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Yoga Vocab

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1. Brahmacharya
anahata
vyana vayu
self restraint
vishuddha

2. Brahmacharya
5 elements
self restraint
karma yoga
non harming

3. Dharana
concentration
discipline
karma yoga
Modern

4. Activity - movement
swadhisthana
anahata
rajas guna
B.K.S. Iyengar

5. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
niyamas
paths of yoga
ida nadi
bija mantras in order

6. Dead fast resolve
dourgha
vijnanamaya
apana vayu
T.K.V. Desikachar

7. Tamas - rajas - sattva
yamas
marma points
bandha
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)

8. Pratyahara
devotion
Postclassical
bhakti yoga
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting

9. Energy/emo body
vinyasa principles
B.K.S. Iyengar
ajna
pranamaya kosha

10. Niyama
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
observance
sushumna nadi
purusha

11. 3rd
yoga's origins
vijnanamaya
anipura
non harming

12. Everything after Pantanjali
Postclassical
Sri Krishnamacharya
bhastrika
bandha

13. Inertia
god triad
tamas guna
manomaya kosha
rajas guna

14. Ishvarapranidhana
devotion
truthfulness
Vishnu
T.K.V. Desikachar

15. Niyama
yamas
asana
samana vayu
observance

16. Pranayama
lakhski
udana vayu
ida nadi
breath control; cultivation of prana

17. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
Vishnu
marma points
bija mantra
sitali

18. Purity
sattva guna
Swami Vivekananda
Indra Devi
Preclassical

19. Spinal chord
yamas
observance
vishuddha
sushumna nadi

20. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
ayurvedic healing techniques
muladhara
lakhski
muladhara

21. Lion's breath
prakriti
Classical
simhasana
dourgha

22. Yoga of heart
bhakti yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar
discipline
ayurveda

23. Ishvarapranidhana
devotion
surya bhedana
5 elements
study of self

24. Studied under Krisnamacharya
Indra Devi
Pancha Koshas
Pattabhi Jois
bandha

25. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
ajna
Sri Krishnamacharya
Indra Devi
vinyasa principles

26. Liberation of stagnant prana
god triad
asana
devotion
anipura

27. 1st chakra
self restraint
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
muladhara
manomaya kosha

28. Restraints - observances
doshas
Vishnu
jnana yoga
niyamas

29. Creator
vishuddha
sushumna nadi
observance
Brahma

30. 4th
muladhara
Vishnu
anahata
yoga's origins

31. 2nd
swadhisthana
Postclassical
vinyasa principles
Indra Devi

32. W/Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
self restraint
Modern
karma yoga

33. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
god triad
abstinence
prana vayu
bandha

34. W/Swami Vivekananda
rajas guna
observance
Pattabhi Jois
Modern

35. 6th
simhasana
ajna
tamas guna
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture

36. Physical body
observance
nnamaya kosha
udana vayu
yamas

37. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
ajna
ayurvedic healing techniques
aitkari
vijnanamaya

38. Saucha
urity
muladhara
asana
antanjali

39. 5th
Classical
observance
vishuddha
apana vayu

40. Activity - movement
rajas guna
god triad
paths of yoga
T.K.V. Desikachar

41. Science of life
yamas
ayurveda
bandha
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture

42. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
Vedic
vinyasa
pancha vayus
bija mantras in order

43. Pratyahara
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
Preclassical
Postclassical
Pattabhi Jois

44. Yoga of physical and mental control
purusha
nadi shodana
bhastrika
raja yoga

45. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
kali
saraswati
sushumna nadi
Sri Krishnamacharya

46. Aparigraha
non-greed
pancha vayus
lakhski
anahata

47. Bliss body
anandamaya
simhasana
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
raja yoga

48. Abundance
lakhski
ayurvedic healing techniques
Preclassical
anandamaya

49. Yoga of mind
manomaya kosha
ajna
jnana yoga
posture

50. Protector
goddesses
Vishnu
nadi shodana
vyana vayu