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Yoga Vocab

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1. Svadhyaya






2. Santosha






3. Purity






4. Spirit






5. Creator






6. Vata - pitta - kapha






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. Chakra mantra






9. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






10. Tamas - rajas - sattva






11. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






12. Samadhi






13. Through teeth; cold






14. Santosha






15. Asteya






16. 1st chakra






17. 2nd






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






19. Dead fast resolve






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






21. 7th






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






23. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






24. Yoga of action






25. Ishvarapranidhana






26. 5 winds






27. Chakra mantra






28. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






30. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






31. Tapas






32. Margas






33. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






34. Yoga of mind






35. Liberation of stagnant prana






36. W/Swami Vivekananda






37. Purity






38. Matter






39. Studied under Krisnamacharya






40. 3rd






41. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






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






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






46. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






47. Asana






48. Bliss body






49. Tamas - rajas - sattva






50. Yoga of heart