As far as learning sanskrit, I bought The Language of Yoga because it comes with CD’s to listen to. I listened to them in the car so I could multi task Then, I created a spreadsheet with the sanskrit term in one column and the english term and/or basics of the pose in the other. Then, I printed it off and folded it so that I could only see the sanskrit column and I quizzed myself. Baiscally, like modern day flash cards Mostly, it was the cd that really helped me though. Are you going to be tested on sanskrit? Some schools are hardcore about it and some aren’t. My particular school is, she teaches all of her classes in sanskrit. But, my teachers here in Richmond rarely use it and if they do, they also use the english name. I’m pretty sure that I won’t use much sanskrit, at least not when I teach beginner classes because I do feel that it can be intimidating.