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Yoga Vocab

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1. Niyama






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






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






4. Pranayama






5. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






6. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






8. Svadhyaya






9. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






10. Everything after Pantanjali






11. Restraints - observances






12. Yoga of physical and mental control






13. Abundance






14. 3rd






15. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






16. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






17. Svadhyaya






18. Ishvarapranidhana






19. Vata - pitta - kapha






20. Dead fast resolve






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






22. Margas






23. Through teeth; cold






24. Saucha






25. 2nd






26. Pratyahara






27. Tamas - rajas - sattva






28. Asana






29. All prevading






30. Dead fast resolve






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






32. Satya






33. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






34. Creator






35. Lower mental body






36. Purity






37. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






38. Inertia






39. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






41. Inertia






42. Aparigraha






43. Rhythmic - increases auric body






44. Abundance






45. Vata - pitta - kapha






46. Yama






47. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






48. 5 winds






49. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


50. Liberation of stagnant prana