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Yoga Vocab

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1. Ishvarapranidhana






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






4. Tapas






5. Father of yoga






6. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






7. Bliss body






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






9. Pratyahara






10. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






11. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






12. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






13. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






14. Through teeth; cold






15. Through teeth; cold






16. 3rd






17. Santosha






18. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






19. Everything after Pantanjali






20. Wisdom






21. Wisdom






22. Ahimsa






23. 1930s-1986 philosopher






24. Matter






25. 1st chakra






26. 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






27. 6th






28. Vata - pitta - kapha






29. Dead fast resolve






30. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






31. Activity - movement






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






33. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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34. Energy/emo body






35. 1st chakra






36. Physical body






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






38. Aparigraha






39. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






41. Liberation of stagnant prana






42. Rhythmic - increases auric body






43. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






44. Abundance






45. Tapas






46. Matter






47. 2nd






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






49. Science of life






50. Restraints - observances