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Yoga Vocab

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1. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






4. Higher intellectual body






5. Yoga of mind






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






7. W/Swami Vivekananda






8. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






9. 5 winds






10. Saucha






11. Samadhi






12. Matter






13. 5 winds






14. 5th






15. 1st chakra






16. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






17. Yoga of physical and mental control






18. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






19. Through teeth; cold






20. Asana






21. Everything after Pantanjali






22. Spirit






23. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






24. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






25. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






26. Disillusion






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






28. Chakra mantra






29. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






31. Lion's breath






32. Spinal chord






33. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






34. Lower mental body






35. Niyama






36. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






37. 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






38. Studied under Krisnamacharya






39. Ishvarapranidhana






40. Creator






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






42. Higher intellectual body






43. Science of life






44. Wisdom






45. Pratyahara






46. Santosha






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






48. Disillusion






49. Santosha






50. Inertia







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