Yoga Glossary Ipsum

A causeway or berm built next to a body of water. a collection of hindu spiritual writings following from the vedas. a female kashmiri shaivite saint and 14th century poet. 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. 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. acharya additional name for the great mother. ajapa japa ananda baudha jnyana bhramari pranayama bhujapidasana breathing exercise manipulating of the diaphragm while the breath is held out. called heart-oriented, this yoga integrates the celebration of the heart, universal principles of alignment, and energetic asanas. chandra nadi chapatti contentment, one of the five niyamas, second of the eight stages of classic yoga. cooling breath, a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue. crocodile pose. dhyana divine presence governing the yamas & niyamas. dosha enough, finished. experience, realization. firelog pose. focused or "one pointed" awareness or concentration, the ability to focus the mind on an object without distraction for extended periods of time..