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Asana

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Pose or Posture

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Mudra (moo-dra)

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Gestures or seals

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Sanskrit

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The ancient Indo- Aryan language for Hinduism in India; (Sun-skrit); the language of yoga

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Kona

A

Angle

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Ardha

A

half

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Tada

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Mountain

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Uttana

A

Intense stretch

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Yama

A

Social, ethical precepts

8
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Tri

A

Three

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Utthita

A

Extended

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Virabhadra

A

Warrior hero

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Parsva

A

Lateral/side

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Ahimsa

A

Non-harming

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Anjali

A

Offering

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Pada

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Foot or leg

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Ujjayi

A

Victorious

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Vrksa

A

Tree

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Danda

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Stick or staff

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Hasta

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Hand

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anga

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limb

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hasta

A

hand

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karna

A

ear

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angustha (angusta)

A

big toe, thumb

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janu (yanu)

A

knee

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mukha (moo-ka)

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face, mouth

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bhuja

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shoulder, arm

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jathara (jatara)

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stomach

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sira (sheer-sha)

A

head

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pada

A

foot, leg

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anga

A

limb

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hasta

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hand

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karna

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ear

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angustha (sta)

A

big toe, thumb

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bhuja (buja)

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shoulder, arm

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janu (yanu)

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knee

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mukha (moo-ka)

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face, mouth

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jathara (jatara)

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stomach

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sirsa (sheer-sha)

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head

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pada

A

foot, leg

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eka

A

one

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dvi (de-vee)

A

2; two

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tri

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3; three

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catur

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4; four

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panca (pan-cha)

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5; five

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sat

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6; six

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sapta

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7; seven

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asta

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8; eight

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nava

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9; nine

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dasa

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10; ten

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baddha

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bound

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supta

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supine; lying down

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padangustha

A

the big toe

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utkata

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powerful; fierce

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sava

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corpse

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guna

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quality of nature

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rajas

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activity; energy; passion

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tamas

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darkness; inertia; ignorance

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sattva

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harmony; purity; goodness

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dharma

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law; duty; the universal law which holds all life together in unity

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karma

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action; cause & effect relationship

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deva

A

divine being; a god

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devi

A

goddess

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lila

A

play

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purusha

A

spirit

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prakriti

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matter

65
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akasha

A

space

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vijnana

A

realization

67
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jnana

A

wisdom

68
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ustrasana

A

camel pose

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dhanura

A

bow

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sarvanga

A

whole body

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Dharana

A

mental concentration

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Dhyana

A

meditation; mental focus

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Pratayahara

A

withdrawal of the senses

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Saucha (Shaucha)

A

purity

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Niyama

A

personal ethical disciplines

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Pranayama

A

breathing exercises

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Samadhi

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absorption in the or with the Absolute

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indra

A

ruler, lord

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Matsya

A

fish

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Nadi

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a channel; a tibular organ of the subtle body through which energy flows

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Susumna

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the main channel (nadi) situated inside the spinal column .

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Ida

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a nadi starting from the left nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then descending to the base of the spine. In its course it conveys lunar energy and so is called the chandra nadi

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Pingala

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a nadi starting from the right nostril, then moving to the crown of the head and then downwards to the base of the spine. As the solar energy flows through it, it is also called the suya nadi; tasny or reddish.

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tapas

A

fire, heat

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Prana

A

life force

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Vasistha

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a celebrated sage, author of several Vedic hymns

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Raja

A

king, ruler

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Go

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cow

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Garuda

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eagle

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Kapota

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dove, pigeon

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vajra

A

thunderbolt

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chandra

A

the moon

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pandangusta

A

big toe

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nava

A

boat

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Nataraja

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a name of Siva, the lord of the dancers

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Nadi Shohana

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Nadi (channel) Shodhana (Cleansing); a form of pranayama; aka Alternate Nostril Breathing

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Gomukhasana

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cow face pose

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Natarajasana

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lord of the dancers pose

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Navasana

A

boat pose

100
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Eka Pada Rajakaotasana

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one leg king pigeon pose

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Garudasana

A

Eagle pose

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Ardha Chandrasana pose

A

half moon pose

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Ardha Adho Mukha Vrksasana

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half downward facing tree pose

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Hakini Mudra

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Concentration mudra