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Yoga Vocab

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1. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






3. Ishvarapranidhana






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






5. Satya






6. Yoga of action






7. Yoga of physical and mental control






8. Yoga of action






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






10. Spirit






11. Tamas - rajas - sattva






12. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






13. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






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






15. Vata - pitta - kapha






16. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






17. 4th






18. Brahmacharya






19. Tapas






20. Studied under Krisnamacharya






21. Yoga of physical and mental control






22. 1st chakra






23. 5 winds






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






25. Higher intellectual body






26. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






27. Pratyahara






28. Wisdom






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






30. Matter






31. Yama






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






33. Disillusion






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






35. Restraints - observances






36. Father of yoga






37. Everything after Pantanjali






38. Samadhi






39. 3rd






40. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






41. Creator






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






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






44. Matter






45. 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






46. Physical body






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






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






49. Dead fast resolve






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