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Yoga Vocab

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1. Pranayama






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






3. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






4. Chakra mantra






5. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






6. Asteya






7. Yoga of mind






8. 2nd






9. Svadhyaya






10. Through teeth; cold






11. Samadhi






12. Matter






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






14. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






16. Pranayama






17. 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






18. Everything after Pantanjali






19. Lion's breath






20. 1st chakra






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






22. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






23. Brahmacharya






24. 1930s-1986 philosopher






25. Energy/emo body






26. Ishvarapranidhana






27. Satya






28. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






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






30. Yoga of heart






31. Higher intellectual body






32. Rhythmic - increases auric body






33. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






35. W/Swami Vivekananda






36. 3rd






37. Creator






38. Activity - movement






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






40. Niyama






41. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






42. Inertia






43. Purity






44. Svadhyaya






45. Physical body






46. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






47. 6th






48. Energy/emo body






49. Dhyana






50. Spinal chord