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Yoga Vocab
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1. 1930s-1986 philosopher
sitali
pranamaya kosha
yoga's origins
Jiddu Krishnamurti
2. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha
bija mantra
bija mantra
B.K.S. Iyengar
nadi shodana
3. Studied under Krisnamacharya
Pattabhi Jois
surya bhedana
chandra bhedana
non-greed
4. Tamas - rajas - sattva
vinyasa principles
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indra Devi
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
5. Yoga of action
sushumna nadi
doshas
vinyasa principles
karma yoga
6. Creator
posture
bhakti yoga
truthfulness
Brahma
7. Vata - pitta - kapha
doshas
pingala nadi
abstinence
karma yoga
8. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
yoga's origins
bandha
yamas
chandra bhedana
9. Ishvarapranidhana
ida nadi
5 elements
anandamaya
devotion
10. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath
Pancha Koshas
ayurveda
breath control; cultivation of prana
Postclassical
11. Restraints - observances
niyamas
vishuddha
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
nnamaya kosha
12. Science of life
god triad
prana vayu
ayurveda
muladhara
13. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
discipline
Sri Krishnamacharya
bija mantra
vyana vayu
14. Yama
abstinence
bhastrika
nnamaya kosha
sushumna nadi
15. 2nd
T.K.V. Desikachar
swadhisthana
saraswati
lakhski
16. Aparigraha
simhasana
swadhisthana
non-greed
pranamaya kosha
17. Physical body
nnamaya kosha
bija mantra
paths of yoga
kali
18. Lower mental body
manomaya kosha
discipline
raja yoga
discipline
19. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left
surya bhedana
muladhara
devotion
B.K.S. Iyengar
20. 6th
Classical
ayurveda
ajna
non harming
21. Brahmacharya
niyamas
self restraint
abstinence
Classical
22. 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
vinyasa
jnana yoga
ujjayi
B.K.S. Iyengar
23. 7th
pranamaya kosha
doshas
sahashrara
Vedic
24. Pratyahara
niyamas
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
Preclassical
Modern
25. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
Pattabhi Jois
bija mantra
vinyasa principles
rajas guna
26. Matter
goddesses
purusha
prakriti
devotion
27. Ishvarapranidhana
devotion
types of meditation
T.K.V. Desikachar
sattva guna
28. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
ajna
prana vayu
Sri Krishnamacharya
god triad
29. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions
ajna
types of meditation
Swami Vivekananda
non harming
30. Tamas - rajas - sattva
chandra bhedana
observance
prakriti
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
31. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva
bhastrika
god triad
bhakti yoga
self restraint
32. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago
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33. Rhythmic - increases auric body
bhastrika
pancha vayus
marma points
prakriti
34. Vata - pitta - kapha
doshas
marma points
ajna
prakriti
35. All prevading
vyana vayu
paths of yoga
Vishnu
niyamas
36. Energy/emo body
god triad
pranamaya kosha
pancha vayus
Preclassical
37. Activity - movement
5 elements
rajas guna
Preclassical
concentration
38. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
Swami Vivekananda
ida nadi
vinyasa principles
Preclassical
39. Pranayama
god triad
goddesses
breath control; cultivation of prana
ayurvedic healing techniques
40. Asteya
anandamaya
study of self
discipline
non stealing
41. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions
Classical
udana vayu
paths of yoga
Classical
42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
manomaya kosha
non stealing
meditation
Preclassical
43. Yoga of mind
aitkari
vyana vayu
jnana yoga
karma yoga
44. Everything after Pantanjali
niyamas
urity
Postclassical
Swami Vivekananda
45. 2nd
anandamaya
sushumna nadi
Vishnu
swadhisthana
46. Lion's breath
non harming
simhasana
non-greed
asana
47. 5 winds
pranamaya kosha
pancha vayus
meditation
nnamaya kosha
48. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
saraswati
vinyasa principles
manomaya kosha
samana vayu
49. Aparigraha
dourgha
discipline
non-greed
Indra Devi
50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
study of self
Vedic
bhakti yoga
5 elements