| The name, Nameste yoga, is derived from a popular | | | | The specific practice of Nameste yoga is most often |
| Indian salutation. Nameste is translated as "I bow to | | | | utilized in within other popular yoga practices. In a yoga |
| you" and is used most often when a person is greeting | | | | class, for instance, the goers might greet one another |
| another person or when someone is departing. | | | | respectfully in the pose and then move on to another |
| This form of yoga is one of the most beneficial types | | | | pose as a derivative of their greeting. The group might |
| of yoga. It is loosely based on Hatha Vinyasa, which is | | | | go through the entire class and then at the end, again |
| another specific type of yoga. Hatha Vinyasa uses | | | | find themselves in the Nameste pose to respectfully |
| breathing as a guide from which the body will follow. | | | | say goodbye to each other. |
| Yoga has been found to be a very effective exercise | | | | If a person needs to find alternative ways to relax |
| overall, but this particular type of yoga has been | | | | after a long day, yoga would be the activity to take on. |
| known as one of the most popular for all the health | | | | The principles of yoga are a certain way of life, not |
| benefits it gives a person. Historically, the origin of | | | | simply an exercise class that you attend and then |
| Nameste yoga can be traced back to around | | | | forget when you walk out the doors. This practice |
| three-thousand years ago. | | | | asks you to be aware of your existence in a way that |
| One of the most popular Nameste yoga poses is | | | | allows all worries to slip away. Overall, anyone to |
| struck when a person holds both hands in a praying | | | | dedicates themselves will feel the wide reach of |
| motion around the level of the heart. Then the person, | | | | benefits from yoga practices. People who have |
| with their eyes shut and head bowed lifts their hands | | | | practiced yoga consistently have noticed an increase |
| up to the middle of their forehead between the eyes. | | | | in flexibility, reduced signs of stress, lowered blood |
| This motion is repeated most often at the end of a | | | | pressure, lower cholesterol and reduced signs of aging |
| session while a person is practicing their breathing | | | | as well as a changed view of life. Truly, yoga can be a |
| techniques. This pose is thought to give a person a | | | | much needed retreat from the busy, non-stop lives we |
| chance to disconnect from their body and feel their | | | | lead. If this is something that has peaked your curiosity, |
| connection to the outside world. It should be noted that | | | | go give a try. |
| this same pose is also used to say hello or goodbye. | | | | |