Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A breathing technique aimed at cleaning the frontal part of the brain, done through rapid breaths with more force on exhalation. a major figure in the mahabharata, a woman who became a man. a shatkarma technique - cleansing of the nasal passages with water by alternating the flow of water in the nostrils, preferably using a neti pot. agni agni kriya an experience of the rise of kundalini that is like a cobra rising. an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". ananda balasana ardha - kurmasana ashrama aum avatar avesah avidya baddha "bound, restrained" padma "lotus" asana "pose". badibod contentment, one of the five niyamas, second of the eight stages of classic yoga. eagle pose, often used in bikram and other forms of yoga. eight fold path of yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi, a vigorous yoga to build strength, flexibility, and stamina. classic yoga writings, the yoga sutras, were compiled 200 years b.c.e. by patanjali, referring to eight major parts, sometimes referred to as the eight limbs of yoga, from the words ashta "eight" and anga "limbs". eka pada galavasana external breath retention. the stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation. foot; section of a literary work..

A philosophy according to which there is no duality, only a singular state of consciousness. a stage in the experience of the rise of kundalini when the breath stops and becomes congealed low in the body. a tantric text. a yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre. abhyantara an experience of the rise of kundalini in which kundalini takes the form of energy. anu bahir kumbhaka chela cloth woven from the wool of a species of goat that lives in the high himalayas. dandayamana bibhaktapada janushirasana dugdha neti focused or "one pointed" awareness..

'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. a deep relaxation technique also called 'yogic sleep' in which mind and body is at complete rest but with complete awareness. a meditative seating posture "yoga pose" in which the left heel presses the perineum (stimulating the mooladhara chakra); also called as the adept's pose or the 'pose of perfection'. abhinavagupta alasya arjuna and his five brothers, the heroes of the mahabharata. bhagvad gita bindu vedha breathing technique in which inhalation is done through the right nostril ; increases vitality. cock pose. durga energy center in the "subtle body" associated in the "physical body" with the heart. energy center in the subtle body representing realization, associated with the physical body at the top of the head. energy center located behind the forehead or between the eye brows, state of intuitive wisdom consciousness. external breath retention. the stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation..