Terms Flashcards
(125 cards)
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Active Regulation (Term)
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Regulation of the Breath - Counting or Retaining the Breath
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Ahimsa (Term)
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Non-Violence; One of the Yamas
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Ajna Chakra (Term)
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Third Eye Chakra, located in the middle of the forehead, slightly above the eyebrows
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Anahata Chakra (Term)
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Heart Chakra, located at the heart
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Anandamaya Kosha (Term)
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The Bliss Body, the seat of the soul and the supreme seat of wisdom
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Annamaya Kosha (Term)
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The Physical Body, Including: Muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and the Nadi System
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Antar Kumbhaka (Term)
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The retention of breath after exhalation
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Apana Vayu (Term)
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Grounding force found in the elimination of CO2 and food waster, as well as in birthing
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Aparigraha (Term)
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Non-Hoarding; One of the Yamas
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Appendicular Skeleton (Term)
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Used for locomotion and to use technology (literally to do work). Includes: Arms, legs, shoulder blades, clavicle, pelvis, hands, and feet.
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Asana (Term)
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Postures - The physical practice of yoga
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Aspirant (Term)
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The practitioner seeking truth and to an end to suffering
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Asteya (Term)
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Non-Stealing; One of the Yamas
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Avidya (Term)
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Ignorance; One of the Kleshas
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Axial Skeleton (Term)
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Used to hold us upright and contain vital organs. Includes: The Spine and the cranium
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Ayurveda (Term)
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System of medicine based on the belief that dis-ease begins as an imbalance or stress in a person’s consciousness (John’s Hopkins University)
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Bahya Kumbhaka (Term)
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The retention of breath after inhalation
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Bandhas (Term)
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Internal and external energetic locks that are integrated into the physical body to help hold and preserve energy
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Brahmacharya (Term)
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Moderation; One of the Yamas
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Central Nervous System (Term)
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The brain, spine, and peripheral nerves that send messages and control functions throughout the body
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Chakras (Term)
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Energetic centers of the body, 7 in total
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Chitta Vritti (Term)
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The fluctuations of consciousness - mental fluctuations
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Compassionate Self Forgiveness (Term)
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The application of compassion and forgiveness to yourself for buying into or believing that you are less than whole
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Coronal Plane (Term)
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The front and back of the body
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Dharana (Term)
Concentration, the first state before the state of meditation is reached
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Dharma (Term)
In Buddhism, one's path
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Dhyana (Term)
Meditation, a state of being, not a practice
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Discernment (Term)
Choosing the most appropriate path based on all factors at hand
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Doshas (Term)
Energies found throughout the human body and mind: Kapha, Pitta, and Vata
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What are the 3 Doshas
Kapha, Pitta, Vata
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Dukkha (Term)
Suffering of the mind
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Eight Limbed Path of Yoga (Term)
A protocol for reaching enlightenment and liberation through the ancient wisdom of yoga
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Essential Values (Term)
The most important and intrinsic values within your being
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Extension (Term)
The action of moving a bone further away from another bone by releasing a muscle
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Fascia (Term)
The net-like covering that holds muscles together; connective tissue that spans the entire body
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Flexion (Term)
The action of moving bone closer to another bone by contracting a muscle
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Gunas (Term)
The energetic forces that affect our lives and take us through cycles of nature (3): Rajas, Tamas, and Sattva
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What are the 3 Gunas?
Rajas, Tamas, Sattva
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Hatha Yoga (Term)
The art of leveraging the solar and lunar aspects of the human to bring balance
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Holding Space (Term)
To listen objectively, without judgement, and without projection of your own agenda
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Ida (Term)
The feminine, left Nadi that sits next to the Sushumna
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Isvara Pranidhana (Term)
Devotion to a higher power
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Kaivalya Pada (Term)
The final chapter of the Yoga Sutras, the chapter on absoluteness or reality
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Kapha (Term)
One of the Doshas, associated with the elements Water and Earth
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Karma (Term)
Work, actions, or deeds
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Kleshas (Term)
Obstacles to our practice; veils of illusion that begin with ignorance (Avidya)
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Koshas (Term)
The five sheaths of the body
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Kriya (Term)
Internal and external body purification
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Laya Yoga (Term)
Kundalini; the art of purifying the body to lead to an awakening of the Kundalini energy within
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Liberation (Term)
A practice of contentment and non-suffering
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Manipura Chakra (Term)
Solar Plexus Chakra, located in the upper abdomen, below the ribcage
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Manomaya Kosha (Term)
The Mental Body, composed of three compartments: unconscious mental fluctuations, conscious mental fluctuations, and superconscious interpretation of Pure Awareness
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Mantra Yoga (Term)
The art of using mantra to unite with Source
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Memory (Term)
System of nerves and plexuses that run throughout the entire body and help the body communicate unconsciously with our extremities and organs
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Meta-Cognition (Term)
Psychological practice to look back on our thoughts
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Muladhara Chakra (Term)
Root Chakra, located just below the tailbone
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Nadi System (Term)
The energetic pathways present in the tissues and the subtle bodies
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Niyamas (Term)
Spiritual practices
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Panchamaya Kosha System (Term)
The five energetic bodies, the Koshas, all together make up the Panchamaya Kosha System
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Parasympathetic Nervous System - PNS (Term)
Part of the nervous system responsible for rest and digest. It is supposed to help you heal, refresh, and restart
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Passive Observation (Term)
Observation without judgement
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Perceptions (Term)
Judgments based on previous experiences and is shaped and molded from other people's projected opinions and the experiences that go along with them
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Pingala (Term)
The masculine, Right Nadi that sits next to the Sushumna
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Pitta (Term)
One of the Doshas, associated with the elements Fire and Water
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Prakriti (Term)
All of the things that go through the cycles: wood, body, food, etc.
