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Yoga Vocab

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1. 6th






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






3. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






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






6. 5th






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






8. Purity






9. Spinal chord






10. Lion's breath






11. Vata - pitta - kapha






12. Protector






13. Tamas - rajas - sattva






14. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






15. Samadhi






16. Wisdom






17. Higher intellectual body






18. Protector






19. 1st chakra






20. Santosha






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






22. Svadhyaya






23. Niyama






24. Disillusion






25. Chakra mantra






26. Physical body






27. Energy/emo body






28. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






29. Matter






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






31. Satya






32. Father of yoga






33. Spinal chord






34. Father of yoga






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. Tamas - rajas - sattva






37. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






39. Yoga of physical and mental control






40. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






41. 3rd






42. Tapas






43. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






45. Everything after Pantanjali






46. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






47. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






48. Yoga of action






49. Vata - pitta - kapha






50. Downward from navel to feet; elimination