Yoga Glossary Ipsum

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 residential place of people living together, teaching or learning yogic tradition, a dwelling of intensive yoga practice. a vedic ritual sacrifice. adho mukha vrksasana pose another shatkarma (cleansing technique) - involves cleaning of the nasal passages or sinus irrigation; jala neti forms a part of the various neti kriyas. antar kumbhaka child's pose. dharana dugdha neti eka pada galavasana.

"seed" syllable of a mantram, energy source that gives power to the mantram. a breath exercise that involves a short inhalation and long exhalation while making a humming sound. a causeway or berm built next to a body of water. a comfortable meditative yoga pose; also called the 'yoga easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose. 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'. a state of complete silence and inner awareness, reflection, a process of introspect. 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. abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of shiva, known as the utpalasutravali. adho mukha vrksasana pose another shatkarma (cleansing technique) - involves cleaning of the nasal passages or sinus irrigation; jala neti forms a part of the various neti kriyas. antar baddha "bound, restrained" padma "lotus" asana "pose". bhujangasana brahmacharya concentrating the attention upon an external object such as a candle flame. continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra dandayamana bibhaktapada paschimottanasana eka pada rajakapotasana finding fullness of "god consciousness" residing in one's own nature..

"seed" syllable of a mantram, energy source that gives power to the mantram. a cleansing technique in which the air swallowed into the stomach is belched out. a comfortable meditative yoga pose; also called the 'yoga easy pose' or simply the cross-legged pose. a renunciate. a tantric text. a thin, round flat bread. a yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre. abhilasa an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". antar kumbhaka ardha dhanurasana ardha matsyendrasana ardha padmasana asmita back stretching pose, seated forward bend. breath exercise of even inhalation and exhalation that involves all respiratory muscles. chidakasha cobbler's pose, baddha "bound, restrained" kona "angle" asana "pose". contentment, one of the five niyamas, second of the eight stages of classic yoga. continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra danda dhauti divine presence governing the yamas and niyamas. easy breath eka pada koundiyanasana i energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture. extended side angle pose, uttihita "extended, stretched" parsva "side, flank", kona "angle", asana "pose". focused or "one pointed" awareness..