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Yoga Vocab
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1. Svadhyaya
study of self
Vishnu
vinyasa principles
prana vayu
2. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath
sushumna nadi
simhasana
posture
Pancha Koshas
3. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
concentration
ayurveda
paths of yoga
types of meditation
4. Female - left - lunar - water - yin
bhakti yoga
sushumna nadi
truthfulness
ida nadi
5. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
bija mantras in order
ajna
sushumna nadi
paths of yoga
6. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
kali
pranamaya kosha
Preclassical
muladhara
7. Lower mental body
bija mantras in order
antanjali
manomaya kosha
Classical
8. Dhyana
prakriti
abstinence
saraswati
meditation
9. Lion's breath
pingala nadi
muladhara
simhasana
discipline
10. Father of yoga
Swami Vivekananda
prana vayu
goddesses
antanjali
11. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
ajna
5 elements
prakriti
pingala nadi
12. Energy/emo body
pranamaya kosha
bija mantras in order
Pancha Koshas
nnamaya kosha
13. W/Swami Vivekananda
Modern
sitali
Sri Krishnamacharya
Pancha Koshas
14. Energy/emo body
Postclassical
urity
pranamaya kosha
Sri Krishnamacharya
15. Yoga of heart
dourgha
niyamas
bhakti yoga
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
16. Asana
swadhisthana
non harming
posture
Pattabhi Jois
17. Yoga of mind
jnana yoga
Classical
Classical
bija mantras in order
18. Dharana
concentration
surya bhedana
T.K.V. Desikachar
manomaya kosha
19. Matter
abstinence
prakriti
vijnanamaya
simhasana
20. Rhythmic - increases auric body
yoga's origins
breath control; cultivation of prana
bhastrika
kali
21. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga
T.K.V. Desikachar
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
tamas guna
Brahma
22. Inertia
pancha vayus
tamas guna
Classical
surya bhedana
23. Ahimsa
Jiddu Krishnamurti
non harming
raja yoga
sitali
24. Cool; through tongue
Pattabhi Jois
5 elements
Modern
sitali
25. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
T.K.V. Desikachar
posture
vinyasa principles
sahashrara
26. 1930s-1986 philosopher
Jiddu Krishnamurti
observance
prakriti
paths of yoga
27. Purity
sattva guna
Pattabhi Jois
Postclassical
5 elements
28. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva
Postclassical
god triad
muladhara
types of meditation
29. 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
ida nadi
sattva guna
B.K.S. Iyengar
Modern
30. W/Swami Vivekananda
Modern
discipline
T.K.V. Desikachar
pancha vayus
31. Spinal chord
anahata
simhasana
sushumna nadi
manomaya kosha
32. Matter
types of meditation
prakriti
pancha vayus
Brahma
33. Abundance
non harming
lakhski
prana vayu
observance
34. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
god triad
non stealing
goddesses
asana
35. Disillusion
bandha
ajna
kali
raja yoga
36. Through teeth; cold
vishuddha
ayurveda
prakriti
aitkari
37. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
bija mantras in order
B.K.S. Iyengar
bhastrika
simhasana
38. Satya
truthfulness
jnana yoga
pancha vayus
types of meditation
39. Purity
chandra bhedana
sattva guna
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
Pattabhi Jois
40. Brahmacharya
surya bhedana
samana vayu
bhakti yoga
self restraint
41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
Jiddu Krishnamurti
samana vayu
chandra bhedana
types of meditation
42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
Preclassical
god triad
Vishnu
vinyasa principles
43. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga
jnana yoga
anandamaya
T.K.V. Desikachar
Swami Vivekananda
44. Aparigraha
bhastrika
anipura
nadi shodana
non-greed
45. 3rd
anipura
observance
goddesses
anandamaya
46. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
self restraint
vinyasa
bija mantra
non harming
47. Tamas - rajas - sattva
Indra Devi
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
ujjayi
kali
48. Disillusion
Swami Vivekananda
kali
pancha vayus
ida nadi
49. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')
Vedic
Pancha Koshas
simhasana
vishuddha
50. Ahimsa
non harming
breath control; cultivation of prana
sahashrara
Indra Devi