The perfect way to store Sanskrit words is by using a detailed mental map of a town or village.

Sanskrit names for yoga poses. The names of asana in Sanskrit. Youre going to construct a Memory Town. Forward Bend Yoga Poses.

Forward Bend Yoga Poses. Have you heard your teacher say a pose name in a different language. One day you may need your Sanskrit.

Yoga poses are named for animals objects or people see warrior pose below. Place one hand in the center of your mat and roll open to one side with your opposite hand straight up and balance on the sides of your feet. In French mort means death or dead and then goes on into English to show up again in mortuary a place for the dead and in Croatian mrtav also means dead.

So how can you use visual cues to learn Sanskrit of 101 poses in only 101 minutes. Mrta is Sanskrit for dead or corpse. 93 rows Browse this alphabetical list for pose benefits how-to information and contraindications.

Lizette Pompa in Warrior III - Linnea Ahlgren in Warrior I - Amaranta Aguilar in Warrior II. First note the words strung together are taken from 4 categories anatomy animals sagesdieties objects. All yoga poses are divided into different categories.

In the glossary of Light on Yoga theres another very visible connection. Choose a familiar town. The Sanskrit names typically arent inconsistent though in a few cases there is more than one Sanskrit name for the same pose.