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The Language of Yoga: Complete A to Y Guide to Asana Names, Sanskrit Terms, and Chants (Sanskrit and English Edition)
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Product Description
This interactive book/cd set includes more than 200 asanas with illustrated yoga postures and 300 Sanskrit definitions. Nicolai Bachman teaches you how to read and pronounce these sacred sounds with precision, and guides you through seven yoga chants with exact rhythm, tone, and pronunciation. This is an indispensable reference guide for any serious student of yoga.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #12805 in Books
- Brand: Sounds True
- Published on: 2005-10-01
- Formats: Illustrated, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover-spiral
- 139 pages
Features
- Finally, a tool to help yoga teachers and students pronounce asana names and yoga terms correctly!
- The Language of Yoga is the definitive A-Y of yoga specific words. (There is no Z in Sanskrit)
- Useful for yoga teachers and students
Editorial Reviews
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"A must for all teachers and serious students of yoga." -- Fit Yoga, August 2006
"Nicholai Bachman has done a great service to the yoga community." -- Yoga International, March 2005
"Sanskrit scholar Nicholai Bachman gives us the opportunity to connect with yoga's spiritual roots through translations and a comprehensive dictionary." -- Body + Soul magazine, September 2006
"Should, without a doubt, be in the yoga library of every teacher and serious student." -- Yoga Journal, February 2005
About the Author
Nicolai Bachman, MA, RYT has been teaching Sanskrit and related topics since 1994. He has studied at the American Sanskrit Institute, graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute and received his M.A. in Eastern Philosophy from St. John's College. He has produced several Sanskrit audio/visual-learning tools including 108 Sanskrit Flash Cards and Asana Names and the Language of Yoga. Nicolai currently teaches Sanskrit, Chanting, Yoga Philosophy and Ayurveda while pursuing a graduate degree in Nutrition. Nicolai teaches in Santa Fe and throughout the country wherever there are eager and interested students. He is registered with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level.
