Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A collection of concise aphorisms on the aims and practices of yoga as collected and written by the scholar patanjali. a major figure in the mahabharata, a woman who became a man. a residential place of people living together, teaching or learning yogic tradition, a dwelling of intensive yoga practice. a state of complete silence and inner awareness, reflection, a process of introspect. an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". ananda balasana antar dhauti anugraha asana ashwini mudra asteya atman auspicious pose -meditative posture similar to siddhasana. bahiranga trataka balancing stick pose, often used in bikram yoga. bhramari pranayama bindu vedha buddhidhyana camel pose, often used in bikram yoga. chapatti chidakasha continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra cooling breath, a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue. energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture. enough, finished. existence-knowledge-bliss. focused or "one pointed" awareness..

A cleansing technique in which the air swallowed into the stomach is belched out. a deep relaxation technique also called 'yogic sleep' in which mind and body is at complete rest but with complete awareness. a philosophy according to which there is no duality, only a singular state of consciousness. a session of devotional singing, chanting or meditation. a state of complete silence and inner awareness, reflection, a process of introspect. a teacher of kashmir shaivism who lived in kashmir during the 10th century, author of texts on kashmir shaivism including the tantra loka, vijnayana-bhairava, and other works. abdominal massage' - a cleansing technique (shatkarma) involving the contraction of the rectus abdominal muscles. action, the act of doing. active yoga performed in a hot environment. amarnath caves anu ardha padmasana asamprajnyata samadhi avesah basti brahmacharya cloth woven from the wool of a species of goat that lives in the high himalayas. compass pose. cow's face' posture deva eagle pose, often used in bikram and other forms of yoga. ego ekagrata firelog pose. foot; section of a literary work. four ancient texts- rig, yajur, sama, atharva, which are further divided into samhita, brahmana, aranayaka and upanishads. they.

"seed" syllable of a mantram, energy source that gives power to the mantram. a causeway or berm built next to a body of water. a deep relaxation technique also called 'yogic sleep' in which mind and body is at complete rest but with complete awareness. a diagram or pictorial representation of a mantram. a force of sattva that is most likely to occur between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and sunrise. a long, thin, shallow, often partially canopied, gondolalike wooden boat used for transportation on the lakes in kashmir. action, the act of doing. activity, dynamic yogic practice. adwaita avesah bhujapidasana brahman breathing technique which involves gulping air and swallowing it into the stomach and retaining it. camel pose, often used in bikram yoga. collecting, grasping. concentrating the attention upon an external object such as a candle flame. credited as being the ancient sanskrit grammarian. dandayamana bibhaktapada paschimottanasana disciple energy center in the subtle body representing realization, associated with the physical body at the top of the head..