I owe a debt of gratitude to all of my teachers-- ones I've had the pleasure of learning from in person as well as those I only know from books or videos. Here is a list of some of the teachers I mentioned in this year's retreat, as well as some whose teaching has informed my style of yoga. If you ever get a chance to learn from these inspired teachers, do take the opportunity.
Matthew Sanford (Mind Body Solutions)
Indu Arora (Yog Sadhna)
Chase Bossart (Yoga Well Institute)
Dolphi Wertenbaker
Tara Cindy Sherman (Yoga Center Mpls)
Rod Stryker (Para Yoga)
Kevin Kortan (Evolutionary Yoga)
Some books I keep going back to for reference in creating classes and workshops:
Mudra The Sacred Secret - Indu Arora
The Yoga of Sound - Russill Paul
Yoga for Transformation - Gary Kraftsow
Mantra: Sacred Words of Power - Thomas Ashley-Ferrand (or anything by him, especially audio books if you want to learn mantra pronunciation)
Meditation for the Love of It - Sally Kempton
Awakening Shakti - Sally Kempton
The Heart of Yoga - T.K.V. Desikachar
Wheels of Life - Anodea Judith
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga - Bernie Clark
Yin Yoga: Principles and Practice - Paul Grilley
Insight Yoga - Sarah Powers
Light on Pranayama - B.K.S. Iyengar
Relax and Renew - Judith Hanson Lasater
Some music I've used for yoga:
Anugama - Shamanic Dream and Peaceful Relaxation Ocean
Alex Theory - Full Spectrum Sound Healing
Baird Hersey - Waking the Cobra and The Eternal Embrace
Glen Velez - Breathing Rhythms, Rhythms of the Chakras
Lou Reed - Hudson River Wind Meditation
Mercan Dede - Breath and Dunya Vol. 1 & 2