Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A kind of breathing technique which produces a light sonorous sound. 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 renunciate. a tantric text. abhinavagupta abhinavagupta's master. abhyantara adwaita agni ajna chakra an experience of the rise of kundalini where the breath "vanishes". anu ardha - kurmasana ashtanga namaskara balancing stick pose, often used in bikram yoga. baudha jnyana bhakti yoga bhastrika pranayama collecting, grasping. complete breath danda diksha disciple, student. easy breath ekagra.

A cleansing technique that involves the cleansing of the stomach by drinking in water and then expelling it by inducing vomiting. a lock, or tightening, of the rectal muscles. abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of shiva, known as the utpalasutravali. abhinavagupta's master. agornatha 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. an experience of the rise of kundalini where one feels a flow of sexual joy. ananda anusara yoga ardha - kurmasana asan point basti bhakti bhakti yoga bhrumadhya bhujapidasana buddhi chela clarified butter that originated in south asia often made from the milk of water buffalo. cock pose. continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra cow's face' posture dharma dhauti dhyana eighteen ancient books consisting of legends and mythological narrations dealing with creation, recreation and the genealogies of sages and rulers. emanating from yamnotri in the himalayas and joining ganga near allahabd, north india;refers to pingala nadi in the pranic body. exhalation finding fullness of "god consciousness" residing in one's own nature. foot; section of a literary work..

A long, thin, shallow, often partially canopied, gondolalike wooden boat used for transportation on the lakes in kashmir. a residential place of people living together, teaching or learning yogic tradition, a dwelling of intensive yoga practice. abdominal massage' - a cleansing technique (shatkarma) involving the contraction of the rectus abdominal muscles. akasha alabdha bhumikatva ashtanga yoga ashwini mudra contentment, one of the five niyamas, second of the eight stages of classic yoga. dharma eagle pose, often used in bikram and other forms of yoga. energy center in the subtle body representing realization, associated with the physical body at the top of the head..