One does not need to be a Hindu, Buddhist or a yoga teacher to say “namaste.” The greeting can be as basic or as religious as the speaker desires.

In the words of the popular American yoga teacher Shiva Rea, namaste is “the consummate Indian greeting,” a “sacred hello,” that means “I bow to the divinity within you from the divinity ...

As people the world over are choosing to ditch the handshakes and hugs for fear of contracting the coronavirus, namaste is becoming the perfect pandemic greeting. As a scholar whose research focuses ...

The Indian way of greeting Namaste is now becoming the preferred way to greet. Even Bollywood star Salman Kahn said let it be either “namaste” or “salaam” till corona is cured worldwide.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted the namaste, saying that the world is increasingly adopting the no-contact way of greeting.

The principal of Bullard Elementary says students will no longer be directed to use the Hindu greeting “Namaste.” Related: Parent complaints about yoga prompt changes at school.

The Indian greeting of ‘namaste.’ Ausdruckslust.de | a blog about things /Flickri love, CC BY-NC-SA. For many American yoga teachers, beginning most likely with Ram Dass in the 1960s and 1970s ...

Coronavirus: Indian greeting namaste goes global Close In an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more people, including global leaders, are using the Indian greeting of namaste.

An ancient Indian greeting is replacing the handshake. An expert explains its roots and why it affirms our interconnectedness with one another. Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of ...