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Yoga Vocab

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1. Yoga of mind






2. Everything after Pantanjali






3. Higher intellectual body






4. Rhythmic - increases auric body






5. Protector






6. Tamas - rajas - sattva






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. 1930s-1986 philosopher






9. Purity






10. 7th






11. Margas






12. Creator






13. Spinal chord






14. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






16. Chakra mantra






17. Liberation of stagnant prana






18. Yoga of physical and mental control






19. Purity






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






21. Saucha






22. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






23. Protector






24. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






25. 3rd






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






27. Yoga of action






28. 1930s-1986 philosopher






29. Disillusion






30. 3rd






31. Activity - movement






32. Bliss body






33. All prevading






34. 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






35. Creator






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






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






38. Santosha






39. Studied under Krisnamacharya






40. Energy/emo body






41. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






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






44. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






46. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






48. Abundance






49. Pranayama






50. Margas