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Yoga Vocab

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1. Everything after Pantanjali






2. Creator






3. Dharana






4. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






5. Samadhi






6. Cool; through tongue






7. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






9. 2nd






10. Abundance






11. Margas






12. Ishvarapranidhana






13. 7th






14. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


15. Yoga of physical and mental control






16. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






18. Brahmacharya






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






20. 2nd






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






22. Dhyana






23. Science of life






24. Asteya






25. Svadhyaya






26. Everything after Pantanjali






27. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






28. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






29. Creator






30. Ishvarapranidhana






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






32. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






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






34. Spinal chord






35. Svadhyaya






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






37. Bliss body






38. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






39. Purity






40. Niyama






41. Pranayama






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






43. Disillusion






44. W/Swami Vivekananda






45. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






46. Aparigraha






47. Liberation of stagnant prana






48. 5th






49. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






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