Understanding the Panchamaya Kosha System Flashcards
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
Division of the body into front and back
Coronal plane
The action of moving a bone further away from another bone by releasing a muscle
Extension
A mesh-like covering that holds the muscles together; connective tissue that spans the entire body
Fascia
The action of moving a bone closer to another bone by contracting a muscle
Flexion
The ability to connect with feelings that arise about one’s environment or experience
Introception
Energetic sheaths of the body
Koshas
The mental body, composed of three compartments: unconscious mental fluctuations, conscious mental fluctuations, and superconscious interpretation of Pure Awareness
Monomaya kosha
The five energetic bodies, or koshas
Panchamaya kosha system
The energetic body; the air energy needed for respiration
Pranamaya kosha
The main effort or initiation movement required to get into a pose
Primary movement
The ability to sense your body in time and space
Proprioception
The action of moving a bone away from or toward the medial line of the body
Rotation
Division of the body into left and right sides
Sagittal plane
