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Yoga Vocab

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1. Dhyana






2. Chakra mantra






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






4. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






5. 2nd






6. Aparigraha






7. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






8. Creator






9. Wisdom






10. Ahimsa






11. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






12. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






13. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






14. Spinal chord






15. Tapas






16. Yoga of mind






17. Matter






18. Chakra mantra






19. Purity






20. Svadhyaya






21. Lower mental body






22. Tamas - rajas - sattva






23. Activity - movement






24. Higher intellectual body






25. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






26. Asana






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






28. Energy/emo body






29. Studied under Krisnamacharya






30. 2nd






31. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






32. Vata - pitta - kapha






33. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






34. 5th






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






36. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






37. Rhythmic - increases auric body






38. 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






39. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






41. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






42. 6th






43. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






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






45. Inertia






46. Satya






47. 1st chakra






48. Margas






49. All prevading






50. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali