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Yoga Vocab

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1. 6th






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






3. Satya






4. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






6. Dharana






7. 2nd






8. 1930s-1986 philosopher






9. Bliss body






10. 7th






11. Saucha






12. Restraints - observances






13. Abundance






14. Higher intellectual body






15. Brahmacharya






16. Dharana






17. 3rd






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






19. Yoga of heart






20. Father of yoga






21. Spinal chord






22. Yoga of mind






23. Studied under Krisnamacharya






24. Abundance






25. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






26. Protector






27. Aparigraha






28. Wisdom






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






31. Yoga of mind






32. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






33. Yoga of action






34. Yama






35. Purity






36. 1930s-1986 philosopher






37. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






38. Margas






39. 4th






40. Niyama






41. Higher intellectual body






42. 3rd






43. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






45. Yoga of physical and mental control






46. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






47. Tapas






48. Chakra mantra






49. Santosha






50. Inertia