yogaglossary, Joga
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Yoga Glossary
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DESCRIPTION
Abhyasa
practice - the act of practicing
Acharya
teacher
Adwaita
a philosophy according to which there is no duality -
only a singular state of consciousness
Agni
fire
Agnisar kriya
one of the shatkarmas (cleansing practices) -
intestinal cleansing
Aham
ego
Ahimsa
non-violence, non-injury - one of the yamas of
ashtanga yoga
Ajapa japa
spontaneous repetition of 'soham' mantra
Ajna chakra
energy center located behind the forehead, also
called psychic centre - one of the seven energy
centers
Akasha
ether, space
Anahata chakra
energy center located in the heart region; also called
pranic centre - fourth of the seven energy centers.
Ananda
bliss, ecstasy
Antar
inner, internal
Antar dhauti
internal yoga cleansing (shatkarma) techniques
Antar kumbhaka
internal breath retention. The stage of pranayama
where breath is retained after inhalation.
internal silence - a meditation practice.
Anubhava
experience, realization
Ardha
half
Ardha dhanurasana
half bow yoga pose
Ardha matsyendrasana
half spinal twist yoga position
Ardha padmasana
half lotus pose
or
, also called yogasana. A
balanced position for smooth energy flow in specific
areas of the body and mind.
Ashrama
residential place of people living together in yogic
tradition.
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Ashtanga yoga
the eight fold path of yoga as outlined by Patanjali:
yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara,
dharana, dhyana, samadhi
Ashwini mudra
practice of contracting the anal sphincter.
Atman
soul.
Aum
see Om
Avidya
Ignorance
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Bahir
outside, external
Bahir kumbhaka
external breath retention. The stage of pranayama
where breath is retained after exhalation.
Bahiranga trataka
concentrating the attention (gaze) upon an external
object such as a candle flame.
Bandha
a posture in which organs and muscles are
contracted to create energy lock in a specific area.
Basti
a
technique (shakarma), yogic
Bhagvad Gita
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.
Bhakti
devotion
Bhakti yoga
the yoga of devotion.
Bhastrika pranayama
'bellows'
in which the breath is
forcibly drawn in and out through the nose in equal
proportions, like the pumping action of the bellows.
Bhramari pranayama
breathing practice in which a soft "humming-bee"
sound is produced during exhalation to stimulate the
Ajna Chakra
Bhujangasana
cobra' pose.
Brahman
supreme consciousness, absolute reality.
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literally meaning circle or wheel, in yoga this refers
to the energy centers lying along the confluence of
the nadis (energy channels)
Chandra
moon
Chandra nadi
ida nadi
Chidakasha
psychic space in front of the closed eyes, just behind
the forehead.
Chin mudra
hand gesture in which the first finger is kept at the
root of the thumb, the last three fingers are
unfolded.
Danda
stick
Danda dhauti
one of the cleansing techniques (shatkarmas), used
to clean the oesophagus with a stick.
Danta dhauti
teeth cleansing technique
Dhanurasana
bow' pose; backward bending yoga pose
Dharana
practice of concentration; sixth of the eight fold path
in ashtanga yoga
Dharma
duty, righteous path
Dhauti
second of the shatkarmas; cleansing technique of
the eyes, ears, tongue, forehead, oesophagus,
stomach, rectum and anus
Dhyana
single-pointed focus of mind on either a
form, thought or sound.
Diksha
initiation given by the guru.
Dosha
three humours of the body; see kapha, pitta, vata
Dugdha neti
or cleansing technique using milk
Ghrita neti
neti (nasal cleansing technique) performed with
ghee
Gomukhasana
cow's face' posture
Gorakshasana
Yogi Gorakhnath's' pose
Guna
quality of nature viz. tamas, rajas, sattwa
Guptasana
the 'secret' pose
Guru
spiritually enlightened soul, who can dispel
darkness, ignorance and illusion from the mind and
enlighten the consciousness of a devotee/disciple
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Hatha yoga
science of yoga which purifies the whole physical
body by means of shatkarma, asana, pranayama,
mudra, bandha and concentration
Hridaya akasha
psychic space of the heart centre
Ida nadi
one of the main energy channels running on the left
side of the spine from the mooladhara (base) chakra
to the ajna chakra in the head.
Jala
water
Jala basti
the yoga technique of enema using water - one of
the yoga shatkarma
a shatkarma technique - cleansing of the nasal
passages with water by alternating the flow of water
in the nostrils, preferably using a
Jalandhara bandha
throat lock' to restrict the flow of bereath through
the throat - done by resting the chin on the upper
sternum (chest).
Japa
continuous chanting i.e repetition of a mantra
Jihva dhauti
one of the shatkarma techniques for
Jnana
knowledge, understanding, wisdom
Jnana mudra
the gesture of knowledge - in this the index finger is
bent so that its tip is joined with the tip of the
thumb, the other three fingers are spread out.
Jnana yoga
the yoga of knowledge - attained through
spontaneous self-analysis and investigation of
abstract and speculative ideas.
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