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1. Spirit
breath control; cultivation of prana
tamas guna
purusha
sushumna nadi

2. Pratyahara
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
surya bhedana
concentration
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)

3. Niyama
observance
Postclassical
apana vayu
truthfulness

4. Brahmacharya
contentment
Postclassical
prakriti
self restraint

5. Inertia
apana vayu
sushumna nadi
tamas guna
nadi shodana

6. 7th
sahashrara
paths of yoga
ayurvedic healing techniques
dourgha

7. Activity - movement
vishuddha
vijnanamaya
rajas guna
truthfulness

8. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
antanjali
udana vayu
bija mantras in order
vishuddha

9. Tamas - rajas - sattva
Modern
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
jnana yoga
vyana vayu

10. Lion's breath
simhasana
ayurvedic healing techniques
concentration
B.K.S. Iyengar

11. Ahimsa
ayurveda
non harming
bhakti yoga
marma points

12. Svadhyaya
doshas
surya bhedana
anahata
study of self

13. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
Sri Krishnamacharya
kali
anahata
Pancha Koshas

14. Tapas
paths of yoga
jnana yoga
discipline
Sri Krishnamacharya

15. Tamas - rajas - sattva
types of meditation
ida nadi
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
contentment

16. Lower mental body
manomaya kosha
antanjali
ujjayi
vyana vayu

17. 2nd
swadhisthana
yamas
sushumna nadi
Sri Krishnamacharya

18. Wisdom
saraswati
nadi shodana
sitali
Modern

19. Tapas
Vishnu
prana vayu
non-greed
discipline

20. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
self restraint
Sri Krishnamacharya
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
yamas

21. Yoga of heart
prana vayu
abstinence
bhakti yoga
bija mantras in order

22. Yoga of physical and mental control
raja yoga
devotion
jnana yoga
Indra Devi

23. Vata - pitta - kapha
muladhara
anipura
surya bhedana
doshas

24. Purity
non-greed
rajas guna
anipura
sattva guna

25. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions
udana vayu
kali
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
manomaya kosha

26. Yoga of action
lakhski
Vedic
marma points
karma yoga

27. Dharana
Swami Vivekananda
bija mantra
jnana yoga
concentration

28. Ishvarapranidhana
manomaya kosha
niyamas
devotion
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture

29. Inertia
antanjali
karma yoga
samana vayu
tamas guna

30. Margas
paths of yoga
sattva guna
Vedic
simhasana

31. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions
nadi shodana
udana vayu
Pattabhi Jois
god triad

32. Downward from navel to feet; elimination
apana vayu
Modern
contentment
Indra Devi

33. Yoga of mind
paths of yoga
rajas guna
jnana yoga
yamas

34. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
goddesses
Swami Vivekananda
non stealing
saraswati

35. Cool; through tongue
sitali
lakhski
god triad
ayurveda

36. Father of yoga
god triad
urity
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
antanjali

37. Matter
prakriti
saraswati
raja yoga
paths of yoga

38. Margas
paths of yoga
antanjali
concentration
Postclassical

39. Yama
Sri Krishnamacharya
yoga's origins
abstinence
devotion

40. Santosha
Indra Devi
marma points
raja yoga
contentment

41. Pranayama
nnamaya kosha
Vishnu
breath control; cultivation of prana
Brahma

42. Male - right - solar - fire - yang
antanjali
Preclassical
devotion
pingala nadi

43. W/Swami Vivekananda
abstinence
rajas guna
swadhisthana
Modern

44. Yoga of heart
pancha vayus
paths of yoga
posture
bhakti yoga

45. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
vinyasa principles
vinyasa
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
paths of yoga

46. 1st chakra
goddesses
muladhara
sushumna nadi
tamas guna

47. Higher intellectual body
lakhski
meditation
sushumna nadi
vijnanamaya

48. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
goddesses
asana
truthfulness
Jiddu Krishnamurti

49. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
yamas
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indra Devi
types of meditation

50. Saucha
Postclassical
urity
observance
tamas guna

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