We do yoga, at least in part (I hope), to prepare the body for meditation. More flexible hips and a stronger core, for example, make it easier to sit for extended periods of time. When our bodies feel good, we can be still and focus on our meditation rather than facing distractions of discomfort. As […]
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Yoga Vocabulary 4: Yoga Pose Names
It might seem like you’ll never manage to learn the names of all the yoga pose names — and that might be true, because there are thousands upon thousands of poses and variations. But you will learn a lot of them (even in Sanskrit!) as you continue your practice. Here’s where it gets confusing: some poses […]
Yoga Vocabulary 3: Styles of Yoga
Part 3 of Yoga Vocabulary: Styles of Yoga! (For more yoga word learning, see Part 1, Non-English Words, and Part 2, Body Parts.) Really, there’s only one style of yoga, and that’s called yoga. Yoga is yoga, and yoga is good. Okay. Sometimes yoga is fast and sometimes it’s slow. Sometimes we hold. Sometime we’re […]
Yoga Vocabulary 2: Yoga Body Parts
Welcome to Part 2 of our yoga vocabulary lesson, in which we will talk about the yoga body parts. (See Yoga Vocabulary: Non-English Words for Part 1.) When you’re in class, the yoga teacher will refer to various parts of your body to help you figure out where to put those parts and how to […]
Yoga Vocabulary 1: Non-English Words
Yoga comes with its own yoga vocabulary, which can be intimidating when you show up to your first yoga class. Make a quick study of this list to help you understand what the teacher is talking about if any of these non-English words sound up in your class. Namaste You’ve probably heard this a lot, […]