Speaking Sanskrit to spice up your class not only provides your students with a much more authentic experience but also allows you to immerse yourself into the history and culture behind the practices.
Ayurveda
Āyurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद) is the medicine of India coming down traditionally from the earliest times.
Vāṭa
Vata (Sanskrit: वात) The word ‘Vāta’ is derived from the verb ‘Vā’ which means Gati (motion).
It is connected to prāṇa or the life-force and is the prime manifestation of prāṇa in the body
Pitta
Pīta (Sanskritपीत) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to the color “yellow” and is used throughout Ayurvedic literature
Kapha
Kapha (kaf’a, kap’a) (Sanskrit: कफ) refers to one of the three Doṣas (tridoṣa), representing the “water element” of the human body.
