This mini-course is for yoga teachers who want to level up their pronunciation, comprehension, and appreciation of Sanskrit.

• you'll have a higher level of insight into the intention of yoga poses

• you'll know how to make chanting mantras an authentic and inclusive part of your classes

• your students will thank you for giving them a deeper experience of the teachings of yoga

• your own experience of teaching yoga will be even deeper and more rewarding

Practical Sanskrit for Yoga Teachers covers 7 major topics:

1. An Introduction to Sanskrit: what the Sanskrit language is, where it comes from, how it connects us to the yoga tradition, and why using Sanskrit in your classes isn't cultural appropriation.

2. How to make the sounds of Sanskrit: how to recognize pronunciation cues that tell you how to pronounce each letter and how letters are combined to form the sounds of syllables.

3. How to pronounce Sanskrit words: how words are formed, how the names of yoga poses are put together, and why regional accents don't matter for proper pronunciation.

4. How to chant mantras: you'll learn a few Sanskrit mantras, their meanings, and simple techniques for leading chants in your classes.

5. How to chant sūtras: you'll learn about the literary form of sūtras and how to chant a selection of aphorisms from the Yoga-sūtras of Patañjali.

6. How to chant ślokas - poetic verses: you'll learn the cadence for chanting verses from the Bhagavad-gita and other ancient books of yoga wisdom.

7. Sanskrit and yoga philosophy: how Sanskrit words for philosophical ideas reveal deeper meanings and lead to higher levels of understanding.

You'll come away with a higher level of confidence in your ability to pronounce Sanskrit words, chant mantras, sutras, and verses, and share a deeper understanding of yoga philosophy with your students.