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Yoga Vocab

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1. 7th






2. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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3. Lower mental body






4. 3rd






5. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






6. Brahmacharya






7. Samadhi






8. Pranayama






9. 5th






10. Rhythmic - increases auric body






11. Protector






12. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






13. Through teeth; cold






14. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






16. Yoga of physical and mental control






17. Vata - pitta - kapha






18. Creator






19. Science of life






20. 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






21. Higher intellectual body






22. Cool; through tongue






23. Lion's breath






24. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






25. Abundance






26. Inertia






27. Restraints - observances






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






29. 1st chakra






30. Yoga of heart






31. Satya






32. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






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






35. Vata - pitta - kapha






36. Inertia






37. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






38. Father of yoga






39. All prevading






40. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






41. Purity






42. W/Swami Vivekananda






43. 2nd






44. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






46. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






47. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






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






50. Liberation of stagnant prana