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Yoga Vocab

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






2. Ishvarapranidhana






3. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






5. 7th






6. Studied under Krisnamacharya






7. Physical body






8. Activity - movement






9. Purity






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






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






12. Cool; through tongue






13. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






15. Vata - pitta - kapha






16. Svadhyaya






17. W/Swami Vivekananda






18. 5 winds






19. Asteya






20. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






21. Niyama






22. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






23. Activity - movement






24. Yoga of physical and mental control






25. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






26. Protector






27. Liberation of stagnant prana






28. All prevading






29. Lion's breath






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






31. Protector






32. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






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






35. Dhyana






36. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






37. Liberation of stagnant prana






38. Tamas - rajas - sattva






39. Energy/emo body






40. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






41. Pratyahara






42. Father of yoga






43. Lion's breath






44. Matter






45. Father of yoga






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






47. Santosha






48. W/Swami Vivekananda






49. All prevading






50. Physical body