Children’s Yoga Alphabet

A is for Aum (or Om, sound, creative word. Power behind energies)
B is for Bhagavad-Gita (religious text, ‘song of the Lord’
C is for Chakra (wheels of light. Vortex system)
D is for Dharma (way of righteousness, self discipline)
E is for Eightfold Path (Buddhist guide to conduct)
F is for Fakir (a Muslim ascetic, devotee)
G is for Gandhi, Mahatma (‘great soul’, one of history’s greatest freedom fighters)
H is for Hatha Yoga (special science of body control)
I is for India (southern Asiatic peninsula country where Yoga is established)
J is for Ji (suffix. Title marking respect. i.e. Swami. Guruji)
K is for Krishna (Hindu cowherd deity. Incarnation of Vishnu)
L is for Lotus Posture (padmasana.traditional meditation pose. Holds spine upright)
M is for Mahasamadhi (yogi’s last conscious exile from body)
N is for Niyama (scared observation)
O is for Omar Khayyam (author of Rubaiyat, ‘immortal scripture’)
P is for Prana (life energy)
Q is for Quack (charlatan, fraudster)
R is for Ramayana (Sanskrit epic)
S is for Sanskrit (sacred, ancient language of India)
T is for Tibetan Book Of The Dead (scared text)
U is for Upanishads (philosophical treaties. Division of Vedas)
V is for Veda (ancient Hindu hymns, Scriptures)
W is for Worship (highest type of veneration, religious absorption)
X is for Unexplained (e.g. Masters with ability to materialise and dematerialise their bodies, objects)
Y is for Yogi (Devotee, practioner of Yoga)
Z is for Zen (special branch of Buddhism)

By Raymond Enisuoh