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Yoga Vocab

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1. Niyama






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






3. Dead fast resolve






4. Through teeth; cold






5. Dhyana






6. W/Swami Vivekananda






7. Samadhi






8. Dharana






9. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






10. Yoga of mind






11. Saucha






12. Yama






13. Pratyahara






14. Science of life






15. Everything after Pantanjali






16. Studied under Krisnamacharya






17. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






18. Dharana






19. Pranayama






20. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






21. Bliss body






22. Purity






23. 7th






24. Activity - movement






25. Energy/emo body






26. 7th






27. 3rd






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






29. Brahmacharya






30. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






31. Physical body






32. Abundance






33. Ishvarapranidhana






34. Cool; through tongue






35. Wisdom






36. Higher intellectual body






37. Disillusion






38. Santosha






39. Svadhyaya






40. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






41. Protector






42. Restraints - observances






43. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






45. 1930s-1986 philosopher






46. Satya






47. Svadhyaya






48. Yoga of action






49. Father of yoga






50. Chakra mantra