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Yoga Vocab

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1. Dharana






2. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






4. Spinal chord






5. Dhyana






6. Chakra mantra






7. Through teeth; cold






8. Activity - movement






9. Svadhyaya






10. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






11. Rhythmic - increases auric body






12. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






13. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






15. Brahmacharya






16. Asteya






17. Matter






18. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


19. Saucha






20. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






21. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






22. Samadhi






23. Samadhi






24. Aparigraha






25. Lower mental body






26. Asana






27. Bliss body






28. Through teeth; cold






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Niyama






31. Liberation of stagnant prana






32. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






33. Yoga of action






34. Pranayama






35. Lion's breath






36. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






38. Abundance






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






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






41. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






42. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






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






45. Dhyana






46. Studied under Krisnamacharya






47. Tapas






48. 5th






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






50. 4th