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Yoga Vocab

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1. Aparigraha






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






3. Spinal chord






4. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


5. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






6. 5th






7. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






8. Restraints - observances






9. Ishvarapranidhana






10. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






11. Satya






12. Chakra mantra






13. Physical body






14. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






15. Dhyana






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






17. Brahmacharya






18. Niyama






19. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






20. Vata - pitta - kapha






21. Spirit






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






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






24. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






25. Matter






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






27. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






28. Samadhi






29. Lower mental body






30. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






31. Tapas






32. Margas






33. Asana






34. Dead fast resolve






35. Margas






36. Studied under Krisnamacharya






37. Everything after Pantanjali






38. Lower mental body






39. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






40. Yoga of action






41. Father of yoga






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






43. Bliss body






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






45. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






46. Higher intellectual body






47. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






48. Dhyana






49. 5th






50. Male - right - solar - fire - yang