Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A cleansing technique in which the air swallowed into the stomach is belched out. a posture in which organs and muscles are contracted to create energy lock in a specific area. a renunciate. a thin, round flat bread. adho mukha vrksasana pose agornatha air element an ancient kashmiri king who invited the sage atri gupta to come live in his court to teach him shaivism; from atri gupta the line of teachers of kashmir shaivism descended. anubhava ardha dhanurasana balasana brahmin buddhi chakra located at the base of the spine "energy center in the subtle body". chandra collecting, grasping. dandayamana dhanurasana disciple, student. dosha 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"..

A comfortable meditative yoga pose; also called the 'yoga easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose. a philosophy according to which there is no duality, only a singular state of consciousness. a residential place of people living together, teaching or learning yogic tradition, a dwelling of intensive yoga practice. a thin, round flat bread. acharya adho mukha svanasana aparigraha atman author of the yoga sutras and preacher of the eight-fold (ashtanga) yoga, name of the first writer of the yoga philosophy. bund chidakasha dandayamana janushirasana dharana disciple focused or "one pointed" awareness..

A colon cleansing technique. a thin, round flat bread. ananda balasana baudha ajnana chakra located at the base of the spine "energy center in the subtle body". chela existence-knowledge-bliss..