Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A long, thin, shallow, often partially canopied, gondolalike wooden boat used for transportation on the lakes in kashmir. afflictions or tensions, according to yoga there are 5 such afflictions present in humans from birth. 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..

A major figure in the mahabharata, a woman who became a man. a renunciate. a shatkarma technique - cleansing of the nasal passages with water by alternating the flow of water in the nostrils, preferably using a neti pot. abhasan bhujangasana devotion.

A philosophy according to which there is no duality, only a singular state of consciousness. a state of complete silence and inner awareness, reflection, a process of introspect. action, the act of doing. alabdha bhumikatva an experience with the rise of kundalini that is like the buzzing of a black bee. ardha padmasana author of the yoga sutras and preacher of the eight-fold (ashtanga) yoga, name of the first writer of the yoga philosophy. baddha "bound, restrained" padma "lotus" asana "pose". badibod bas bhuja "arm, shoulder" pida "pain, discomfort, pressure" asana "pose". bhujanga vedha breathing practice in which a soft "humming bee" sound is produced during exhalation to stimulate the ajna chakra buddhidhyana chin mudra crocodile danda dandayamana bibhaktapada paschimottanasana eka pada kapotasana eka pada koundiyanasana i 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. ether or space. fainting or swooning breath' in which the breath is inhaled slowly and retained for an extended period. finding fullness of "god consciousness" residing in one's own nature. forearm stand..