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Yoga Vocab

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1. Samadhi






2. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






4. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






5. Santosha






6. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






7. Disillusion






8. Studied under Krisnamacharya






9. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






10. 1st chakra






11. Spinal chord






12. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






13. Dhyana






14. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






15. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






16. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






17. Energy/emo body






18. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


19. Bliss body






20. Inertia






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






22. Saucha






23. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






24. Lower mental body






25. Everything after Pantanjali






26. Ishvarapranidhana






27. 2nd






28. Tapas






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






30. Dead fast resolve






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






32. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






33. W/Swami Vivekananda






34. 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






35. Through teeth; cold






36. Svadhyaya






37. Physical body






38. Purity






39. Abundance






40. Saucha






41. Higher intellectual body






42. 2nd






43. Yoga of mind






44. Samadhi






45. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






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






48. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






49. Purity






50. Creator