Say it slowly. Then faster, because it's more fun when you say it faster. I know a lot of the English names for poses, and am still learning lots of the corresponding Sanskrit names, but they can be tricky. Sometimes I make up names for poses for myself, which is why I chuckled when I came across the following image here. No, lots of the names are not politically correct in the yoga world. But as I've said before, I try not to take things too seriously. I particularly like the rocket ship one and I think I will make an effort to think that I am one the next time I find myself in tree pose. As I've told some of my classes, sometimes when I'm in warrior II (shown below as "The Land HO!"), I pretend that I am casting a spell with a wand like in Harry Potter.
(note: you may notice that this image is a bit different than the one displayed on the website I got it from. I apologize if that image offended any of my readers out there, I was clearly not paying close enough attention to what I was posting. Forgive me and I won't let it happen again)
Can you think of any other silly names for yoga poses?
Stay tuned for the final product of a craft I have been working on today! I can't tell you what it is though so as to maintain an air of mystery.
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