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Yoga Vocab
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1. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali
Classical
ayurvedic healing techniques
sahashrara
T.K.V. Desikachar
2. 3rd
anipura
ida nadi
meditation
non-greed
3. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
Pancha Koshas
Sri Krishnamacharya
T.K.V. Desikachar
bija mantra
4. Vata - pitta - kapha
pranamaya kosha
non-greed
samana vayu
doshas
5. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
meditation
bhastrika
Brahma
vinyasa
6. Chakra mantra
marma points
bija mantra
chandra bhedana
manomaya kosha
7. Liberation of stagnant prana
lakhski
asana
non-greed
rajas guna
8. Pratyahara
anipura
devotion
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
Postclassical
9. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions
ida nadi
Pancha Koshas
Modern
Swami Vivekananda
10. 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
rajas guna
ajna
jnana yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar
11. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha
Preclassical
Sri Krishnamacharya
nadi shodana
Preclassical
12. Saucha
vyana vayu
aitkari
urity
god triad
13. Restraints - observances
raja yoga
truthfulness
niyamas
sahashrara
14. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
kali
asana
sushumna nadi
Sri Krishnamacharya
15. Margas
udana vayu
pancha vayus
surya bhedana
paths of yoga
16. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
ayurvedic healing techniques
antanjali
Modern
Preclassical
17. Science of life
jnana yoga
ayurveda
study of self
vinyasa
18. Ishvarapranidhana
contentment
raja yoga
devotion
Vishnu
19. W/Swami Vivekananda
udana vayu
Modern
sattva guna
pancha vayus
20. 6th
ajna
nnamaya kosha
non harming
tamas guna
21. Saucha
study of self
aitkari
antanjali
urity
22. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
god triad
study of self
chandra bhedana
jnana yoga
23. 1930s-1986 philosopher
bija mantra
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
Jiddu Krishnamurti
jnana yoga
24. 5 winds
asana
sattva guna
tamas guna
pancha vayus
25. Niyama
observance
karma yoga
udana vayu
sahashrara
26. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
samana vayu
muladhara
breath control; cultivation of prana
meditation
27. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')
abstinence
Vedic
jnana yoga
manomaya kosha
28. 2nd
swadhisthana
meditation
truthfulness
bhastrika
29. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
purusha
ayurveda
concentration
bandha
30. Yama
abstinence
chandra bhedana
meditation
ida nadi
31. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)
types of meditation
antanjali
jnana yoga
yamas
32. Brahmacharya
self restraint
ayurvedic healing techniques
muladhara
tamas guna
33. All prevading
aitkari
Sri Krishnamacharya
kali
vyana vayu
34. Disillusion
surya bhedana
kali
5 elements
Vedic
35. Studied under Krisnamacharya
types of meditation
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
Pattabhi Jois
pancha vayus
36. Aparigraha
non-greed
muladhara
pancha vayus
Jiddu Krishnamurti
37. Santosha
anandamaya
Brahma
yamas
contentment
38. Restraints - observances
sattva guna
niyamas
anahata
anandamaya
39. 1930s-1986 philosopher
chandra bhedana
dourgha
Jiddu Krishnamurti
sattva guna
40. Asteya
non stealing
samana vayu
manomaya kosha
chandra bhedana
41. 3rd
paths of yoga
anipura
vishuddha
pancha vayus
42. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
vishuddha
bhakti yoga
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
ayurvedic healing techniques
43. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
udana vayu
sahashrara
prakriti
marma points
44. 1st chakra
study of self
manomaya kosha
sushumna nadi
muladhara
45. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
Indra Devi
prakriti
swadhisthana
vijnanamaya
46. Asana
vishuddha
ajna
posture
non stealing
47. Samadhi
ayurvedic healing techniques
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
muladhara
48. 4th
samana vayu
anahata
bhastrika
meditation
49. Bliss body
aitkari
anandamaya
Sri Krishnamacharya
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
50. Liberation of stagnant prana
asana
sattva guna
devotion
niyamas