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Yoga Vocab

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1. Aparigraha






2. 4th






3. 3rd






4. Saucha






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






6. Lower mental body






7. Activity - movement






8. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






9. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






10. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






11. Spinal chord






12. Lower mental body






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






14. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






15. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






16. Inertia






17. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






18. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






20. Chakra mantra






21. Higher intellectual body






22. Bliss body






23. Pratyahara






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






25. Yoga of heart






26. Father of yoga






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






28. Ahimsa






29. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






30. 7th






31. Everything after Pantanjali






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






33. Santosha






34. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






35. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






36. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






37. W/Swami Vivekananda






38. Margas






39. Cool; through tongue






40. Matter






41. Vata - pitta - kapha






42. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






43. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






44. Svadhyaya






45. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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46. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






47. Margas






48. Chakra mantra






49. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






50. 2nd