Midterm Yoga Flashcards
Hatha Yoga
“ha” is sun “tha” is moon-blending of opposites.
Vinyasa Yoga
movement with Breath
Raja Yoga or Jnana Yoga
Wisdom yoga
Bahkti Yoga
to serve/to love/ spiritual/ religious love
Karma Yoga
a study of actions and consequences, work as a gift and an offering
Astanga Yoga
8 limbed path
Limb 1
yama- external disciplines and ethical practices
Limb 2
Niyama- internal disciplines
Limb 3
asana - posture for meditation, seat. Helps us find comfort in our practice.
Limb 4
pranayama-breath regulation. One of these is ujjayi which is a slight constriction of the glottis. You can hear as well as feel the breath.
(evolution)hunkering
squat leaving the hands free. This leads to apposable thumbs and hand-eye coordination
(evolution)homologous
Upper-Lower connectivity
(evolution)Brachiation
in trees, arms reaching, swung shoulder blade around to our back, extended hips/shoulders, contralateral rotation
(evolution)crosslateral/diagonal connectivity
Left arm/right leg moves together, right arm/ left leg moves together.
(evolution)standing up
created lumbar curve
(Evolution)falling off narrow base
this lead to walking. Say an animal sees something in front of it or near the horizon. The head pulls the animal forward and instead of falling to the ground, the feet catch the body and move forward into walking.
center of gravity
the intersection of transverse, coronal, and saggital planes
Limb 5) pratyahara
withdrawal of the senses
Limb 6) Dharana
concentration “To hold fast”
Dharana: A mantra
prayer or recitation, mantra is one of the oldest meditating giving us something to hold on to: outloud, outloud, whispered, or silent
Limb 7) Dhyana
meditative absorption
Limb 8) samadhi
omness steadiness of mind
prana
life force. This energy surrounds us in the same way electricity does. This energy is everywhere but in order to be utilized, it must be channeled/contained
nadi
pathways for prana that connect the physical and subtle body. Like wires for electricity, nadis conduct prana through our bodies and physical environment. Nadis permiate the body in spiralling rivers which must be balanced energetically by counter spirals.
suspana nadi
The first nadi. the central chanel that runs from the pelvic floor through the crown of the head
What are the three major nadis we focus on?
Suspana nadi Ida Nanipringala Nadi
Suspana nadi
the central channel that runs from the pelvic floor through the crown of your head.
ida nadi
spirals around the sushumna nadi terminating at your right nostril It represents the sun, assertiveness, and masculinity
Samskara
Habitual Patterns
Name and describe the 3 gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas) Be able to describe in which each of the Gunas would be helpful in a situation in which each of them would be counter-productive. The goal here is to be able to flow through the Gunas, using eacho one when it is helpful and then letting it go.
Sattva is associated with principals of synthesis, harmony, knowledge, happiness, and goodness. Raja is the energy of antithesis, passion, activity, motion, desire, and sorrow. Tamas is the quality of thesis, intertia, fixity, dullness, darkenss, and illusion
(gunas) sattva
Sattva is associated with principals of synthesis, harmony, knowledge, happiness, and goodness.
(gunas) Raja
Raja is the energy of antithesis, passion, activity, motion, desire, and sorrow.
(gunas)Tamas
Tamas is the quality of thesis, intertia, fixity, dullness, darkenss, and illusion
