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Yoga Vocab
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1. Yoga of mind
sahashrara
Vishnu
tamas guna
jnana yoga
2. Samadhi
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
raja yoga
purusha
simhasana
3. Lion's breath
Vishnu
lakhski
simhasana
vijnanamaya
4. Through teeth; cold
aitkari
non stealing
vyana vayu
urity
5. Matter
Modern
anandamaya
vishuddha
prakriti
6. Yama
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
abstinence
purusha
samana vayu
7. Science of life
ayurveda
karma yoga
ayurvedic healing techniques
non harming
8. Wisdom
bija mantra
saraswati
ida nadi
ujjayi
9. All prevading
vyana vayu
5 elements
raja yoga
jnana yoga
10. Father of yoga
ajna
sahashrara
antanjali
jnana yoga
11. 4th
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
samana vayu
pranamaya kosha
anahata
12. 2nd
swadhisthana
goddesses
Sri Krishnamacharya
tamas guna
13. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
ayurveda
sahashrara
pingala nadi
5 elements
14. Dead fast resolve
dourgha
anahata
discipline
manomaya kosha
15. Lion's breath
marma points
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
vishuddha
simhasana
16. 5 winds
types of meditation
bija mantra
ujjayi
pancha vayus
17. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
sahashrara
marma points
sushumna nadi
vyana vayu
18. Abundance
study of self
lakhski
paths of yoga
kali
19. Physical body
nnamaya kosha
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
anandamaya
udana vayu
20. Pranayama
Sri Krishnamacharya
Indra Devi
self restraint
breath control; cultivation of prana
21. Matter
raja yoga
marma points
Swami Vivekananda
prakriti
22. Aparigraha
yoga's origins
non-greed
Jiddu Krishnamurti
pancha vayus
23. Cool; through tongue
sitali
rajas guna
nadi shodana
paths of yoga
24. 3rd
non stealing
B.K.S. Iyengar
prakriti
anipura
25. Energy/emo body
Jiddu Krishnamurti
bija mantras in order
pranamaya kosha
truthfulness
26. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)
T.K.V. Desikachar
yamas
bhastrika
goddesses
27. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga
T.K.V. Desikachar
nnamaya kosha
prana vayu
Swami Vivekananda
28. 5 winds
Brahma
pancha vayus
purusha
apana vayu
29. Bliss body
anahata
non-greed
Jiddu Krishnamurti
anandamaya
30. Energy/emo body
pranamaya kosha
posture
vijnanamaya
nnamaya kosha
31. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
prana vayu
Preclassical
ayurvedic healing techniques
vinyasa
32. Niyama
pancha vayus
prakriti
Pancha Koshas
observance
33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali
Classical
purusha
Preclassical
meditation
34. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha
jnana yoga
nadi shodana
niyamas
abstinence
35. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
surya bhedana
antanjali
vinyasa principles
niyamas
36. Samadhi
god triad
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
posture
ajna
37. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
types of meditation
surya bhedana
vinyasa principles
ida nadi
38. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
chandra bhedana
Preclassical
sitali
meditation
39. Ishvarapranidhana
swadhisthana
devotion
non harming
vinyasa principles
40. Ishvarapranidhana
devotion
yamas
B.K.S. Iyengar
ayurvedic healing techniques
41. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
ayurvedic healing techniques
apana vayu
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
lakhski
42. Spirit
vishuddha
surya bhedana
B.K.S. Iyengar
purusha
43. 6th
sitali
bhakti yoga
discipline
ajna
44. Purity
devotion
anahata
sattva guna
abstinence
45. Higher intellectual body
Brahma
anahata
marma points
vijnanamaya
46. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
T.K.V. Desikachar
Indra Devi
bhastrika
paths of yoga
47. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago
48. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
vyana vayu
posture
pancha vayus
samana vayu
49. Downward from navel to feet; elimination
jnana yoga
apana vayu
meditation
vishuddha
50. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions
Swami Vivekananda
sushumna nadi
ajna
surya bhedana