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Yoga Vocab

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1. 6th






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






3. Asana






4. Purity






5. Liberation of stagnant prana






6. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






7. Tapas






8. 5 winds






9. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






10. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






11. 5th






12. Dead fast resolve






13. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






14. Creator






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






16. Spirit






17. All prevading






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






19. Tapas






20. Cool; through tongue






21. Pratyahara






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






23. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






24. Yoga of action






25. Lion's breath






26. Physical body






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






28. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Yoga of physical and mental control






31. Liberation of stagnant prana






32. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






33. Activity - movement






34. Samadhi






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. 2nd






37. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






38. Lion's breath






39. 5 winds






40. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






41. Inertia






42. 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






43. Brahmacharya






44. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






46. Purity






47. Tamas - rajas - sattva






48. Abundance






49. Activity - movement






50. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling