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Yoga Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ashtangayoga.

A

Eight-Limbed Yoga.

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Abhyasa

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Practice; Effort.

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Yama

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Moral restraint. Reorientation to the social world.

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What is the first limb of yoga?

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Moral restraint.

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Yoga (Ancient Sanskrit)

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Yoking or joining. Often refers to joining a cart or chariot to an animal.

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Cittavrttinirodha

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Cessation of mental fluctuations.

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Nirodha

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Cessation.

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Vyasa

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Key commentator on the Yogasutra.

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Samadhi

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Deep meditative contemplation; deep clarity and serenity; self-controlled peace.

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Vairagya

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Dispassion; Detachment.

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What are the 2 sources of cessation of mental flux?

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  1. Abhyasa.
  2. Vairagya.
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Sraddha

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Faith.

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Virya

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Energy.

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Smrti

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Faithfulness.

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Prajna

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Wisdom.

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Isvarapranidhana

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Dedication to the Lord; Dedication to a yogin or yogini; A form of devotion ad reverence for Isvara.

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Isvara

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A master who has never been bound by fluctuations of the mind and is the archetype for the condition of spiritual realization.

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Bhakti

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Sadhanapada

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Section on practice. Second part of the Yogasutra.

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Niyama

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Observance. Reorientation to practitioner’s body and spiritual life.

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Asana

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Posture.
*Asan: Something practiced slowly, steadily, with joy.

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Pranayama

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Breath control.

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Pratyahara

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Withdrawal of the senses. Bridge between physical and mental realms of yoga.

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Dharana

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Fixation of thoughts.

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Dhyana

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Meditation. Entering the flow state.

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What are the 5 subdivisions of Yama?

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  1. Ahimsa.
  2. Aparigraha
  3. Asteya.
  4. Brahmacarya.
  5. Satya.
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Ahimsa

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Non-harming.

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Aparigraha

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Non-greed.

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Asteya

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Non-stealing.

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Brahmacarya

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Sexual Restraint.

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Satya

A

Truthfulness.

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What are the 5 subdivisions of Niyama?

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  1. Isvarapranidhana.
  2. Samtosa.
  3. Sauca.
  4. Svadhyaya.
  5. Tapas.
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Samtosa

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Contentment.

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Sauca

A

Cleanliness.

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Svadhyaya

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Self-study.

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Tapas

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Self-discipline.

37
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What are the 3 limbs associated with a focus on energy, physical form, and senses?

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  1. Asana.
  2. Pranayama.
  3. Pratyahara.
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What are the 3 limbs associated with beginning of concentration to deep, meditative absorption?

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  1. Dharana.
  2. Dhyana.
  3. Samadhi.
39
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Sanyama

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Yogic mastery. Refers to the 6 limbs listed above.

40
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Bahiranga

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Outer limbs. Refers to the 6 limbs listed above.

41
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What are the 2 most widely known and practiced limbs?

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  1. Asana.
  2. Pranayama.

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