Glossary of Yogic Terms
- Asana - a posture; a Yoga exercise
Ashram - Yoga retreat
Bandha - a mystic breathing exercise
Chakra - a nerve center
Guru - Yoga teacher or leader
Hatha Yoga - system of Yoga for care of the body; physical Yoga
Kanda - point below the navel from which 72,000 nadis issue
Karma - cosmic operation of a form of retributive justice, under which a person's status in life is determined by his owns deeds in a previous incarnation
Karma-nadi - a nerve in which the vital air is supposed to reside
Kundalini - sleeping goddess within the internal organs
Moksha - state of bliss
Mrnalakomalavapu - slimness of a lotus stalk; one of the goals of Hatha Yoga
Mudra - one of the higher practices of Yoga; a psycho-physiological practice or exercise
Muladhara - navel
Mukti - salvation; deliverance; emancipation from rebirth
Nadi - a nerve
Prana - life; vitality; breath; infinite, omnipresent power of the universe
Pranayama - regulation of the respiratory movements as a means of control of the vital forces
Pratibha - intuition
Pratyahara - restraining or withholding the senses; introspection
Puraka - inhalation
Purusa - soul
Raja Yoga - system of Yoga which leads to spiritual growth; mental Yoga
Sahasradala - brain (literally, "the thousand-petaled lotus")
Samadhi - a trance; state of suspended sensation; super consciousness; perfect relaxation
Samatva - freedom from emotion
Sankya Yoga - Yoga of the mind
Siddha - a master of Yoga
Siddhi - one of several miraculous powers
Sutras - writings of a sage
Yogin - a male practitioner of Yoga
Yogini - a female practitioner of Yoga
Basic Yoga Poses
Yoga and Various Types of Yoga
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