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Yoga Vocab

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1. Rhythmic - increases auric body






2. Pranayama






3. Chakra mantra






4. Spirit






5. Satya






6. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






8. Svadhyaya






9. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






10. Satya






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






12. Asana






13. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






14. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






15. Wisdom






16. 6th






17. Yoga of action






18. Vata - pitta - kapha






19. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






20. 5 winds






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






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






23. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






24. 3rd






25. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






26. Rhythmic - increases auric body






27. Inertia






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






29. Bliss body






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






31. Protector






32. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






33. Spinal chord






34. 5th






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. Everything after Pantanjali






37. Liberation of stagnant prana






38. Samadhi






39. Pratyahara






40. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






42. Physical body






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






44. Ishvarapranidhana






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






46. Bliss body






47. Abundance






48. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






49. 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






50. Aparigraha