The rhythm of breath and body in the Ashtanga practice is magic. That magic is available every day as we breathe into the light with the first Surya Namaskara. Practitioners can experience the rhythm of the Sanskrit counts and feel the sacred vibrations without conscious knowledge of what the sounds mean. 

And that is a perfect way to practice. But then there are those who want to know more. They want to know the meaning of the Sanskrit names. They want to be able to chant the Sanskrit numbers as a sacred ritual that can lead them deeper into the depths of the practice.