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Yoga Vocab

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1. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






2. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






3. 4th






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






5. Niyama






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






7. Higher intellectual body






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






9. Wisdom






10. Tamas - rajas - sattva






11. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






12. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






13. Asteya






14. Disillusion






15. Brahmacharya






16. Spinal chord






17. 6th






18. 2nd






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






20. Pratyahara






21. Through teeth; cold






22. Lower mental body






23. Lion's breath






24. W/Swami Vivekananda






25. 6th






26. Samadhi






27. 1930s-1986 philosopher






28. Samadhi






29. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






30. Science of life






31. Svadhyaya






32. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






33. All prevading






34. 7th






35. Disillusion






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






37. Aparigraha






38. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






39. All prevading






40. 3rd






41. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






42. Ahimsa






43. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






44. Energy/emo body






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






46. Yoga of physical and mental control






47. Ahimsa






48. Liberation of stagnant prana






49. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






50. Santosha