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Yoga Vocab

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1. Spinal chord
tamas guna
simhasana
bandha
sushumna nadi

2. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
Sri Krishnamacharya
rajas guna
study of self
yamas

3. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
vijnanamaya
meditation
vinyasa principles
bija mantra

4. Margas
udana vayu
pranamaya kosha
paths of yoga
posture

5. Margas
non stealing
paths of yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar
chandra bhedana

6. Ishvarapranidhana
devotion
nadi shodana
non-greed
ujjayi

7. 3rd
vishuddha
types of meditation
Swami Vivekananda
anipura

8. Santosha
goddesses
Pattabhi Jois
contentment
muladhara

9. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
tamas guna
bija mantras in order
paths of yoga
samana vayu

10. Cool; through tongue
bhastrika
ajna
sitali
vijnanamaya

11. Vata - pitta - kapha
Postclassical
ayurveda
anandamaya
doshas

12. 3rd
udana vayu
anipura
concentration
asana

13. Brahmacharya
Vishnu
self restraint
vishuddha
pancha vayus

14. Female - left - lunar - water - yin
dourgha
raja yoga
ida nadi
vyana vayu

15. 6th
Swami Vivekananda
niyamas
posture
ajna

16. Dhyana
marma points
meditation
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
prana vayu

17. Energy/emo body
truthfulness
pranamaya kosha
tamas guna
karma yoga

18. All prevading
Vedic
vinyasa principles
Indra Devi
vyana vayu

19. Asteya
Sri Krishnamacharya
chandra bhedana
jnana yoga
non stealing

20. Vata - pitta - kapha
aitkari
T.K.V. Desikachar
doshas
pranamaya kosha

21. Brahmacharya
vinyasa
Indra Devi
truthfulness
self restraint

22. W/Swami Vivekananda
vijnanamaya
Modern
muladhara
Swami Vivekananda

23. All prevading
vyana vayu
prakriti
concentration
marma points

24. Satya
raja yoga
truthfulness
yamas
sitali

25. Asana
simhasana
posture
non stealing
Pancha Koshas

26. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
vishuddha
vinyasa
simhasana
ayurvedic healing techniques

27. Protector
Vishnu
simhasana
observance
ida nadi

28. Wisdom
marma points
concentration
surya bhedana
saraswati

29. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')
types of meditation
truthfulness
ajna
Vedic

30. Asana
sahashrara
Preclassical
ayurvedic healing techniques
posture

31. Male - right - solar - fire - yang
anipura
non-greed
udana vayu
pingala nadi

32. Ahimsa
Indra Devi
anahata
non harming
B.K.S. Iyengar

33. Samadhi
nnamaya kosha
raja yoga
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
ujjayi

34. Lion's breath
vyana vayu
urity
swadhisthana
simhasana

35. Purity
pingala nadi
study of self
sattva guna
raja yoga

36. Dharana
discipline
ajna
surya bhedana
concentration

37. Aparigraha
Modern
non harming
non-greed
doshas

38. 5th
Classical
lakhski
vishuddha
abstinence

39. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
chandra bhedana
sattva guna
bija mantras in order
Vishnu

40. Dead fast resolve
manomaya kosha
B.K.S. Iyengar
god triad
dourgha

41. Yoga of heart
bija mantra
Jiddu Krishnamurti
yoga's origins
bhakti yoga

42. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

43. Through teeth; cold
observance
aitkari
contentment
Sri Krishnamacharya

44. Rhythmic - increases auric body
goddesses
bhastrika
bija mantras in order
vinyasa

45. Pranayama
T.K.V. Desikachar
paths of yoga
breath control; cultivation of prana
devotion

46. Restraints - observances
aitkari
niyamas
Vedic
yamas

47. Restraints - observances
bandha
anandamaya
niyamas
prana vayu

48. Dharana
nadi shodana
observance
bija mantras in order
concentration

49. 1st chakra
contentment
prakriti
muladhara
udana vayu

50. Cool; through tongue
abstinence
udana vayu
devotion
sitali