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Prana (Term)
Breath of Life
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Pranamaya Kosha (Term)
The energetic body, the air energy that is needed for respiration
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Prana Vayu (Term)
Upward moving and it is located at the heart, chest, and lungs. Its fluctuations include: respiration and sensory perception
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Pranayama (Term)
Physically controlling the breath to remove mental disruptions and create a calm mind for meditation
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Pratyahara (Term)
Withdrawal of the senses
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Primary Movement - Effort (Term)
The Effort, or the initiating movement required to get into a pose
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Projection (Term)
One's perspective on reality
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Proprioception (Term)
Sensory receptors in the body that let you know where your body parts are in space around the body
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Puraka (Term)
The exhalation of breath
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Pure Awareness (Term)
The soul as reflected by the intellect
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Purusha (Term)
God, spirit, divinity, light
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Rajas (Term)
One of the Gunas, turning away from or a longing attachments to the fruits of our labor
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Raja Yoga (Term)
Royal yoga of devotion and renunciation
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Rechaka (Term)
The inhalation of breath
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Right Knowledge (Term)
The Truth, derived from witnessing, from inference, or from a trusted source
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Rotation (Term)
The action of moving a bone away from or into the medial line of the body
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Sadhana Pada (Term)
The second chapter of the Yoga Sutras, on contemplation
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Sagittal Plane (Term)
The right and left sides of the body
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Sahasrara Chakra (Term)
Crown Chakra, our connection to Universal Consciousness
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Samadhi (Term)
Union with the Divine Source
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Samadhi Pada (Term)
The first chapter of the Yoga Sutras which lays out the psychology of the human
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Samana Vayu (Term)
Equalizing and it is located at the navel. Its functions include: digestion, metabolism, and homeostasis
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Samskaras (Term)
Patterns and loops of our consciousness, our perception, our behaviors, and even our relationships
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Samyama (Term)
Combined practice of Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi
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Sankalpa (Term)
An intention
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Santana Dharma (Term)
Spiritual Path
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Santosha (Term)
Contentment, one of the Niyamas
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Sattva (Term)
One of the Gunas, Feeling of balanced contentment
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Satya (Term)
Truthfulness, one of the Yamas
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Saucha (Term)
Purity, self-awareness, one of the Niyamas
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Secondary Movement - Return (Term)
The Return, or the secondary movement required to bring a pose into balance
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Sleep (Term)
The perception that nothing exists, a perpetual autopilot
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States of Consciousness (Term)
Walking state, the dream state, the sleep state, and enlightenment
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Sushumna (Term)
The central channel for awakening Kundalini
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Svadhisthana Chakra (Term)
Sacral Chakra, located at the sacrum, two inches below the navel
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Svadhyaya (Term)
Self-study, one of the Niyamas
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Sympathetic Nervous System - SNS (Term)
Designed to keep you alive, it is your flight-fight-freeze mechanism and it is always underneath, ready to be triggered
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Tamas (Term)
One of the Gunas, Inertia or lethargy
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Tantra Yoga (Term)
A system of yoga that is built on four principle pillars of devotion, knowledge, worship, and pleasure
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Tapas (Term)
Determination, one of the Niyamas
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Transverse Plane (Term)
The top and bottom of the body
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Turiya (Term)
The fourth state of consciousness where waking, dreaming, and dreamless sleep all come together
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Udana Vayu (Term)
Ascending and it is located at the throat, upper chest, and head. Its functions include: thought, speech, exhalation, growth, and the nervous system
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Vata (Term)
One of the Doshas, associated with the elements Wind and Ether
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Verbalizations (Term)
The stories we create around our perceptions
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Vibhuti Pada (Term)
The third chapter of the Yoga Sutras, about how we practice yoga
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Vijnanamaya Kosha (Term)
The Intellectual Body, used to tap into universal knowledge and where psychic energy lives
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Vikriti (Term)
Your current constitution in the practice of Ayurveda
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Vishuddha Chakra (Term)
Throat Chakra, located in the neck
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Vritti (Term)
Intellect, memory, positive thoughts, and insecurities
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Vyana Vayu (Term)
Diffusive and it is located at the Peripheral Nervous System and pervades the entire body. Its functions include: circulation and movement
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Yamas (Term)
Social Obligations
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Yang (Term)
Masculine, solar energy
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Yin (Term)
Feminine, lunar energy
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Yoga (Term)
The union of spirit and experience and you might even think of it as a yoking, a coupling, or a marriage
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What are the four yoga sutras?
Samadhi Pada, Sadhana Pada, Vibhuti Pada, and Kaivalya Pada
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What is Samadhi Pada?
The first chapter of the Yoga Sutras. Lays out the psychology of the human. We have a body and we have a mind but we are not our body and we are not our mind.
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What is Yoga?
Yoga is the union of spirit and experience and you may think of it as a yoking or coupling or marriage.
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What are the five types of Chitta Vritta (mental fluctuations)?
Right knowledge, perception, verbalization, memory, and sleep. These are in Samadhi Pada, chapter one of the Yoga Sutras.
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What are the four types of vritti?
Intellect, memory, positive thoughts, and insecurities. Found in Samadhi Pada, the first chapter of the Yoga Sutras.
