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Yoga Vocab

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1. Margas






2. Cool; through tongue






3. Spinal chord






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






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






6. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






7. Asteya






8. Ishvarapranidhana






9. Energy/emo body






10. Inertia






11. Rhythmic - increases auric body






12. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






13. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






14. Dhyana






15. Dharana






16. Disillusion






17. Yoga of action






18. 2nd






19. Tamas - rajas - sattva






20. 4th






21. Physical body






22. All prevading






23. 5 winds






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






25. Samadhi






26. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






27. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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






29. Disillusion






30. Energy/emo body






31. Saucha






32. Matter






33. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






35. Abundance






36. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






37. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






38. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






39. Everything after Pantanjali






40. 7th






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






42. Through teeth; cold






43. Dhyana






44. Restraints - observances






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






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






47. Yoga of physical and mental control






48. Dharana






49. Svadhyaya






50. Dead fast resolve