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Yoga Vocab

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1. 5th






2. Asteya






3. Yoga of heart






4. Tamas - rajas - sattva






5. Samadhi






6. Yoga of mind






7. Tapas






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






9. 6th






10. Svadhyaya






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






12. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






13. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






14. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


15. Wisdom






16. Ahimsa






17. Aparigraha






18. Yama






19. 5th






20. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






22. Pranayama






23. Saucha






24. W/Swami Vivekananda






25. Rhythmic - increases auric body






26. 5 winds






27. 7th






28. Spirit






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






30. Tamas - rajas - sattva






31. Samadhi






32. Inertia






33. Protector






34. Dhyana






35. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






36. Lower mental body






37. Margas






38. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


39. Spinal chord






40. Higher intellectual body






41. Spirit






42. 1930s-1986 philosopher






43. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






44. Ishvarapranidhana






45. Svadhyaya






46. Through teeth; cold






47. Energy/emo body






48. Dhyana






49. Brahmacharya






50. Yoga of heart