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Yoga Vocab

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1. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






2. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






3. Lower mental body






4. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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5. 5th






6. Father of yoga






7. Brahmacharya






8. Father of yoga






9. Dhyana






10. 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






11. 3rd






12. 1st chakra






13. Brahmacharya






14. Cool; through tongue






15. Disillusion






16. Everything after Pantanjali






17. Creator






18. Yoga of physical and mental control






19. 5 winds






20. Abundance






21. Yama






22. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






23. Santosha






24. Studied under Krisnamacharya






25. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






26. Protector






27. Asteya






28. Restraints - observances






29. Inertia






30. Activity - movement






31. W/Swami Vivekananda






32. 3rd






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






34. Asteya






35. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






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






37. 6th






38. Ahimsa






39. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






40. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






41. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






42. All prevading






43. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






44. Yoga of action






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






46. Samadhi






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






48. Dharana






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






50. Higher intellectual body