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Yoga Vocab

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1. 2nd
Pancha Koshas
pranamaya kosha
nnamaya kosha
swadhisthana

2. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
ayurveda
yamas
goddesses
nadi shodana

3. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left
asana
surya bhedana
rajas guna
non-greed

4. 4th
anipura
anahata
Sri Krishnamacharya
pranamaya kosha

5. 5 winds
meditation
Indra Devi
antanjali
pancha vayus

6. Everything after Pantanjali
ida nadi
apana vayu
sattva guna
Postclassical

7. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
raja yoga
swadhisthana
Sri Krishnamacharya
Indra Devi

8. 1st chakra
muladhara
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
anahata
Indra Devi

9. Yama
vishuddha
5 elements
abstinence
types of meditation

10. Spinal chord
Preclassical
sushumna nadi
karma yoga
swadhisthana

11. Satya
jnana yoga
truthfulness
anipura
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)

12. Pratyahara
Indra Devi
Postclassical
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
discipline

13. Ahimsa
T.K.V. Desikachar
bhakti yoga
non harming
udana vayu

14. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
sattva guna
discipline
purusha
bija mantras in order

15. Rhythmic - increases auric body
anandamaya
ujjayi
bhastrika
contentment

16. Pranayama
saraswati
Preclassical
sitali
breath control; cultivation of prana

17. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
non-greed
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
types of meditation
vyana vayu

18. Abundance
lakhski
raja yoga
god triad
yoga's origins

19. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
Classical
marma points
meditation
urity

20. 6th
bhastrika
ajna
observance
doshas

21. Tapas
karma yoga
karma yoga
non harming
discipline

22. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
5 elements
Jiddu Krishnamurti
udana vayu
posture

23. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
types of meditation
aitkari
sattva guna

24. Rhythmic - increases auric body
bhastrika
ayurvedic healing techniques
Classical
5 elements

25. Activity - movement
rajas guna
Pattabhi Jois
aitkari
apana vayu

26. Samadhi
Pattabhi Jois
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
concentration
bandha

27. Male - right - solar - fire - yang
bija mantras in order
pingala nadi
surya bhedana
contentment

28. Yoga of heart
bhakti yoga
breath control; cultivation of prana
abstinence
vinyasa

29. Asana
posture
ujjayi
bhakti yoga
marma points

30. Downward from navel to feet; elimination
bija mantra
apana vayu
5 elements
ajna

31. Through teeth; cold
aitkari
antanjali
surya bhedana
self restraint

32. Dharana
ayurvedic healing techniques
anahata
niyamas
concentration

33. Science of life
ayurveda
Preclassical
lakhski
apana vayu

34. Pranayama
tamas guna
vinyasa principles
breath control; cultivation of prana
bija mantras in order

35. Dead fast resolve
Swami Vivekananda
ayurveda
yoga's origins
dourgha

36. Lion's breath
simhasana
ujjayi
vinyasa
swadhisthana

37. Asteya
non stealing
vyana vayu
goddesses
5 elements

38. Yoga of physical and mental control
T.K.V. Desikachar
Indra Devi
raja yoga
muladhara

39. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
bhastrika
Indra Devi
samana vayu
observance

40. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
Pancha Koshas
sitali
vinyasa principles
discipline

41. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath
saraswati
Vishnu
Pancha Koshas
pranamaya kosha

42. Cool; through tongue
saraswati
sitali
Vedic
non stealing

43. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
jnana yoga
vinyasa principles
sahashrara
Sri Krishnamacharya

44. Yoga of mind
jnana yoga
yamas
chandra bhedana
Vedic

45. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
self restraint
T.K.V. Desikachar
chandra bhedana
rajas guna

46. Margas
paths of yoga
swadhisthana
Classical
5 elements

47. 5th
surya bhedana
vishuddha
apana vayu
marma points

48. Saucha
apana vayu
urity
vinyasa principles
simhasana

49. All prevading
study of self
karma yoga
vyana vayu
Modern

50. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
observance
chandra bhedana
sahashrara
ayurvedic healing techniques