http://www.bitesizeyoga.com/2009/03/30/yogi-chants-and-what-they-mean-probably/ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.bitesizeyoga.com/2009/03/30/yogi-chants-and-what-they-mean-probably/comment-page-1/#comment-9 admin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:41:53 +0000 http://www.bitesizeyoga.com/?p=103#comment-9 @Ivan - yeah, it's definitely more than just an exercise routine. Actually, it has very little to do with exercise. What most folks think of "Yoga" is actually "asanas" or postures (literally) that prepares your body for some hardcore meditation to attain higher awareness. I like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga" rel="nofollow">Wiki entry on Yoga</a>, if you want to get a general sense of it. I (Bo) like to think of it as a steady stream of questions and contemplations on life, accompanied by great friends and a steady stream of good beer. Yoga started and developed over thousands of years in India and the Hindu scriptures and literature, sacred and secular, were written in Sanskrit, one of the traditional languages of India. That's why all the Yoga chants and names are in Sanskrit. (It also makes for some supreme hilarity in teacher training classes as everyone fumbles over the asana names.) @Ivan – yeah, it’s definitely more than just an exercise routine. Actually, it has very little to do with exercise. What most folks think of “Yoga” is actually “asanas” or postures (literally) that prepares your body for some hardcore meditation to attain higher awareness. I like the Wiki entry on Yoga, if you want to get a general sense of it. I (Bo) like to think of it as a steady stream of questions and contemplations on life, accompanied by great friends and a steady stream of good beer. Yoga started and developed over thousands of years in India and the Hindu scriptures and literature, sacred and secular, were written in Sanskrit, one of the traditional languages of India. That’s why all the Yoga chants and names are in Sanskrit. (It also makes for some supreme hilarity in teacher training classes as everyone fumbles over the asana names.)

]]> http://www.bitesizeyoga.com/2009/03/30/yogi-chants-and-what-they-mean-probably/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Ivan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:06:15 +0000 http://www.bitesizeyoga.com/?p=103#comment-8 So, Yoga is more than just an exercise routine? It sounds like a way of life. One question though.....why sanskrit? So, Yoga is more than just an exercise routine? It sounds like a way of life.
One question though…..why sanskrit?

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