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Yoga Vocab

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1. Yoga of action






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






3. Pratyahara






4. Yoga of heart






5. Brahmacharya






6. Saucha






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






10. 4th






11. Purity






12. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


13. Dhyana






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






15. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






16. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






18. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






19. Yoga of mind






20. Saucha






21. 5th






22. 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






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






24. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






25. Studied under Krisnamacharya






26. Liberation of stagnant prana






27. Inertia






28. Liberation of stagnant prana






29. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






30. Spirit






31. Energy/emo body






32. Santosha






33. Activity - movement






34. Creator






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






36. Wisdom






37. Abundance






38. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






39. Dead fast resolve






40. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






42. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






43. Disillusion






44. 1st chakra






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






46. Chakra mantra






47. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






48. 7th






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






50. Rhythmic - increases auric body