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Yoga Vocab

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1. Father of yoga






2. Margas






3. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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4. Dharana






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






6. Yoga of mind






7. 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






8. Disillusion






9. 1st chakra






10. Vata - pitta - kapha






11. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






12. Cool; through tongue






13. Activity - movement






14. 3rd






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






16. Energy/emo body






17. Abundance






18. Santosha






19. Everything after Pantanjali






20. All prevading






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






22. Brahmacharya






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






24. Through teeth; cold






25. Asteya






26. Margas






27. Dead fast resolve






28. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






29. Yama






30. Brahmacharya






31. Svadhyaya






32. Samadhi






33. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






34. Yama






35. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






37. Studied under Krisnamacharya






38. All prevading






39. Everything after Pantanjali






40. Aparigraha






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






42. 1930s-1986 philosopher






43. Physical body






44. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






45. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






46. Yoga of physical and mental control






47. Disillusion






48. Bliss body






49. Saucha






50. Vata - pitta - kapha