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Yoga Vocab

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






2. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






3. Lower mental body






4. Yoga of physical and mental control






5. Santosha






6. All prevading






7. Aparigraha






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






9. 1930s-1986 philosopher






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






11. Spirit






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






13. Activity - movement






14. W/Swami Vivekananda






15. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






16. Ishvarapranidhana






17. Ishvarapranidhana






18. Saucha






19. Matter






20. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






21. Yoga of action






22. Inertia






23. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






24. Yoga of physical and mental control






25. Liberation of stagnant prana






26. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






27. Through teeth; cold






28. Yama






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






30. Purity






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






32. Higher intellectual body






33. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






35. 1930s-1986 philosopher






36. Studied under Krisnamacharya






37. Disillusion






38. Higher intellectual body






39. Santosha






40. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






41. Wisdom






42. Ahimsa






43. Vata - pitta - kapha






44. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






45. Satya






46. Niyama






47. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






48. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






49. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






50. 4th