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Yoga Vocab

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1. Brahmacharya






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






3. Santosha






4. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






5. Tapas






6. Ahimsa






7. Liberation of stagnant prana






8. 2nd






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






10. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






11. Pranayama






12. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






13. Spinal chord






14. Cool; through tongue






15. Yoga of heart






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






17. Everything after Pantanjali






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






19. Purity






20. 5 winds






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






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






23. Yoga of physical and mental control






24. Father of yoga






25. Activity - movement






26. Lower mental body






27. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






28. Aparigraha






29. Vata - pitta - kapha






30. 6th






31. Through teeth; cold






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






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






34. Spirit






35. Niyama






36. Matter






37. Protector






38. Inertia






39. 7th






40. Dhyana






41. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






42. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






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






45. Disillusion






46. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






47. Spirit






48. Through teeth; cold






49. Ahimsa






50. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago