Be familiar with the origins of Sanskrit, its distinctive qualities, and the significance of it being the language of the original yoga texts.
Assessment
What are some meanings of the word, “Sanskrit?”
How does Sanskrit compare to other languages in terms of age?
For what reason was Sanskrit developed?
What types of words exist in Sanskrit that have no equivalents in other languages?
What is the oldest known use of the language in written form?
What are some ways in which Sanskrit continues to be used today?
What are some reasons to use Sanskrit in yoga teaching?
What are some considerations when using Sanskrit to avoid sounding exclusionary or confusing?
Sanskrit Study & Teaching Tips
Teaching Standard
Progressively develop the capability to use Sanskrit in teaching by practicing vowel pronunciation and learning common Sanskrit words that form the components of pose names.
Assessment
What primary practice tip will help you prepare to use Sanskrit in your teaching?
As in English, Sanskrit vowels have two pronunciations. How are these described?
Provide the two pronunciations for the letter “a” and a word that yoga teachers often use that includes both sounds.
Provide three strategies for efficiently learning the names and meanings of Sanskrit pose names.
Provide five general Sanskrit words found in many pose names.
What are the Sanskrit names for the back, front and side of the body?
Provide the Sanskrit words for body parts found in many pose names.
What number qualifiers are found in many pose names?
Provide Sanskrit words for other modifiers often found in pose names: half, full, upward, downward, revolved, extended, expanded, support and unsupported.
Sanskrit First Words
Teaching Standard
Be prepared to introduce Sanskrit words into teaching.
Assessment
Part 1 – Pronounce and define the following pose names.
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