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Yoga Vocab

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1. Science of life






2. Tapas






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






4. 5th






5. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






6. All prevading






7. Studied under Krisnamacharya






8. Dead fast resolve






9. Yoga of action






10. Inertia






11. Purity






12. 5th






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






14. Ishvarapranidhana






15. 3rd






16. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






17. Disillusion






18. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






19. Dead fast resolve






20. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






21. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






22. Ahimsa






23. Yoga of mind






24. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






25. W/Swami Vivekananda






26. Creator






27. 1930s-1986 philosopher






28. Studied under Krisnamacharya






29. Santosha






30. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






31. Liberation of stagnant prana






32. All prevading






33. Lower mental body






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






35. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






36. Dharana






37. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






38. Lower mental body






39. 6th






40. Margas






41. Through teeth; cold






42. Dhyana






43. Bliss body






44. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






45. Everything after Pantanjali






46. 2nd






47. Physical body






48. Svadhyaya






49. Ahimsa






50. Spinal chord