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Yoga Vocab

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1. Activity - movement






2. Dead fast resolve






3. Yoga of action






4. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






5. 5 winds






6. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






7. 3rd






8. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






9. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






10. Asteya






11. 7th






12. Lion's breath






13. Rhythmic - increases auric body






14. Chakra mantra






15. Restraints - observances






16. Lower mental body






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






18. Disillusion






19. Everything after Pantanjali






20. Margas






21. Yama






22. Satya






23. Ishvarapranidhana






24. Studied under Krisnamacharya






25. Yoga of physical and mental control






26. Pranayama






27. 4th






28. All prevading






29. 2nd






30. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






31. Dhyana






32. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






34. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






35. 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






36. Inertia






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






38. Creator






39. Lion's breath






40. 1930s-1986 philosopher






41. 5 winds






42. Higher intellectual body






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






44. Matter






45. Cool; through tongue






46. Yoga of heart






47. Bliss body






48. Energy/emo body






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






50. Tamas - rajas - sattva