Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog

Many yoga practitioners in the U.S. have little or no familiarity with the Sanskrit names of the asanas. And then there are those who seem to know all the Sanskrit names, in addition to myriad Sanskrit mantras and invocations. But why bother using the Sanskrit names when we do yoga? What’s the point? Isn’t it enough–and maybe even more important–that we get the poses right? (more…)