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Yoga Vocab

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1. Tapas






2. Spirit






3. 7th






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






5. Dharana






6. Yoga of mind






7. Cool; through tongue






8. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






9. Aparigraha






10. 5th






11. Saucha






12. Vata - pitta - kapha






13. Cool; through tongue






14. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






15. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






16. Protector






17. Energy/emo body






18. Everything after Pantanjali






19. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






20. 6th






21. Restraints - observances






22. Father of yoga






23. Yoga of physical and mental control






24. Asteya






25. Chakra mantra






26. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






27. Inertia






28. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






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






31. Studied under Krisnamacharya






32. Yoga of mind






33. Physical body






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






35. Matter






36. All prevading






37. Abundance






38. Dead fast resolve






39. Ishvarapranidhana






40. Chakra mantra






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






42. Asana






43. Wisdom






44. Disillusion






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






46. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






47. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






49. Ahimsa






50. Tamas - rajas - sattva