Sanskrit words and phrases

The Behavior Change Project has prompted us to select a strategy that is proven to reduce stress. I have decided that for this project I will practice yoga as my stress reducing strategy. I chose yoga because I can honestly say I have never heard any negative feedback about it. I know people who do it or have done it, and they have nothing but good things to say. I also like the fact that it not only benefits to my state of mind, but also my physical body. I want to try a technique that involves…

The Vedas are ancient scripts from an unknown religion in India, first recorded in about 1500 BCE. The four sacred text collections that compromise the Vedas are: Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda. The first, Rig Veda means hymn knowledge and describes how the universe was created from a being that existed before existence, and created the universe by his sacrificing himself. From this being its pieces constructed everything known, while specific pieces were used to refer to the…

Yoga is seen by many as a low impact exercise consisting of stretching with different pose positions held of a specific time, while controlling your breathing. By some it is seen as part of their religion. The religion that practice yoga is Hinduism. In Hinduism there are several types of yoga. The 3 yoga’s that I will be writing about in this paper are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga. The first yoga I have chosen is Karma Yoga. Karma is usually looked at as something bad but in yoga it…

About The Child's Pose is a popular beginner's yoga pose. It is frequently utilized as a resting position in among more difficult poses throughout a yoga practice. How To Come to all fours (Table Pose) exhale and lower your hips to your heels and forehead to the floor. Place your knees together or spread your knees somewhat apart, if more comfortable. 2. The arms can be overhead with the palms on the floor, the palms or fists can be stacked under the forehead, or the arms can be alongside the…

Yoga’s history is vast and complex, and the way it is practiced generally differ from one another. General practices of yoga in North America differ from yoga practices in India for several reasons. The practices we recognize today are the result of the creative merging and development of philosophies over thousands of years, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Yoga is practiced in India mainly because of their religion and their beliefs. North America on the other hand, practices yoga as…

knowledge and answers from the akua or ʻaumākua.” The exchange of words and language was expressed through different cultural practices. Kimura claims “An example of the importance of language in human activity is best illustrated in the area of music and dance.” The way that a kahuna expressed language is through guiding and advising the aliʻi and makaʻāinana in their daily practices. Kimura strongly continues to claim that “Prayer has words. From a traditional Hawaiian viewpoint, the western…

ITINERARY Workshops: • Mahi raranga – Learn flax weaving. • Costal walk - Protecting our land (guided tour). • Poi making – Make poi and learn traditional poi dance. • Haka and waiata – Learn traditional song and dance. PŌWHIRI – THE MĀORI WELCOME The pōwhiri, a central part of Māori protocol, is a welcoming ceremony that takes place on the marae. The intention of a pōwhiri is to formally unite the manuhiri (visitors) with the tangata whenua (hosts) through a series of rituals of encounter.…

The Māori worldview is holistic and cyclic, and refers to the core ideas and beliefs which govern the way in which Māori perceive and interact with the world around them (Newman, 2016). A key aspect of this view is determined by the many different cultural concepts. Māori cultural concepts all originate from the creation narratives, stories of atua (gods), and are not isolated, but are related to one another (Carter, 2016). Understanding these concepts gives a greater depth of understanding of…

. The ever-changing lexicon In today’s culture there are many different ideals that are affecting the language around it, and because of this; the language is always changing to keep up with it. Words come and go depending on their functions in day-to-day usage, and therefore new ones are being added to the ever growing lexicon constantly. It’s important that languages change over time, because it shows that the capacity has not yet been reached, and therefore has more time to flourish so…

dirty water as it meets a majestic river like the Ganges, this verse maintains that a sinner attains purity, in the same manner, through unwavering and steadfast adherence to the True Religion. The term khāḍā-khābochiyā(n), as a compound word or two separate words, khāḍā and khābochiyā(n), refer to ditches and puddles of water or pit pools. In the context of this verse, khāḍā-khābochiyā(n) refers to wastewater and sewage. Thus, the first two lines of the verse embody a statement of fact that…