Namaste
In Sanskrit "Namas" means, "bow, obeisance, reverential salutation." It comes from the root Nam, which carries meanings of bending, bowing, humbly submitting and becoming silent. "Te" means "to you". Thus "namaste" means "I bow to you."
Definition of Yoga:
Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning union or joining. In reality it's a very general term that encompasses many different disciplines, from
the purely physical to the purely spiritual - and everything in between. But yoga needn't be confusing or complicated - in fact, its very
essence is simplicity.
It was sometime between the fifth and second century B.C that a Sage by the name of Patanjali penned down this subject in his treatise
the Yoga Darshana also known as the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
The eight aspects (astanga) of yoga are:
|
yama / niyama |
codes of moral and social conduct |
|
asana |
adjusting the body in various postures with the complete
involvement of the mind, awareness and intelligence |
|
pranayama |
regulation and restraint of breath |
|
pratyahara |
relaxation and internalization of the senses of
perception |
|
dharana |
concentration |
|
dhyana |
meditation |
|
samadhi |
the ultimate state of self realization |
Of these, the first four are categorized as external quests or studies which can be taught; the remaining four are internal quests which
are experiential states which can never been taught but only experienced.
The pretzel like bending postures most of us in the western societies associate with Yoga is therefore only a very small part of Yoga. It
can be described as Hatha Yoga and B.K.S Iyengar is most influential in this area.
Finally we can start with the actual geocaching. The following Iyengar Yoga style poses need to be identified and their Sanskrit names
analyzed. Google the name of the student who thought that Iyengar was also an excellent violin teacher.
|
Pose (Sanskrit name) |
Letter(s) to be counted |
X marks the location |
 |
# of t + # of a |
A |
 |
# of a + # of t +
# of o |
B |
 |
# of r + # of a |
C |
 |
# of a |
D |
 |
# of a + # of k |
E |
 |
# of letters in first and surname |
F |
Now do the math:
G=A+B+C+D+E-F-23
Location:
W37° 20.ABC
N121° 59.DEG
The cache location is near the place where I have my weekly Yoga class. Being a perpetual beginner due to lack of exercise I attend the
class for a moment of silence in my busy life. Coincidentally, it is also close to a place where you need an infinite amount of patience.
The cache is a standard 35mm micro and is not hidden on the ground.
Namaste.
Edit 09-04-03 - Yoga is not an exact science and web pages have conflicting information. Please refer to http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/ as a reference. I have also added a hint allowing you to verify your findings to a certain degree.
Edit 09-18-03 - Sorry for meddling with the page yet again, but I hope this version will alleviate the pain. Now go for it ;-)