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Yoga Vocab

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1. Father of yoga






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






3. Rhythmic - increases auric body






4. Tapas






5. Inertia






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






7. 1930s-1986 philosopher






8. Lion's breath






9. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






10. Creator






11. 1930s-1986 philosopher






12. Through teeth; cold






13. Yoga of physical and mental control






14. Yoga of action






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






16. Inertia






17. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






18. Dead fast resolve






19. Spinal chord






20. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






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






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






24. Wisdom






25. Ishvarapranidhana






26. Yoga of heart






27. Dharana






28. Brahmacharya






29. Disillusion






30. Vata - pitta - kapha






31. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






33. Santosha






34. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






35. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






36. Tamas - rajas - sattva






37. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






38. Pratyahara






39. Dhyana






40. Niyama






41. Everything after Pantanjali






42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






43. Asteya






44. Yama






45. Dhyana






46. Tapas






47. Father of yoga






48. Cool; through tongue






49. 4th






50. Pranayama