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Yoga Vocab

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






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






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






4. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






6. Matter






7. Ishvarapranidhana






8. Everything after Pantanjali






9. Asana






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






11. Physical body






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






13. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






15. 3rd






16. Ishvarapranidhana






17. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






18. Dead fast resolve






19. Pratyahara






20. Creator






21. 2nd






22. Cool; through tongue






23. Spirit






24. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






25. Lower mental body






26. Tapas






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






28. 1st chakra






29. Satya






30. Yoga of mind






31. Yoga of heart






32. Saucha






33. Asteya






34. Yoga of heart






35. Lion's breath






36. Liberation of stagnant prana






37. Father of yoga






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






39. Pratyahara






40. Purity






41. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






42. Physical body






43. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






44. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






45. All prevading






46. Rhythmic - increases auric body






47. Disillusion






48. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






49. Dharana






50. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali