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Yoga Vocab

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1. 5 winds






2. Brahmacharya






3. Lion's breath






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






5. Energy/emo body






6. Dead fast resolve






7. Yoga of heart






8. Spirit






9. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






10. All prevading






11. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






12. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






13. Lower mental body






14. 7th






15. Niyama






16. All prevading






17. Ishvarapranidhana






18. Creator






19. Ishvarapranidhana






20. Aparigraha






21. Father of yoga






22. Saucha






23. Disillusion






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






25. Brahmacharya






26. Inertia






27. Santosha






28. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






29. 3rd






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






32. Margas






33. Yoga of physical and mental control






34. Cool; through tongue






35. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






36. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






37. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






38. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






39. Svadhyaya






40. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






41. W/Swami Vivekananda






42. Through teeth; cold






43. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






44. Saucha






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






46. Purity






47. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






48. Lower mental body






49. Yoga of heart






50. Pratyahara