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Yoga Vocab

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1. Lower mental body






2. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






3. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






4. Rhythmic - increases auric body






5. Pratyahara






6. Aparigraha






7. Yoga of physical and mental control






8. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






9. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






10. Margas






11. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






12. Through teeth; cold






13. Yoga of action






14. Yama






15. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






16. Lion's breath






17. Physical body






18. Vata - pitta - kapha






19. Physical body






20. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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21. Spirit






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






23. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






24. Disillusion






25. Dead fast resolve






26. Yoga of physical and mental control






27. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






28. Spirit






29. Dhyana






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






31. Spinal chord






32. 3rd






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






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






35. Margas






36. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






37. 3rd






38. Matter






39. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






40. Asteya






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






42. Tapas






43. Vata - pitta - kapha






44. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






45. Everything after Pantanjali






46. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






47. Liberation of stagnant prana






48. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






49. Dharana






50. Ahimsa







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