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Yoga Vocab

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1. Margas






2. Creator






3. 1st chakra






4. 2nd






5. Chakra mantra






6. 3rd






7. Rhythmic - increases auric body






8. Lion's breath






9. Brahmacharya






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






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






12. Matter






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






14. Yoga of physical and mental control






15. 4th






16. Spinal chord






17. All prevading






18. Father of yoga






19. Spinal chord






20. Abundance






21. All prevading






22. Lion's breath






23. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






24. Saucha






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






26. Everything after Pantanjali






27. Purity






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






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






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






32. Studied under Krisnamacharya






33. Ahimsa






34. Spirit






35. Tapas






36. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






37. Satya






38. Creator






39. Niyama






40. Wisdom






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






42. Vata - pitta - kapha






43. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






45. Asana






46. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






47. Dead fast resolve






48. 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






49. Yama






50. 5th