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Yoga Vocab

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1. Yoga of mind






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






3. Vata - pitta - kapha






4. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






5. Dead fast resolve






6. Studied under Krisnamacharya






7. Higher intellectual body






8. Restraints - observances






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






10. Brahmacharya






11. Protector






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






13. Dhyana






14. Energy/emo body






15. Activity - movement






16. Spinal chord






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






18. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






19. Tamas - rajas - sattva






20. Father of yoga






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






22. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






23. W/Swami Vivekananda






24. 2nd






25. Yoga of heart






26. Through teeth; cold






27. Matter






28. Svadhyaya






29. 5th






30. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






32. Yoga of heart






33. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






34. Disillusion






35. Pranayama






36. Lion's breath






37. Wisdom






38. Activity - movement






39. Pratyahara






40. Saucha






41. Cool; through tongue






42. 3rd






43. Yoga of action






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






45. Yoga of action






46. Science of life






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






48. Father of yoga






49. Creator






50. Studied under Krisnamacharya