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Yoga Vocab

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1. Aparigraha






2. Purity






3. Science of life






4. Purity






5. Pratyahara






6. Satya






7. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






8. Lion's breath






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






10. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


11. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






12. Physical body






13. Pratyahara






14. Asteya






15. 5th






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






17. Through teeth; cold






18. Higher intellectual body






19. Chakra mantra






20. Yama






21. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






22. Yoga of action






23. Saucha






24. Everything after Pantanjali






25. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






27. 2nd






28. Higher intellectual body






29. Yoga of mind






30. Santosha






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






32. Pranayama






33. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






34. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






35. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






36. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






37. Satya






38. Asteya






39. Svadhyaya






40. Studied under Krisnamacharya






41. Restraints - observances






42. Studied under Krisnamacharya






43. Chakra mantra






44. Lion's breath






45. Lower mental body






46. Vata - pitta - kapha






47. Niyama






48. All prevading






49. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






50. Father of yoga