Ever wondered what ‘Namaste’ actually means and why we say it at the end of class?
This is a pretty good definition from Yoga Journal:
‘The gesture Namaste represents the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another.
Definition of Namaste
Nama means bow, as means I, and te means you. Therefore, namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to you.”
Another interpretation I’ve come across is ‘the light in me recognises the light in you,’ basically meaning we are all one and the same; we are all connected.
Saying Namaste at the end of class also acknowledges and reconnects us with yoga’s roots, whatever kind of yoga you are teaching or studying.
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