Namaste: It is a beautiful, non-contact form of salutation in India; an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another. “Nama” means bow, “as” means I, and “te” means you. Therefore, Namaste literally means “bow me you” or “I bow to you”.
To perform Namaste, we place the hands together at the heart chakra, close the eyes, and bow the head and say “namaste”. This gesture can also be performed wordlessly and carries the same meaning.
The beauty of this greeting lies in the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra; we bring the hands together at the heart chakra to increase the flow of Divine love. Bowing the head and closing the eyes helps the mind surrender to the Divine in the heart.