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Yoga Vocab

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1. Niyama
observance
god triad
non-greed
antanjali

2. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha
nadi shodana
Pancha Koshas
vinyasa principles
muladhara

3. Yoga of mind
yoga's origins
marma points
jnana yoga
bija mantra

4. Asteya
non stealing
aitkari
ida nadi
meditation

5. Ahimsa
bandha
non harming
Vishnu
udana vayu

6. W/Swami Vivekananda
Modern
vinyasa
Jiddu Krishnamurti
dourgha

7. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
non-greed
urity
pingala nadi
bandha

8. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption
prana vayu
tamas guna
urity
self restraint

9. Pratyahara
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
manomaya kosha
observance
Vishnu

10. Physical body
sitali
ayurveda
marma points
nnamaya kosha

11. Science of life
raja yoga
Pattabhi Jois
ayurveda
observance

12. Spirit
jnana yoga
vinyasa
purusha
Indra Devi

13. Ahimsa
yamas
non harming
raja yoga
urity

14. Restraints - observances
niyamas
Postclassical
nnamaya kosha
dourgha

15. Asana
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
vinyasa
vinyasa principles
posture

16. Margas
asana
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
paths of yoga
Indra Devi

17. 7th
sattva guna
karma yoga
truthfulness
sahashrara

18. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
sitali
meditation
vinyasa
yamas

19. Tamas - rajas - sattva
breath control; cultivation of prana
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
aitkari
bhakti yoga

20. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
ujjayi
simhasana
5 elements
yoga's origins

21. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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22. Pranayama
non-greed
breath control; cultivation of prana
non stealing
Pancha Koshas

23. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
chandra bhedana
manomaya kosha
observance
bija mantra

24. All prevading
vyana vayu
karma yoga
Swami Vivekananda
anahata

25. Cool; through tongue
Pattabhi Jois
sitali
Vedic
ayurvedic healing techniques

26. Tamas - rajas - sattva
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
prakriti
saraswati
Pattabhi Jois

27. Rhythmic - increases auric body
bija mantras in order
Jiddu Krishnamurti
bhastrika
antanjali

28. Aparigraha
marma points
devotion
concentration
non-greed

29. Purity
sattva guna
surya bhedana
samana vayu
T.K.V. Desikachar

30. Everything after Pantanjali
sushumna nadi
contentment
Postclassical
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting

31. Yoga of action
udana vayu
sahashrara
karma yoga
swadhisthana

32. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption
prana vayu
pranamaya kosha
karma yoga
samana vayu

33. 1930s-1986 philosopher
Jiddu Krishnamurti
swadhisthana
ajna
observance

34. Female - left - lunar - water - yin
ida nadi
discipline
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
Vedic

35. Male - right - solar - fire - yang
nnamaya kosha
Vedic
pingala nadi
Brahma

36. 1st chakra
muladhara
ayurveda
observance
non-greed

37. 5th
vishuddha
ujjayi
discipline
kali

38. Inertia
tamas guna
jnana yoga
anipura
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)

39. Lower mental body
vinyasa
manomaya kosha
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
sushumna nadi

40. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot
types of meditation
ujjayi
surya bhedana
pranamaya kosha

41. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
purusha
types of meditation
breath control; cultivation of prana
karma yoga

42. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
bandha
bija mantra
non stealing
Sri Krishnamacharya

43. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
Brahma
vinyasa
yamas
bija mantras in order

44. Lion's breath
simhasana
muladhara
Vishnu
5 elements

45. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali
Brahma
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
Classical
yoga's origins

46. Chakra mantra
prana vayu
meditation
yoga's origins
bija mantra

47. 2nd
ayurveda
prakriti
swadhisthana
prakriti

48. Yoga of heart
bhastrika
samana vayu
vishuddha
bhakti yoga

49. 7th
sahashrara
B.K.S. Iyengar
non-greed
urity

50. Yama
pranamaya kosha
apana vayu
abstinence
yoga's origins