Introduction To Specialized Practices Flashcards
Third Eye Chakra, located in the middle of the forehead, slightly above the eyebrows
Ajna chakra
Heart Chakra, located at the heart
Anahata chakra
The Bliss body; the seat of the soul and the supreme seat of wisdom
Anandamaya kosha
The physical body including muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and the nadi system
Annamaya kosha
The brain, spine, and peripheral nerves that send messages and control functions throughout the body
Central nervous system
Energetic centers of the body; seven in total
Chakras
The feminine, left nadi that sits next to the sushumna
Ida
The five sheaths of the body
Koshas
The solar plexus chakra, located in the upper abdomen, below the rib cage
Manipura chakra
The mental body, composed of three compartments: unconscious mental fluctuations, conscious, mental fluctuations, and superconscious interpretation of Pure Awareness
Manomaya kosha
System of nerves and plexuses that run throughout the entire body and help the body communicate unconsciously with our extremities and organs
Meridians
The root chakra, located just below the tailbone
Muladhara chakra
The energetic pathways present in the tissues and the subtle bodies
Nadi system
The five energetic bodies, or koshas
Panchamaya kosha system
Part of the nervous system that exists outside the brain and spinal cord (note that the brain and spinal cord are where the central nervous system is located)
Peripheral nervous system
The masculine, right nadi that sits next to the sushumna
Pingala
Breath of life
Prana
The energetic body; the air energy needed for respiration
Pranamaya kosha
A yoga practice specifically modified for women postpartum
Postnatal Yoga
A yoga practice specifically modified for women who are expecting
Prenatal Yoga
The soul as reflected by the intellect
Pure Awareness
A practice that is heavily propped so that the student feels no sensation at all, is deeply relaxed, and remains in one pose for up to 20 minutes
Restorative
The crown chakra; our connection to the universal consciousness
Sahasrara chakra
The central channel for awakening kundalini energy
Sushumna
The sacral chakra, located at the sacrum, two inches below the navel
Svadhisthana chakra
The intellectual body, used to tap into universal knowledge about where psychic energy lives
Vijnanamaya kosha
Your current constitution in the practice of Ayurveda
Vikriti
The throat chakra, located in the neck
Vishuddha chakra
Masculine, solar energy
Yang
Feminine, lunar energy
Yin
A practice where the focus is on compressing the joints to strength and heal the surrounding tissue; poses are held for six to ten minutes and sensation is intense, but not painful
Yin Yoga
The union of spirit and experience; a yoking, coupling, or marriage
Yoga
A practice similar to guided meditation where students are led through the panchamaya kosha system towards deep states of relaxation
Yoga Nidra
