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Yoga Vocab

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1. Restraints - observances






2. Studied under Krisnamacharya






3. Tapas






4. Ishvarapranidhana






5. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






6. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






7. Lion's breath






8. Niyama






9. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






10. Matter






11. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






13. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






15. Chakra mantra






16. Creator






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






18. Disillusion






19. Inertia






20. Ishvarapranidhana






21. Niyama






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






23. Wisdom






24. Inertia






25. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






27. Bliss body






28. 5 winds






29. Satya






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






31. Svadhyaya






32. 5 winds






33. Bliss body






34. Dharana






35. Liberation of stagnant prana






36. Cool; through tongue






37. 1st chakra






38. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






39. Asteya






40. 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






41. Margas






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






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






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






45. Activity - movement






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






47. Rhythmic - increases auric body






48. Science of life






49. Disillusion






50. Matter