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Yoga Vocab

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1. 7th






2. Physical body






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






4. Brahmacharya






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






6. Asana






7. Ahimsa






8. 3rd






9. Through teeth; cold






10. Studied under Krisnamacharya






11. 2nd






12. 2nd






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






14. Yoga of action






15. Activity - movement






16. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






17. 1st chakra






18. 4th






19. Pranayama






20. 4th






21. Dharana






22. Chakra mantra






23. Dead fast resolve






24. Spinal chord






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






26. Everything after Pantanjali






27. Science of life






28. Bliss body






29. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






31. Inertia






32. Lower mental body






33. All prevading






34. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


35. 5 winds






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






37. Samadhi






38. Tamas - rajas - sattva






39. Science of life






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






41. 5th






42. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






43. 3rd






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






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






46. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






47. Satya






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






49. 7th






50. Aparigraha