I've been speaking at the end of classes lately about my discomfort about ending classes with "namaste" after some reflection and reading, and instead acknowledging my students, thanking you for taking the time to study together and wishing you well. There have been some strong opinions expressed about my decision...
In the spirit of ongoing inquiry and discussion, here's some food for thought. Enter the links below into your browser to access: an article from NPR by Kumari Davarajan setting some context, a short video with Rina Deshpande teaching how to pronounce namaste (not like many of us were taught), and an article on his decision not to end class with namaste by yoga teacher Jason Snow.
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/01/17/406246770/how-namaste-flew-away-from-us?fbclid=IwAR31AjYbp8IzweaP08jgWRIjhDLQ_VdufMxT0at4XzWx5d1BnYkHGGED2M8
https://www.yogajournal.com/videos/how-to-correctly-pronounce-namaste
https://steemit.com/yoga/@jasonsnow/why-i-stopped-saying-namaste