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Yoga Vocab

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1. Through teeth; cold






2. Energy/emo body






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






4. Spinal chord






5. 6th






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






7. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






8. 6th






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






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






11. Studied under Krisnamacharya






12. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






13. Santosha






14. Matter






15. Disillusion






16. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






18. Saucha






19. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






20. Inertia






21. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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






23. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






24. 5 winds






25. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






27. Science of life






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






29. Protector






30. Abundance






31. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






33. Dhyana






34. 1st chakra






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






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






37. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






38. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






39. Svadhyaya






40. Energy/emo body






41. Creator






42. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






43. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






44. 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






45. Brahmacharya






46. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






47. 5th






48. 1930s-1986 philosopher






49. Wisdom






50. Vata - pitta - kapha