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Yoga Vocab

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1. 1st chakra






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






3. Chakra mantra






4. 2nd






5. 7th






6. Samadhi






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






8. Higher intellectual body






9. Father of yoga






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






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






12. Aparigraha






13. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






14. Pranayama






15. Dharana






16. 3rd






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






18. Yama






19. Tapas






20. Lion's breath






21. Matter






22. Dead fast resolve






23. Disillusion






24. Lion's breath






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






26. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






27. Margas






28. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






29. Svadhyaya






30. Everything after Pantanjali






31. 5th






32. Saucha






33. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






34. Ishvarapranidhana






35. Abundance






36. Niyama






37. Spinal chord






38. Bliss body






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






40. Dhyana






41. Energy/emo body






42. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






43. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






44. Protector






45. Vata - pitta - kapha






46. 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






47. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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






49. Father of yoga






50. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali