Why do yoga teacher training students struggle with Sanskrit? Over the past few weeks I've been speaking to yoga teachers about Sanskrit, chanting, and what actually helps people feel supported in their learning. One conversation stayed with me. We talked about how many people feel intimidated by Sanskrit. The feeling of needing to get it right, or to keep up, or to not fall behind everyone else in the room. What I kept hearing wasn't I want more information. It was I want to feel more...

An explanation of why Vedic chanting can function as meditation. Vedic chanting is an important component of yoga classes.

Should the Sanskrit for yoga pose names or yoga philosophical words be taught in Yoga teacher trainings? The author feels that teaching yoga philosophical words are better for keeping yoga in its original form.