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Yoga Vocab

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1. Asteya






2. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






3. Yoga of action






4. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






5. Pranayama






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






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






8. Lower mental body






9. Bliss body






10. Tapas






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






12. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






13. Inertia






14. Activity - movement






15. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






17. Satya






18. Purity






19. Creator






20. Svadhyaya






21. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






22. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






23. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






25. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






26. Brahmacharya






27. Protector






28. 3rd






29. 2nd






30. Brahmacharya






31. Spirit






32. Matter






33. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






34. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






36. 7th






37. Science of life






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






39. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






40. 1st chakra






41. Dead fast resolve






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






43. 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






44. Tamas - rajas - sattva






45. 1930s-1986 philosopher






46. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






47. Santosha






48. Pratyahara






49. Energy/emo body






50. 4th