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Yoga Vocab

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1. Tapas






2. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






3. Yoga of mind






4. 7th






5. Pratyahara






6. Ishvarapranidhana






7. 6th






8. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






9. Satya






10. 5th






11. Inertia






12. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






13. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






14. Lion's breath






15. Asteya






16. Lower mental body






17. Rhythmic - increases auric body






18. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






19. Wisdom






20. Disillusion






21. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






22. Studied under Krisnamacharya






23. Aparigraha






24. Matter






25. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






26. Margas






27. Higher intellectual body






28. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






30. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






31. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






32. 5 winds






33. Niyama






34. 3rd






35. Vata - pitta - kapha






36. Spirit






37. Niyama






38. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')






39. Activity - movement






40. Svadhyaya






41. Inertia






42. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






43. Brahmacharya






44. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






45. Physical body






46. Lion's breath






47. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






48. Santosha






49. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






50. All prevading







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