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Yoga Vocab

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1. Satya






2. Asana






3. Vata - pitta - kapha






4. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






6. 6th






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






8. Yoga of mind






9. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






10. Activity - movement






11. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






12. 4th






13. W/Swami Vivekananda






14. Aparigraha






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






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






17. Brahmacharya






18. Lower mental body






19. All prevading






20. 3rd






21. Spirit






22. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






23. Asteya






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






25. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






26. Spinal chord






27. 1930s-1986 philosopher






28. Yoga of physical and mental control






29. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






30. Matter






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






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






33. 5 winds






34. Lower mental body






35. Tapas






36. 4th






37. Spirit






38. 1930s-1986 philosopher






39. 5th






40. Physical body






41. Samadhi






42. Yoga of physical and mental control






43. Bliss body






44. Abundance






45. Abundance






46. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






47. Ahimsa






48. Pratyahara






49. Restraints - observances






50. Matter