Reason Behind Namaste:

Namaste the traditional Indian greeting a gesture which marks respect reverence and love for the person we greet, so why do we greet people in this way in yoga this gesture is called Angali mudra.

 It is well known fact that the tips of figure represents a major energy points, when we bring together the palms of our finger linking the tips of our figures ,then the nerve circuits of the brain are linked to those of the upper body. A feeling of calmness and well being immediately descends, also in yoga each figure is representative of certain energy.

 The little figure represents Tamas or dullness,

 ring figure  represents Rajas or activity,

 middle figure represents satwa or refining,

index fingure represents individual soul or jeevatma,

 thumb figure represents paramathma or ultimate soul.