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Yoga Vocab

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1. Svadhyaya






2. Asteya






3. 7th






4. Brahmacharya






5. Yoga of action






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






7. 2nd






8. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






10. Yama






11. All prevading






12. Saucha






13. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






14. Satya






15. 6th






16. Disillusion






17. Spinal chord






18. Niyama






19. Science of life






20. Pranayama






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






22. Ahimsa






23. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






24. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


25. Tamas - rajas - sattva






26. All prevading






27. Chakra mantra






28. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






29. Spirit






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






31. Yoga of mind






32. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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






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






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






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






38. Spinal chord






39. Lion's breath






40. Wisdom






41. Matter






42. Chakra mantra






43. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






44. Cool; through tongue






45. Through teeth; cold






46. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






47. Higher intellectual body






48. Margas






49. Creator






50. Margas