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Yoga Vocab

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1. Satya






2. Spirit






3. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






4. 6th






5. Studied under Krisnamacharya






6. Tapas






7. Vata - pitta - kapha






8. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






10. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






12. Everything after Pantanjali






13. Asana






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






15. 4th






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






17. Higher intellectual body






18. Asana






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






20. Wisdom






21. Protector






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






23. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






24. Inertia






25. Samadhi






26. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






27. Creator






28. Ahimsa






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






30. Science of life






31. Brahmacharya






32. Bliss body






33. Liberation of stagnant prana






34. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






35. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






36. 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






37. Disillusion






38. Everything after Pantanjali






39. Rhythmic - increases auric body






40. Cool; through tongue






41. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






42. 2nd






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






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






45. Through teeth; cold






46. Brahmacharya






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






48. Satya






49. Cool; through tongue






50. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali