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| Abhaya |
fearlessness |
| Abhinivesa |
will to survive, fear of death |
| Abhyasa |
practice, focus |
| Acharya |
teacher |
| Adho Mukha Svanasana |
downward facing dog |
| Adwaita |
a philosophy according to which there is no duality - only a singular state of consciousness |
| Agni |
fire, Fire God |
| Aham |
ego |
| Ahankara |
ego, "I the doer" |
| Ahimsa |
non-violence, reducing harm - one of the yamas of ashtanga yoga |
| Ajapa japa |
spontaneous repetition of 'soham' mantra |
| Ajna Chakra |
6th Chakra; "to perceive," "to know"; located at third eye |
| Akasha |
ether, space |
| Alamba |
prop, support |
| Anahata |
heart |
| Anahata Chakra |
4th Chakra; "unstruck"; located at the heart center |
| Ananda |
joyfulness, bliss, ecstasy |
| Ananta |
infinite |
| Anjali Mudra |
hands held at the heart in prayer position |
| Annamaya kosha |
physical body |
| Antar |
inner, internal |
| Antar dhauti |
internal yoga cleansing (shatkarma) techniques |
| Antar kumbhaka |
internal breath retention. The stage of pranayama where breath is retained after inhalation. |
| Antar mouna |
internal silence - a meditation practice. |
| Anubhava |
experience, realization |
| Apana |
downward moving force governing excretion, downward breath; the exhalation |
| Aparigraha |
greedlessness |
| Ardha |
half |
| Ardha Chandrasana |
half moon yoga pose |
| Ardha dhanurasana |
half bow yoga pose |
| Ardha matsyendrasana |
half spinal twist yoga position |
| Ardha padmasana |
half lotus pose |
| Asana |
yoga position or yoga pose, also called yogasana. A balanced position for smooth energy flow in specific areas of the body and mind. |
| Ashrama |
residential place of people living together in yogic tradition. |
| Ashtanga yoga |
the eight fold path of yoga as outlined by Patanjali: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi |
| Ashwini mudra |
practice of contracting the anal sphincter. |
| Asmita |
ego, "I am-ness" |
| Astavakra |
spiritual preceptor to King Janaka (Eight-Crooks) |
| Asteya |
non-stealing |
| Atman |
soul, self |
| AUM |
the ancient sound of OM |
| Aura |
energy field surrounding the body |
| Avidya |
ignorance, "lack of knowledge" |
| Ayurveda |
science of life/longevity, 5000 year old holistic system of medicine from India |
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| Bahir kumbhaka |
external breath retention. The stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation. |
| Bahiranga trataka |
concentrating the attention (gaze) upon an external object such as a candle flame. |
| Bahya |
restraint following exhalation |
| Bakasana |
crow pose |
| Bandha |
a posture in which organs and muscles are contracted to create energy lock in a specific area. |
| Basti |
a colon cleansing technique (shakarma), yogic enema |
| Bhagvad Gita |
a part of the famous Hindu epic 'Mahabharata'. Teachings of Lord Krishna to his disciple Arjuna at the commencement of the battle of Kurukshetra, with explanations on sannyasa yoga, karma yoga, bhakti yoga, and jnana yoga. |
| Bhakti |
devotion |
| Bhakti yoga |
yoga of devotion through postures, chanting, singing, scriptural study, ritual and service to one's divinity |
| Bhastrika pranayama |
'bellows' breathing technique in which the breath is forcibly drawn in and out through the nose in equal proportions, like the pumping action of the bellows. |
| Bhavana |
intention, attitude |
| Bhramari pranayama |
breathing practice in which a soft "humming-bee" sound is produced during exhalation to stimulate the Ajna Chakra |
| Bhrumadhya dristi |
between the eyebrows (the third eye) |
| Bhujangasana |
cobra' pose. |
| Bhumi |
earth |
| Bhuta |
element |
| Bija |
seed |
| Bindu |
point at the third eye symbolizing wisdom and connection to the sacred |
| Bodhi |
enlightenment, state of being awakened |
| Bodhisattva |
being who seeks to attain enlightenment |
| Brahmacarya |
appropriate use of one's vital energy |
| Brahman |
supreme consciousness, absolute reality, energy of creation |
| Buddha |
awakened one |
| Buddhi |
intellect, reason, decision-making aspect of the citta |
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| Chakra |
literally meaning circle or wheel, in yoga this refers to the energy centers lying along the confluence of the nadis (energy channels) |
| Chandra |
moon |
| Chandra nadi |
ida nadi |
| Chaturanga |
crocodile pose |
| Chidakasha |
psychic space in front of the closed eyes, just behind the forehead. |
| Chin mudra |
hand gesture in which the first finger is kept at the root of the thumb, the last three fingers are unfolded. |
| Cit |
pure consciousness (without gunas) |
| Citta |
conditioned consciousness (with gunas) |
| Citta vrtti |
chatter of the mind |
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| Danam |
selfless giving |
| Danda dhauti |
one of the cleansing techniques (shatkarmas), used to clean the esophagus with a stick. |
| Dandasana |
staff pose |
| Danta dhauti |
teeth cleansing technique |
| Deva |
God, male deity |
| Devi |
Goddess, female deity |
| Dhanurasana |
bow' pose; backward bending yoga pose |
| Dharana |
practice of concentration; sixth of the eight fold path in ashtanga yoga |
| Dharma |
duty, righteous path, virtue, that which upholds |
| Dhauti |
second of the shatkarmas; swallowing cloth to clean stomach |
| Dhyana |
meditation; single-pointed focus of mind on either a form, thought or sound. |
| Dhyana |
meditation, maintaining focus |
| Diksha |
initiation given by the guru. |
| Dista |
pointed |
| Dosha |
three humours of the body; see kapha, pitta, vata |
| Dristi |
view; yogic gaze; focal point |
| Dugdha neti |
nasal irrigation or cleansing technique using milk |
| Duhkha |
pain, suffering "bad space" |
| Durga |
female aspect of Shiva |
| Dvesa |
aversion, dislike |
| Dwi/dvi |
two |
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| Eka |
one |
| Eka Pada Rajakapotasana |
pigeon pose |
| Ekagrata |
one-pointedness |
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| Ganda |
cheek, side of face |
| Ganesha |
elephant-headed son of Shiva, scribe of the Mahabharata, remover of obstacles |
| Garbha |
womb |
| Garudasana |
eagle pose |
| Ghrita neti |
neti (nasal cleansing technique) performed with ghee |
| Gomukhasana |
cow's face' posture |
| Guna |
attribute, quality of nature (see sattva, rajas, tamas) |
| Guru |
spiritually enlightened soul, who can dispel darkness, ignorance and illusion from the mind and enlighten the consciousness of a devotee/disciple, teacher |
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| Halasana |
plough pose |
| Hanuman |
energy of service, monkey deity servant of Rama and son of the wind god |
| Hasta |
hand |
| Hastagrai dristi |
tip of the hand |
| Hatha |
force, joining of sun (ha) and moon (tha) |
| Hatha Yoga |
the yoga of force; the practice of balancing opposites |
| Hrdaya |
heart |
| Hridaya akasha |
psychic space of the heart centre |
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| Ida nadi |
left energy channel (feminine, lunar) |
| Indriya |
sense organ (eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin) |
| Isvara |
personal God |
| Isvara Pranidhana |
devotion, surrender to a higher force |
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| Jala |
water |
| Jala |
net, web, lattice or mesh |
| Jala basti |
the yoga technique of enema using water - one of the yoga shatkarma |
| Jala neti |
a shatkarma technique - cleansing of the nasal passages with water by alternating the flow of water in the nostrils, preferably using a neti pot. |
| Jalandhara bandha |
chin or neck lock |
| Janu |
knee |
| Japa |
continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra |
| Jihva dhauti |
one of the shatkarma techniques for cleansing the tongue. |
| Jiva |
individual self, embodied soul; also known as purusa |
| Jivanmukta |
someone who is liberated in this lifetime |
| Jivatman |
individual self enshrined in the human body |
| Jnana |
knowledge, insight, wisdom |
| Jnana mudra |
the gesture of knowledge - in this the index finger is bent so that its tip is joined with the tip of the thumb, the other three fingers are spread out. |
| Jnana Yoga |
Yoga of Wisdom based on the study of scripture, self study, and direct inquiry, rather than following in the footsteps of a guru |
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| Kali |
female aspect of Shiva |
| Kapala |
skull |
| Kapalabhati pranayama |
a breathing technique aimed at cleaning the frontal part of the brain; also called skull shining - done through rapid breaths with more force on exhalation. |
| Karma |
action, effect of past actions |
| Karma Yoga |
Yoga of Action through selfless service and awareness of our actions and their consequences |
| Karna dhauti |
one of the shatkarma which involves cleansing the ears. |
| Karuna |
compassion |
| Kevala kumbhaka |
spontaneous cessation of breath without any conscious effort. |
| Kirtan |
inspiring vibrational music accompanied by mantra |
| Klesha |
afflictions or tensions - according to yoga there are 5 such afflictions present in humans from birth |
| kona |
angle |
| Koormasana |
tortoise' pose - an advanced posture. |
| Kosha |
sheath or subtle body; realm of experience and existence. |
| Krishna |
8th incarnation of Vishnu, main character in the Bhagavad Gita |
| Kriya |
action, work; sets of postures |
| Kriya Yoga |
The "active performance of yoga"; consists of 3 elements-ascetic practice, study and chanting of sacred hymns, and dedication to the Lord of yoga |
| Kumbhaka |
breath retention |
| Kundalini |
the divine cosmic force in our bodies, energy which moves up the body through the Sushumna nadi "having a coil" |
| Kundalini yoga |
Yoga that seeks to awaken the kundalini shakti though asana sets, pranayama, and meditation |
| Kunjal kriya |
a shatkarma (cleansing) technique that involves the cleansing of the stomach by drinking in water and then expelling it by inducing vomiting. |
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| Laghoo shankhaprakshalana |
a shatkarma technique - also referred as the short intestinal wash. Involves the drinking of several glasses of water and the expelling it through stool after a series of exercises (asanas); in the process a thorough cleansing of the colon takes place. |
| Laya yoga |
union with the supreme consciousness through pranayama or devotion. Literally, union by absorption |
| lila |
divine play, cosmic play |
| linga |
phallic symbol of Shiva, subtle body, "mark" |
| loka |
world, universe; state of light |
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| Maha |
great |
| Maha bandha |
the great lock - combines the three locks in yoga - the mula bandha, jalandhara bandha and uddiyana bandha - together with breath retention. |
| Maha mudra |
the great gesture - combines the practice of mula bandha, shambhavi and khechari mudras simultaneously. |
| Maha nadi |
literally means 'great nadi', which is the 'sushumna' in yoga |
| Mahabharata |
classic Indian epic tale describing a war between two rival families, imparting many ethical lessons |
| Maitri |
friendliness, love |
| Mala |
garland, necklace |
| Mandala |
wheel, ring, circle, circumference |
| Manipura |
navel |
| Manipura chakra |
3rd Chakra; "lustrous gem"; located at the solar plexus |
| Manomaya kosha |
mental body |
| Mantra |
subtle sound vibration, which through repetition aims at expanding one's awareness or consciousness. |
| Mantra shakti |
the power of mantra |
| Matsyendrasana |
a spine twisting pose |
| Maya |
veil of illusion |
| Mayurasana |
peacock' pose - advanced pose aims at strengthening the arms and stimulating the manipura chakra. |
| Moksa |
liberation, freedom from the cycle of birth and death. |
| Mouna |
silence - the practice of silence |
| Mudra |
literally means 'gesture' - mudra expresses and channelizes cosmic energy within the mind and body. |
| Mukta / mukti |
released, liberated, freed |
| Mula |
root, base, beginning, cause, source |
| Mula bandha |
energy lock created by the contraction of the perineum in the male and the cervix in the female. |
| Muladhara Chakra |
1st Chakra; "root" or "support"; located at the perineum |
| Muni |
sage |
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| Nabhichakra dristi |
navel chakra focal point |
| Nad Yoga |
Yoga of Sound |
| Nadi |
energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture |
| Nadi shodhana pranayama |
breathing technique - is the 'alternate nostril breathing' or 'balanced breathing' - balances the energy flow in the channels and purifies the energy channels (nadi) by balancing the flow of breath through the right and left nostrils. |
| Namaskara |
a very respectful greeting |
| Namaste |
a greeting, "salutations to you"; "the light in me honors the light in you"; "the Divine in me recognizes the Divine in you" |
| Nasagra/nasikagra mudra |
hand gesture adopted during pranayama to alternate the flow of breath through the nostrils. |
| Nasagrai dristi |
tip of the nose focal point |
| Natarajasana |
dancer pose |
| Nauli |
abdominal massage' - a cleansing technique (shatkarma) involving the contraction of the rectus abdominal muscles. |
| Navasana |
boat pose |
| Neti kriya |
another shatkarma (cleansing technique) - involves cleaning of the nasal passages or sinus irrigation; jala neti forms a part of the various neti kriyas. |
| Nidra |
deep, dreamless sleep |
| Nirvana |
extinguishing, liberated from existence |
| Nityananda |
external bliss |
| Niyama |
personal ethics as described in the Ashtanga Yoga of Patanjali |
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| Ojas |
strength of prana, subtle energy of the immune system |
| OM |
the primordial sound; a sacred mantra representing the absolute/oneness of the universe |
| Om Tat Sat |
Thou Art That; denotes that we are the Divine, and we should look within ourselves to find the holy |
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| Pada |
foot, leg |
| Padagrai dristi |
tip of the foot (toes) focal point |
| Padma |
lotus |
| Padmasana |
lotus pose - a seated meditative posture |
| Pancha tattwa |
the five elements - earth, water, fire, air and ether |
| Param |
highest, supreme, God |
| Paramatman |
supreme Self, the Absolute |
| Parinama |
transformation, change |
| Parivrtta |
revolved, turned round or back |
| Parsva |
sideways, side, flank |
| Parsva dristi |
sideways (far left or far right) focal point |
| Parvati |
Lord Shiva's consort, the "Divine Mother" |
| Paschima |
back, behind, West |
| Paschimottanasana |
back stretching pose |
| Patanjali |
author of the Yoga Sutras and preacher of the eight-fold (ashtanga) yoga |
| Payaswini nadi |
energy channel terminating at the right big toe, between poosha and pingala channels |
| Pingala nadi |
right channel energy channel (masculine, solar) |
| Poornima |
full moon night |
| Prajna |
insight, wisdom |
| Prakamya |
fulfillment of desire |
| Prakasha |
inner light |
| Prakrti |
manifest world, nature, one's genetic constitution; composed of three gunas |
| Pramana |
proof |
| Pramatman |
higher-Self, supreme-Self |
| Prana |
breath, energy, vital life force; associated with the inhale |
| Pranamaya kosha |
vital body or breath sheath |
| Pranayama |
technique of breathing and breath control which regulates energy flow and aims at maintaining energy balance |
| Prasad |
an offering usually food to and from the guru or higher power |
| Pratyahara |
sense withdrawal; first stage of concentrating on the mind during meditation |
| Pravritti |
nature of the mind |
| Prithvi tattwa |
the earth element |
| Prthivi |
earth |
| Puja |
worshipful celebration |
| Puraka |
inhalation |
| Purana |
eighteen ancient books consisting of legends and mythological narrations dealing with creation, recreation and the genealogies of sages and rulers |
| Purusha |
witnessing consciousness unaffected by the material world; individual soul |
| Purushartha |
purpose of the consciousness, of man's existence- the four basic needs or desires: dharma, Artha, kAama, mokSha |
| Purva |
front, East |
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| Raga |
attachment, passion, desire |
| Raja |
king, royal |
| Raja yoga |
Royal Yoga; classical yoga; considered to be the yoga of balance between devotion and knowledge |
| Rajas |
guna of activity |
| Rama |
incarnation of Vishnu, main character in the Ramayana |
| Ramayana |
classic Indian epic depicting Rama's life and the battle between good and evil |
| Rechaka |
exhalation |
| Rishi |
seer or sage |
| Rudra |
Lord Shiva; Rudra is said to have sprung from Brahma's forehead and is one of the holy trinity |
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| Sadhana |
practice |
| Sadhu |
holy man or saint |
| Sahasrara chakra |
7th Chakra; "thousand-fold," "thousand-petaled"; located at the top of the head |
| Sakshi |
witness |
| Salamba |
supported |
| Sama |
same, identical, equal |
| Samadhi |
complete absorption, bliss, enlightenment |
| Samana |
inward moving force governing digestion and homeostasis, equalizing breath |
| Samsara |
perpetual cycle of birth and death |
| Samskara |
veil of illusion; past conditioning, behaviors, patterns, habits, and experiences |
| Samyama |
complete self-control (of the mind); the last three limbs of yoga |
| San/sat |
six |
| Sankalpa |
spiritual resolve. |
| Sannyasi |
one who has renounced the world in seek of self-realization. |
| Santosha |
contentment |
| Sarasvati/Saraswati |
energy of speech and learning, wife of Brahma, Goddess who bestows knowledge of fine arts and power of speech |
| Sarva |
all, whole, entire |
| Sarvangasana |
shoulderstand - an inverted posture |
| Sat |
truth |
| Satali pranayama |
cooling breath+B237 - a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue. |
| Satguru |
guru who has attained self-realization |
| Sat karma |
the six yogic techniques of purification of the body, viz. neti, dhauti, nauli, basti, trataka, kapalbhati |
| Satsang |
the meeting of like minded people to share knowledge, understanding, generosity and love |
| Sattva |
guna of light, intelligence, purity |
| Satya |
truthfulness |
| Sauca |
purity |
| Seva |
service, one of the cornerstones of Karma Yoga |
| Shabda Brahman |
cosmic causal state. |
| Shakti |
cosmic power, ability, energy, name of Shiva's consort |
| Shambhavi mudra |
a yoga gesture in which one focuses at the mid-eyebrow centre |
| Shanti |
peace, calmness |
| Shanti, Shakti, Shambu |
Triple blessing meaning "Peace, Power, Plenty" |
| Shavasana |
corpse pose, final relaxation |
| Shishya |
disciple; student |
| Shiva (Siva) |
energy of destruction and transformation; the God of Destruction and Restoration; God of Yoga |
| Siddha |
semi-divine being, inspired sage |
| Siddha |
power, accomplishment |
| Siddhasana |
a meditative seating posture in which the left heel presses the perineum (stimulating the muladhara chakra); also called as the adept's pose or the 'pose of perfection'. |
| Sirsa (shirsa) |
head |
| Sirshasana |
inverted pose - the 'headstand' in which the body is inverted and balanced on the crown of the head |
| Sita |
Rama's beautiful wife, viewed as the perfect woman |
| Smriti |
mindfulness |
| Sodhana |
purifying or cleansing |
| Soham |
represents a mantra in meditation; literally means, 'I am That'. Represents the Psychic sound with the sound 'so' during inhalation and 'ham' during exhalation. |
| Soma |
yogic nectar, sacred juice, moon |
| Sri |
term of respect to depict honor and holiness; also means excellent, venerable, auspicious; used to refer to success, prosperity, glory |
| Sthula-sarira |
gross body |
| Sukha |
easy, pleasurable, comfortable, "good space," "inner joy" |
| Sukhasana |
a comfortable meditative pose; also called the 'easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose. |
| Suksma-sarira |
subtle body |
| Supta |
supine, lying down |
| Surya |
sun, represents Divine Light |
| Surya namaskar |
sun salutation |
| Sushumna nadi |
main energy channel in yoga, in the centre of the spinal cord through which kundalini shakti flows. |
| Sutra |
thread, aphorism |
| Sutra neti |
yogic technique to cleanse the nasal passage using a special thread |
| Svadhishthana chakra |
2nd Chakra; "one's own place"; located just below the navel |
| Svadhyaya |
self study / observation |
| Svarupa |
one's true nature, "own-form" |
| Swami |
title for a Spiritual Master; monk |
| Swastikasana |
auspicious pose -meditative posture similar to siddhasana |
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| Tadasana |
palm tree pose- standing posture |
| Tamas |
guna of dullness, inertia, laziness, procrastination |
| Tantra |
technique usually involving mantra, yantra, and deities, especially the Goddess |
| Tapas |
a practice causing change, "heat" |
| Tejas |
brilliance and heat of prana, fire |
| Trataka |
one of the cleansing techniques (shatkarma) in which the gaze is focused upon an object such as a candle flame. |
| Tri |
three |
| Trimarga |
Threefold Path of Yoga; includes Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, and Karma Yoga |
| Trimurti |
Hindu Trinity of Gods represents the three facets of Isvara: Brahma, the Evolver and Emanator; Vishnu, the Preserver and Sustainer; and Shiva, the Destroyer and Regenerator |
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| Udana |
upward moving force governing effort, speech, upward breath |
| Uddiyana bandha |
abdominal retraction lock; drawing in of the abdomen towards the backbone after exhaling |
| Ujjayi pranayama |
a kind of breathing technique which produces an oceanic sound. |
| Upanishad |
texts compiled after the Vedas encapsulating their wisdom, "sitting close and beneath" |
| Urdhva dristi |
focal point that is upwards, to the sky |
| Ustrasana |
camel pose |
| Utkatasana |
chair pose |
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| Vairagya |
visual geometrical pattern designed to represent divine ideas |
| Vajrasana |
the 'thunderbolt' pose; a kneeling posture with buttocks resting upon the heels. |
| Vama swara |
flow of breath in the left nostril |
| Vaman dhauti |
yogic technique to cleanse the stomach by voluntary vomiting. There are two types: kunjal kriya (regurgitating of water) and vyaghra (regurgitating of food) |
| Varisara dhauti |
yogic cleansing technique in which a large quantity of water is drunk in conjunction with asanas to cleanse the entire digestive tract; also known as shankhaprakshalana. |
| Vasana |
innate predisposition, tendency, trait |
| Vashitva |
ability to control all objects, living and non-living |
| Vastra dhauti |
yogic detoxification technique in which a specially prepared cloth is swallowed and removed after ten minutes, in order to remove mucus from the stomach |
| vastu |
nature, object, surroundings, environment |
| Vastu Sastra |
science of designing and constructing structures to harmonize with nature |
| Vatsara dhauti |
a cleansing technique in which the air swallowed into the stomach is belched out |
| Vayu |
air, wind |
| Vayu tattwa |
air element |
| Vayus |
winds of the body |
| Veda |
knowledge, name of the ancient Indian Scriptures (Vedas) |
| Vedanta |
philosophy of Vedic thought encapsulated in the Unpanishads, "essence of the Vedas" |
| Vedas |
four ancient texts- Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva, which are further divided into Samhita, Brahmana, Aranayaka and Upanishads. They were revealed to the sages and saints of India which explain and regulate every aspect of life from supreme reality to worldly affairs. The oldest books in the library of mankind |
| Vijnanamaya kosha |
consciousness or the sheath of intellect |
| Viniyoga |
application of yoga |
| Vinyasa |
flowing sequence, arrangement |
| Virasana |
heroes pose - for concentration and discriminative thinking. |
| Vishnu (Visnu) |
The Supreme Lord; energy of preservation and maintenance |
| Vishuddha chakra |
5th Chakra; "purification"; located at the throat |
| Visuddha |
pure |
| Viveka |
discernment, distinguish the real from the unreal |
| Vritti |
fluctuation, activity, "a turning" |
| Vrksasana |
tree pose |
| Vrscikasana |
scorpion pose |
| Vyana |
outward moving force governing circulation, pervading breath |
| Vyasa |
author of the Mahabharata |
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| Yajna |
worship or sacrifice |
| Yamas |
social ethics |
| Yamuna river |
emanating from Yamnotri in the Himalayas and joining Ganga near Allahabd, North India; refers to pingala nadi in the pranic body. |
| Yantra |
visual geometrical pattern designed to represent divine ideas |
| Yoga |
state of union between two opposites - body and mind; individual and universal consciousness; a process of uniting the opposing forces in the body and mind in order to achieve supreme awareness and enlightenment. |
| Yoga abhyasa |
practice of yoga |
| Yoga nidra |
a deep relaxation technique also called 'yogic sleep' in which mind and body is at complete rest but with complete awareness+B365 |
| Yoga Sutra |
written by Patanjali and meant to provide a non-sectarian guideline for practicing yoga |
| Yogabrasthas |
those that practiced yoga in previous lives and continue their practice in the current life where they left off |
| Yogi |
one who practices yoga (male) |
| Yogini |
one who practices yoga (female) |
