Films:

•  "Planet Yoga", Arte, documentatino, 2011, can be watched in full length:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWuWbB7ol94
• "Breath of the Gods - A journey to the origins of modern Yoga", documentation, 2012, further information can be found on: http://www.breathofthegods.com/
• "Alive inside", documentation about music and dementia, 2014, further information can be found on: http://www.aliveinside.us/
• "The lady in number 6 - music saved my life", documentation about Alice Herz-Sommer, 2014, Oscar-winning, further information can be found on: http://nickreedent.com/
• "InnSaei - The power of intuition", documentation, 2016, further information can be found on: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/innsaeithepowerofintuition
• "The science behing Yoga", documentation, from ancient wisdom, to modern science, join us on a journey through yoga - featuring Bruce Lipton Ph.D, Sat Bir Khalsa Ph.D, Dr. Mithu Storoni, and many other experts on the scientific research behind the benefits of yoga; UPLIFT TV, ganzer Film ist zu finden unter: https://uplift.tv/2017/watch-science-behind-yoga/
• "The science behind Yoga and stress", circa 10 minutes explanation by Dr. Mithu Storoni, a medical doctor, neuroscientist, and yoga teacher, explains the neuroscience behind yoga and why it is so effective in reducing stress; UPLIFT TV, can be found on:https://uplift.tv/2018/science-behind-yoga-stress/
• "Yoga for change", documentation (circa 45 min.), Yoga is so much more than what happens on the Mat. Learn the many ways yoga can create empowerment far beyond the walls of any yoga studio. Full film: https://uplift.tv/2018/yoga-for-change-film/
  
• Further interesting documentations and films concerning ancient as well as current themes can be found at UPLIFT TV (UPLIFT stands for Unity, Peace and Love in a Field of Transcendence); link: https://uplift.tv/
  

Books:

• Swami Satyananda Saraswati - "Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha" (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India)
  
• Swami Satyananda Saraswati - "Yoga Nidra" (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India)
• Swami Muktibodhananda - "Hatha Yoga Pradipika" (Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India)
• Patanjali - "Die Wurzeln des Yoga"
• Yogananda, Paramahamsa - "The Bhagavad Gita"
  
• Judith, Anodea - "Eastern Body Western Mind. Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self"
• Skuban, Ralph - "Du bist unsterblich, sagt der Tod: Der Schlüsseltext der Upanishaden zur Vergänglichkeit"
• Frawley, David - "Ayurvedic Healing - A Comprehensive Guide"
• Frawley, David - "Ayurveda and the Mind - the Healing of Consciousness" 

• Capra, Fritjof - "The Tao of physics - An exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism"
  
• Cara, Fritjof - "Wendezeit - Bausteine für ein neues Weltbild"
• Dispenza, Joe - "Schöpfer der Wirklichkeit"

• Precht, David - "Tiere denken - Vom Recht der Tiere und den Grenzen des Menschen"
  
• Dahlke, Rüdiger - "Peace Food"
• Dahlke, Rüdiger - "Das Geheimnis der Lebensergie in unserer Nahrung"
• Langley, Gill - "Vegane Ernährung"

Websites:

• List of studies about the effects of Yoga on different ailments:

• Article dealing with the "why" of a plant-based diet, by Kali Ray: