The Meaning and History of ‘Namaste’ | Merriam-Webster

‘Namaste’ joins ‘karma’ and ‘nirvana’ from Sanskrit — Read on http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of-namaste

Offering Thanks – At the End of Yoga Class

The Hindi salutation “Namaste,” is a friendly greeting and a great way to start a yoga class. Participants can even say namaste to one another as a form of unification. One of my first introductions to the word namaste was from an instructor at my local gym. She defined namaste as, “the divine light in