Introduction to Sanskrit

The course will explore how to incorporate Sanskrit words into the theme of your class. This allows students to learn more words and also concepts that can deepen their practice. For example, how to use ahimsa or viveka as a theme that can carry through a class. Sanskrit Mantras: Om and beyond. We will learn several mantras, their meanings, stories and how to incorporate them into a class.

Learning Objectives:

• Feel the vibration, power and beauty of Sanskrit
• Why using Sanskrit terms is a benefit to your students and yourself
• How to incorporate Sanskrit into your teaching with comfort and skill
• Gain more familiarity with the names of asanas in Sanskrit
• Learn how to use Sanskrit names along with English to keep the class accessible and also true to its roots
• Introduction to the Sanskrit alphabet including common pronunciations and mispronunciations
• How to read transliteration (Sanskrit written in the roman alphabet)
• How to use the Sanskrit words you already know to gain more understanding of sacred texts 
• Mantra pronunciation and meaning
• How to use a glossary of common terms in yoga philosophy with their meanings and how to incorporate them into a themed class