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Yoga Vocab

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1. Tapas






2. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






3. Physical body






4. Everything after Pantanjali






5. Ahimsa






6. 1930s-1986 philosopher






7. Pranayama






8. 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






9. Creator






10. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






11. W/Swami Vivekananda






12. 4th






13. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






14. Purity






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






16. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






17. Abundance






18. Creator






19. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






20. Disillusion






21. Liberation of stagnant prana






22. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






23. Through teeth; cold






24. Yoga of heart






25. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






26. Vata - pitta - kapha






27. Physical body






28. Through teeth; cold






29. Science of life






30. Pratyahara






31. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






32. Ishvarapranidhana






33. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






35. Cool; through tongue






36. Pranayama






37. 5th






38. Svadhyaya






39. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


40. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






41. All prevading






42. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






44. Ishvarapranidhana






45. Higher intellectual body






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






47. Margas






48. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






50. Dharana