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Yoga Vocab

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1. Asteya






2. All prevading






3. Bliss body






4. Tapas






5. Saucha






6. Higher intellectual body






7. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






8. Matter






9. Niyama






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






11. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






12. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






13. 6th






14. Energy/emo body






15. 1930s-1986 philosopher






16. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






17. W/Swami Vivekananda






18. Svadhyaya






19. 3rd






20. Liberation of stagnant prana






21. Vata - pitta - kapha






22. Matter






23. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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






25. Energy/emo body






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






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






28. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






29. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






31. Asteya






32. Svadhyaya






33. Satya






34. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






35. Disillusion






36. 1930s-1986 philosopher






37. 4th






38. Tapas






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






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






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






42. Pratyahara






43. Higher intellectual body






44. 1st chakra






45. Ishvarapranidhana






46. 3rd






47. 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






48. Dead fast resolve






49. Dharana






50. 2nd