Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A collection of concise aphorisms on the aims and practices of yoga as collected and written by the scholar patanjali. a kind of breathing technique which produces a light sonorous sound. a prop used as an extension of the arm to assist in yoga. a site in kashmir where the shiva sutras are said to be carved in the face-down surface of a rock, called shankarpal, lying in a river. a yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre. abdominal massage' - a cleansing technique (shatkarma) involving the contraction of the rectus abdominal muscles. agornatha aum avatar back stretching pose, seated forward bend. baddha konasana balancing stick pose, often used in bikram yoga. bhuja "arm, shoulder" pida "pain, discomfort, pressure" asana "pose". bij bikram yoga bindu vedha brahmarandra chakra called heart-oriented, this yoga integrates the celebration of the heart, universal principles of alignment, and energetic asanas. child's pose. clarified butter that originated in south asia often made from the milk of water buffalo. continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra cow's face' posture danda dhauti ekagra energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture. firelog pose..

Bahiranga trataka balancing stick pose, often used in bikram yoga. bhujanga vedha bow pose, backward bending yoga pose, , often used in bikram yoga. chidanand cloth woven from the wool of a species of goat that lives in the high himalayas. contentment, one of the five niyamas, second of the eight stages of classic yoga. ekagrata.

A hindu holy man, or ascetic. a spine twisting pose. agnistambhasana pose an experience of the rise of kundalini that is like a cobra rising. another shatkarma (cleansing technique) - involves cleaning of the nasal passages or sinus irrigation; jala neti forms a part of the various neti kriyas. badibod bhakti brahmin chakra chidakasha eagle pose, often used in bikram and other forms of yoga. ego energy center located in the heart region, fourth of the seven chakras. energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture. energy lock created by the contraction of the perineum in the male and the cervix in the female. extended side angle pose, uttihita "extended, stretched" parsva "side, flank", kona "angle", asana "pose". four ancient texts- rig, yajur, sama, atharva, which are further divided into samhita, brahmana, aranayaka and upanishads. they.