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Yoga Vocab

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1. Santosha






2. Yama






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






4. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






5. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






6. Dhyana






7. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






8. Lower mental body






9. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






10. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






11. Everything after Pantanjali






12. Pratyahara






13. Yoga of action






14. Niyama






15. Saucha






16. Niyama






17. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






18. Tapas






19. Ahimsa






20. Chakra mantra






21. Asteya






22. 4th






23. Aparigraha






24. 7th






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






26. Tamas - rajas - sattva






27. Activity - movement






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






29. 1st chakra






30. Svadhyaya






31. 6th






32. Lion's breath






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






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






35. Yoga of mind






36. Lion's breath






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






38. Pranayama






39. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






40. Matter






41. Yoga of physical and mental control






42. 5 winds






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






44. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






45. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


46. Disillusion






47. Samadhi






48. 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






49. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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