Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A causeway or berm built next to a body of water. a colon cleansing technique. a comfortable meditative yoga pose; also called the 'yoga easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose. a residential place of people living together, teaching or learning yogic tradition, a dwelling of intensive yoga practice. 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. abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of shiva, known as the utpalasutravali. adho mukha vrksasana pose alabdha bhumikatva an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". an incarnation of god. ardha ardha matsyendrasana baudha ajnana bindu vedha bow pose, backward bending yoga pose, , often used in bikram yoga. brahman cloth woven from the wool of a species of goat that lives in the high himalayas. complete breath disciple energy lock created by the contraction of the perineum in the male and the cervix in the female. ether or space. fainting or swooning breath' in which the breath is inhaled slowly and retained for an extended period. four ancient texts- rig, yajur, sama, atharva, which are further divided into samhita, brahmana, aranayaka and upanishads. they.

'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. abhilasa ability to control all objects, living and non-living action, the act of doing. alabdha bhumikatva an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". ananda balasana antar mouna ardha - kurmasana avidya bhrumadhya brahmin breath retention. buddhidhyana camel pose, often used in bikram yoga. dandayamana bibhaktapada janushirasana dandayamana bibhaktapada paschimottanasana disciple, student. eka pada galavasana eka pada koundiyanasana i exhalation flying crow pose. foot; section of a literary work..

A collection of hindu spiritual writings following from the vedas. a colon cleansing technique. 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. 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 thin, round flat bread. a vedic ritual sacrifice. abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of shiva, known as the utpalasutravali. acharya agnistambhasana pose anahata chakra anavamala antar mouna anubhava bahir bas baudha ajnana bhujanga vedha bijavasthapan breathing exercise manipulating of the diaphragm while the breath is held out. breathing practice in which a soft "humming bee" sound is produced during exhalation to stimulate the ajna chakra crocodile pose. danta dhauti darshan eka pada rajakapotasana energy center in the "subtle body" associated in the "physical body" with the heart. energy center located in the heart region, fourth of the seven chakras. experience, realization. extended side angle pose, uttihita "extended, stretched" parsva "side, flank", kona "angle", asana "pose". fainting or swooning breath' in which the breath is inhaled slowly and retained for an extended period. flow of breath in the left nostril.