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Seeker101 |
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Veteran Posts: 163 | Hello. My hatha yoga teacher says the names of the poses in English (e.g., triangle pose, downward facing dog, etc.). Where is the best place to learn the translations so that I can learn the names of the poses in the traditional language. Any helpful hints out there? | ||
samantha77 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 517 Location: New Jersey | I use Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti DVD alot, and that's how I learned alot of the traditional names of the poses. She uses both languages for the poses. Also, try yogajournal.com Hope that helps! Samantha | ||
hnia |
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Yes, yoga journal is an excellent source Sometimes the sanskirt names are different in different styles of yoga. It can be confusing in the beginning. I would try to learn a few each week. It can be overwhelming... | |||
kulkarnn |
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Any helpful hints? 1. English names are the Translations. For knowing Sanskrit names, you should consider yourself a Sanskrit Student. I am not saying you should study Sanskrit for hours. What I am saying is: to know the names of poses in Sanskrit is almost like studying Sanskrit at least on a smaller scale. If you are not interested that way, you will always be at a loss, as different persons can give different Sanskrit names to the same pose and they both shall be correct, if you know the Sanskrit language. 2. In terms of being a great Yoga Student of Yoga Practice, knowing the Sanskrit names does Not add much to the practice or value. Only as a language it shall add. 3. If you are really interested in the Sanskrit part, I shall recommend learning chanting more than names of Poses. 4. You are welcome to learn the names of poses in Sanskrit with me. For names (sake), I give a separate class just for names of poses. I do not teach them in my regular classes or Teacher Training. Best Luck Seeker101 - 2008-02-19 11:16 AM Hello. My hatha yoga teacher says the names of the poses in English (e.g., triangle pose, downward facing dog, etc.). Where is the best place to learn the translations so that I can learn the names of the poses in the traditional language. Any helpful hints out there? | |||
tourist |
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442 | seeker - I used a book to develop my early home practice. I would copy the sequence as written in the book then look at the pronunciation key for words I wasn't sure about. My teachers do use Sanskrit but vary in their abilities to convey the language well. Practice saying "triangmukaikapada pascimottanasana" and impress your friends! | ||
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How odd that my earlier post to this thread has now disappeared. My response was this: Is this not the job of your teacher? | |||
Cyndi |
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Expert Yogi Posts: 5098 Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | Hey Seeker, Don't worry about....over time you will learn the Sanskrit names, just by hearing them called out. Like Neel says, it's not that important. Learning the Asana is more important. Besides, something will click in your head and you'll figure it all out and you'll probably come up with English names of your own. Depending on your teacher, you can always ask her to name the asana's in Sanskrit in class. Although, some teachers may not know the names themselves...and its perfectly okay! | ||
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I agree with Neel and Cyndi that the names of the poses (in English or Sanskrit) are not all that important. Doing the poses safely is important. Your attention to what you are doing is important. The names are only the menu. The actual poses are the meal. | |||
lilybart |
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It is fun to learn the names of the poses in Sanskrit, though—it's like a new vocabulary. I also have Shiva Rea's Yoga Shakti dvd and that has ingrained the names of some of the poses for me. I've also really enjoyed yogatoday.com — the three teachers tend to use the Sanskrit names. It's kind of neat to realize that you've just "picked up" the name of the pose in Sanskrit by hearing it spoken over time. This is the most natural way to learn a language, anyway. You build your own associations with the word. Personally I prefer a teacher who will say both the Sanskrit name and the translation because I enjoy learning other languages. Seeker, I imagine you must be of a similar mindset, or else it wouldn't interest you to learn the Sanskrit names. Edited by lilybart 2008-02-24 12:55 PM | |||
Nick |
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Location: London, England | Hi there, I reckon 'light on yoga' is a good one-I recall it breaks the translation down, so you learn that 'pada' means foot, and hasta means 'hand.' And so forth. Then you can learn how to apply these word combos to a posture, i.e. utthita (intense) Hasta (hand) padangsthasana (foot posture). Or something like that Nick | ||
imadayana |
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What really frustrated me in the beginning was differentiating between Urdhva, Ardha and Adho .. but now they come more easily | |||
jaikrsna |
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Sanskrit is the language of yoga. Many words within the school of yoga do NOT translate well. Examples: yoga, dharma, karma, yama, niyama, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi. Using only the English is sometimes confusing as it is not clear which asana is meant. This can be true even with Sanskrit when different yoga styles are involved, they do not always match. To be a serious practitioner, you do NOT need to become a yoga scholar. But, to communicate clearly about yoga, and to BEGIN to delve into the understandings of the practice, some familiarity of the basic words does come. | |||
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Amen Edited by purnayoga 2009-03-02 7:37 PM | |||
BD Cooper |
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Get the book The Language of Yoga. Or this site- http://www.americansanskrit.com/ | |||
Jennyom |
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As the others said, there are many websites online that can help you with this! | |||
kristi |
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Veteran Posts: 258 | What I find really interesting in the learning of Sanskrit terms, is how often you recognize the connection of this ancient language, a root language, to both Latin and Greek. Like for example “savano” in modern Greek means the sheet with which we bundle the dead, which must certainly have a common root with “savasana”. | ||
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