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Yoga Vocab

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1. Ishvarapranidhana






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






3. Ahimsa






4. 2nd






5. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






6. Lower mental body






7. Cool; through tongue






8. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






9. Svadhyaya






10. 3rd






11. 5 winds






12. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






13. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






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






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






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






17. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






18. Spirit






19. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






20. All prevading






21. W/Swami Vivekananda






22. Samadhi






23. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






25. Pratyahara






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






27. Ahimsa






28. Yoga of action






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






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






32. 4th






33. Vata - pitta - kapha






34. Purity






35. Liberation of stagnant prana






36. Niyama






37. Energy/emo body






38. 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






39. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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40. Yama






41. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






42. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






43. Brahmacharya






44. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






45. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






47. 1930s-1986 philosopher






48. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






49. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






50. Science of life