Sanskrit

Question 1

Sanskrit

Answer 1

Is the classical language of India. It’s modern form is Hindi and it’s one of the 22 main languages of India.
There are 54 vowels and consonants, each with a masculine and feminine part, totaling 108 parts.

Question 2

Why do we use Sanskrit in yoga classes?

Answer 2

It is the universal language for all yoga teachers.
Honor the teachers and the lineage that came before us.
Honor the cultural legacies that produced the yoga practice.
Honor something larger than individual self.
Refer to the root of a technique.
Clear energy.

Question 3

What is OM?

Answer 3

More than just a sound or vibration.
More than just a symbol.
The entire universe – what we can see, touch, hear, or feel.
All that is within our perception and all that is beyond our perception.
The very core of our existence and it is continuously resounding in silence on the background of everything that exists.
Said to be the original sound that contains all other sounds, all words, all languages and all mantras.