What's on your summer reading list?

Ah, summer—long days, warm nights, ocean swims, endless laughter, and maybe time to finally pick up that new book you've been wanting to read all year. Need help finding the perfect page turner to accompany you on your next trip to the beach? Here are our top picks this season.

• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harar

If self awareness is a goal, the origin story of our species is always fun to investigate. Well written, entertaining, and mind opening.

• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg

If you're geeky like us, it's delightful to connect modern research with what the sages have known for a long time. This book is filled with great stories that can help us understand how small changes can make a huge impact.

• How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
by Lisa Feldman Barrett and Cassandra Campbell

It's always helpful to continually and vigilantly understand that nothing has self-existence, and everything is contextual, conditional, and interdependent.

• The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
by Frank Ostaseski

There's nothing like investigating the process of death to recommit to your life.

• Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India
by Roberto Calasso

A must for anyone drawn to the Indian mythology. Rich and luxurious in detail and delight, a pleasure for the senses.

• Upstream: Selected Essays
by Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver is one of our most favorite sages. We love the way she helps us experience the natural and interior worlds.

• To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf

A literary classic that portrays a moving peak into the tensions of relationships and family life and the human capacity for change.

Many of our Yoga Anytime teachers have written some fantastic books. Here are just a few that you may want to check out.

• The Wisdom of Patañjali's Yoga Sutras: A New Translation and Guide
by Ravi Ravindra
• Prakriti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution
by Dr. Robert Svoboda
• Yoga At Home: Inspiration for Creating Your Own Home Practice
by Linda Sparrowe
• Original Yoga: Rediscovering Traditional Practices of Hatha Yoga
by Richard Rosen
• Yoga Body and Mind Handbook: Easy Poses, Guided Meditations, Perfect Peace Wherever You Are
by Jasmine Tarkeshi
• MetaAnatomy: Anatomy of a Yogi
by Kristin Leal

What's on your summer reading list? Let us know what you are reading in the comments for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card! The winner will be randomly selected and notified on August 1, 2018.

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