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Yoga Vocab

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1. Yama






2. Everything after Pantanjali






3. Samadhi






4. Aparigraha






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






6. 3rd






7. Ahimsa






8. Yoga of mind






9. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






10. Brahmacharya






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






12. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






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






14. Spinal chord






15. Activity - movement






16. Lower mental body






17. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






18. Energy/emo body






19. Santosha






20. Abundance






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






22. Lower mental body






23. 1st chakra






24. 4th






25. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






26. Lion's breath






27. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






29. Science of life






30. Ishvarapranidhana






31. Chakra mantra






32. Matter






33. Dead fast resolve






34. Saucha






35. 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






36. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






37. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






39. All prevading






40. Activity - movement






41. Yoga of heart






42. Vata - pitta - kapha






43. 7th






44. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






45. Samadhi






46. Yoga of action






47. Spirit






48. Wisdom






49. Higher intellectual body






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