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Yoga Vocab

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1. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






2. Through teeth; cold






3. Samadhi






4. Yama






5. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






6. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






7. Liberation of stagnant prana






8. Yama






9. 6th






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






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






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






13. Purity






14. Chakra mantra






15. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






16. Yoga of physical and mental control






17. Asteya






18. Pranayama






19. Ahimsa






20. Pranayama






21. Asteya






22. Protector






23. Dhyana






24. Studied under Krisnamacharya






25. Margas






26. Everything after Pantanjali






27. Inertia






28. Santosha






29. Father of yoga






30. Restraints - observances






31. Cool; through tongue






32. Saucha






33. Svadhyaya






34. Spinal chord






35. Samadhi






36. Pratyahara






37. Spinal chord






38. Restraints - observances






39. Yoga of heart






40. 7th






41. Matter






42. Science of life






43. Spirit






44. Protector






45. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






46. Yoga of mind






47. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






49. Yoga of mind






50. 5 winds