by Jamie Sama & David Carson

Pregnancy & Motherhood For more books on birthing and book descriptions, check our Shakti Mamas Community Page!

Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf

Hip Mama by Ariel Gore

Life After Birth by Kate Figes

Finding Your Inner Mama by Eden Steinberg

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