Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A renunciate. anahat chakra balancing stick pose, often used in bikram yoga. bikram yoga breathing exercise manipulating of the diaphragm while the breath is held out. chit kundalini complete breath danda dhauti firelog pose..

A prop used as an extension of the arm to assist in yoga. ahamkara anahat chakra anubhava asan point baudha ajnana bhakti bhakti yoga bhujapidasana buddhidhyana chakra located at the base of the spine "energy center in the subtle body". chapatti dhauti dhyana energy channel terminating at the right big toe, between poosha and pingala channels..

A breath exercise that involves a short inhalation and long exhalation while making a humming sound. a colon cleansing technique. a diagram or pictorial representation of a mantram. a spine twisting pose. a yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre. ajapa japa anavopaya atman auspicious pose -meditative posture similar to siddhasana. author of the yoga sutras and preacher of the eight-fold (ashtanga) yoga, name of the first writer of the yoga philosophy. avesah baddha konasana bas basti baudha jnyana bikram yoga brahmin breathing technique which involves hissing leading to a cooling effect upon the whole body. buddhidhyana compass pose. divine presence governing the yamas & niyamas. dukha duty, righteous path, self-discipline, work, duty, or destiny, the life of responsibility and right action. 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". energy center in the subtle body representing realization, associated with the physical body at the top of the head. external breath retention. the stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation. firelog pose..