Namaste, correctly pronounced 'nuh-muh-stay' means literally, 'I bow to you.' It is a respectful sign and may or may not be returned by the people in the space, who have come to practice. In many yoga classes, it may come at the end of the sequence of asanas and signal the end. However, it is more of a greeting and may be twinned with Anjali Mudra (the holding of the hands in prayer at the heart centre). At the beginning of a yoga sequence, it can be used by the teacher to we

The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit for yoke (yuj) . In this case, to yoke, unite or bind together; body, breath and mind.