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Yoga Vocab

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1. All prevading






2. Everything after Pantanjali






3. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






4. Yoga of physical and mental control






5. Liberation of stagnant prana






6. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






7. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


8. Restraints - observances






9. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






10. Dhyana






11. 1st chakra






12. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






14. Yoga of mind






15. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






16. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






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






19. Cool; through tongue






20. Dharana






21. Margas






22. Yama






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






24. Ishvarapranidhana






25. All prevading






26. Niyama






27. 1930s-1986 philosopher






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






29. Yama






30. Energy/emo body






31. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






32. Disillusion






33. Inertia






34. Svadhyaya






35. Yoga of mind






36. Everything after Pantanjali






37. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






38. Asana






39. 5th






40. Yoga of heart






41. 3rd






42. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






43. Tapas






44. Studied under Krisnamacharya






45. Bliss body






46. Purity






47. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






49. 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






50. Yoga of heart