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Yoga Vocab

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1. Svadhyaya






2. Spirit






3. Yoga of physical and mental control






4. Saucha






5. Vata - pitta - kapha






6. W/Swami Vivekananda






7. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






8. All prevading






9. Restraints - observances






10. Spinal chord






11. Dhyana






12. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






13. Tamas - rajas - sattva






14. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






15. Ishvarapranidhana






16. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






17. Through teeth; cold






18. Cool; through tongue






19. Bliss body






20. Higher intellectual body






21. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






22. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






23. Yoga of mind






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






25. W/Swami Vivekananda






26. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






27. Asana






28. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






29. Yoga of action






30. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






31. 5 winds






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






33. Pranayama






34. Abundance






35. Chakra mantra






36. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






38. Pratyahara






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






40. Santosha






41. Svadhyaya






42. Rhythmic - increases auric body






43. Saucha






44. Asteya






45. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






46. 1st chakra






47. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






48. Physical body






49. All prevading






50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space