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Yoga Vocab

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1. Studied under Krisnamacharya






2. Margas






3. Dead fast resolve






4. Asteya






5. Brahmacharya






6. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






7. All prevading






8. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






9. Yoga of action






10. Ahimsa






11. Pranayama






12. Restraints - observances






13. 1930s-1986 philosopher






14. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






15. 3rd






16. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






18. Abundance






19. Dharana






20. Santosha






21. Purity






22. 6th






23. Science of life






24. Liberation of stagnant prana






25. Physical body






26. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






27. Cool; through tongue






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






29. Creator






30. Disillusion






31. Disillusion






32. Yoga of physical and mental control






33. Everything after Pantanjali






34. 3rd






35. Inertia






36. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






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






39. Ahimsa






40. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






43. 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






44. Satya






45. Energy/emo body






46. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






47. Restraints - observances






48. Studied under Krisnamacharya






49. Purity






50. Tamas - rajas - sattva