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Yoga Vocab

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1. Ahimsa






2. Pranayama






3. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






4. Svadhyaya






5. Protector






6. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






7. Yoga of action






8. Restraints - observances






9. Activity - movement






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






11. All prevading






12. Creator






13. Liberation of stagnant prana






14. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






16. Asana






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






18. Saucha






19. Niyama






20. Purity






21. Inertia






22. W/Swami Vivekananda






23. Cool; through tongue






24. Restraints - observances






25. Higher intellectual body






26. Inertia






27. Pratyahara






28. W/Swami Vivekananda






29. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






30. Through teeth; cold






31. 5th






32. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






33. Aparigraha






34. Energy/emo body






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






36. Pranayama






37. Lion's breath






38. Abundance






39. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






40. Dead fast resolve






41. Yoga of mind






42. 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






43. Ishvarapranidhana






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






45. Physical body






46. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






47. Santosha






48. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






50. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya