Namaste. You hear it at the end or beginning of yoga class. A student asked me what it means. I told him, and he said, "Oh - I thought it meant See you later, peace out homie!" Hee hee. That is so cute.

He thought that because it was the last thing said by the teacher, and it was a casual way to say "See ya around - peace out" in a different language.

Namaste is SANSKRIT. Sanskrit is a language spoken by about 15,000 people in India. Only a few people speak and write it fluently.

In yoga, Sanskrit is still used to name yoga poses.

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