Top 20 Yoga Sanskrit Terms

Top 20 Yoga Sanskrit Terms.

General Yoga Terms

1. Astanga: Eight-limbs of yoga

2. Hatha: Force, joining of sun (Ha) and moon (Tha)

3. Namaste: A Greeting "Salutations to you"

4. Prana: Breath, energy

5. Pranayama: Breath regulation

6. Surya: Sun

7. Vinyasa: Flowing sequence

8. Yoga: Union, connection, relationship

Directions & Positions

This is to help you remember which direction or position to use when doing your postures/asanas

1. Adho: Downward

2. Parivartana: Revolving

3. Parivrtta: Revolved

4. Parsva: Side

5. Paschima: Back, behind, west

6. Prasarita: Spread

7. Purva: Front, East

8. Sthiti: Standing

9. Supta: Supine

10. Tiryan: Oblique

11. Upavista: Seated

12. Urdhva: Upward

Bonus:

1. Utthita: Extended

2. Uttana: Out-stretching

3. Viparita: Inverted

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