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Yoga Vocab

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1. Pratyahara






2. Liberation of stagnant prana






3. Asana






4. Dhyana






5. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






6. Chakra mantra






7. Energy/emo body






8. Yoga of mind






9. Dhyana






10. Through teeth; cold






11. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






12. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






13. Yoga of action






14. 5 winds






15. Santosha






16. Niyama






17. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






18. Everything after Pantanjali






19. Studied under Krisnamacharya






20. W/Swami Vivekananda






21. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






22. Aparigraha






23. Yama






24. Spinal chord






25. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






26. Ishvarapranidhana






27. 5 winds






28. Lion's breath






29. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






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. Lower mental body






33. Disillusion






34. Spinal chord






35. Dharana






36. Inertia






37. 6th






38. Dead fast resolve






39. Activity - movement






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






41. Yoga of heart






42. 2nd






43. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






44. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






45. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






46. Father of yoga






47. 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






48. Cool; through tongue






49. Pranayama






50. Protector