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Yoga Vocab

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1. Pratyahara






2. Liberation of stagnant prana






3. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






4. Niyama






5. Pranayama






6. Santosha






7. 3rd






8. All prevading






9. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






10. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






11. Physical body






12. Yoga of action






13. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






14. Lower mental body






15. Higher intellectual body






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






17. Chakra mantra






18. 1st chakra






19. Cool; through tongue






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






21. 1930s-1986 philosopher






22. Rhythmic - increases auric body






23. Svadhyaya






24. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






25. Yoga of heart






26. Higher intellectual body






27. Vata - pitta - kapha






28. Brahmacharya






29. 6th






30. Studied under Krisnamacharya






31. Cool; through tongue






32. 1st chakra






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






34. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






35. Activity - movement






36. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






38. Creator






39. Father of yoga






40. Inertia






41. Margas






42. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






43. Samadhi






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






45. Bliss body






46. 2nd






47. Svadhyaya






48. Science of life






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






50. Samadhi