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Yoga Vocab

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1. Everything after Pantanjali






2. Liberation of stagnant prana






3. Rhythmic - increases auric body






4. Svadhyaya






5. 2nd






6. Pratyahara






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






8. Brahmacharya






9. Niyama






10. Father of yoga






11. Higher intellectual body






12. Bliss body






13. Physical body






14. Creator






15. 6th






16. Lower mental body






17. Everything after Pantanjali






18. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






19. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


20. 1st chakra






21. Asana






22. Vata - pitta - kapha






23. Disillusion






24. Niyama






25. Activity - movement






26. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






27. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






28. Yoga of action






29. Satya






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






31. Purity






32. 3rd






33. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






35. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






37. 7th






38. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






39. Lower mental body






40. Santosha






41. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






42. Physical body






43. Spirit






44. Chakra mantra






45. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






46. Pranayama






47. Dead fast resolve






48. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






49. Creator






50. Matter