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Yoga Glossary

Don't know your pranayama from your asana? One of the hurdles to starting a yoga practice can be easily overcome just by learning the basic yoga vocabulary that comes up again and again in yoga classes. Use this yoga dictionary to prepare yourself.
  1. Yoga Quotes (6)

Drishti

Defintion of drishti, a Sanskrit term used in yoga to refer to the gaze.

E-RYT

Have you ever seen the letters E-RYT behind a yoga teacher's name and wondered what E-RYT means?

Ladies' Holiday

Ashtanga yoga practitioners are advised to observe a ladies' holiday during menstruation.

Microbend

Yoga teachers often instruct us to microbend our joints. What exactly do they mean and why should we listen?

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