Showing posts with label poses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poses. Show all posts

Monday, June 7, 2010

Sanskrit in room 304

One of the students in room 304 asked me what language I was speaking during yoga class. I explained to her that it was Sanskrit, a classical language of India. I told her I would make her a list of our class poses in both English and Sanskrit:

Art of Breath: Pranyama

Poses: Asanas

Mountain Pose: Tadasana

Forward Bend: Uttanasana

Chair Pose: Utkatasana

Cobra: Bhujangasana

Downward Facing Dog Pose: Adho Mukha Svanasana

Warrior I/II/III: Virabhadrasana I/II/III

Triangle Pose: Utthita Trikonasana

Tree Pose: Vrksasana

Child’s Pose: Balasana

Corpse Pose: Savasana