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Common Yoga Terms Ahimsa Ananda Asana Ayurveda Bandha

This document provides definitions for common Sanskrit yoga terms that one might hear in a yoga class, including: Asana - physical posture, Ahimsa - non-harming, Bandha - internal locks, Chakra - energy centers, Dhyana - meditation, Drishti - yogic gazing, Mantra - sacred sounds, Mudra - hand positions, Namaskar - greeting, Om - original mantra, Prana - vital life force, Pranayama - breath control. It also defines terms like Ayurveda - Indian medicine, Gayatri mantra - famous Vedic mantra, Guru - spiritual teacher, Karma Yoga -

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Common Yoga Terms Ahimsa Ananda Asana Ayurveda Bandha

This document provides definitions for common Sanskrit yoga terms that one might hear in a yoga class, including: Asana - physical posture, Ahimsa - non-harming, Bandha - internal locks, Chakra - energy centers, Dhyana - meditation, Drishti - yogic gazing, Mantra - sacred sounds, Mudra - hand positions, Namaskar - greeting, Om - original mantra, Prana - vital life force, Pranayama - breath control. It also defines terms like Ayurveda - Indian medicine, Gayatri mantra - famous Vedic mantra, Guru - spiritual teacher, Karma Yoga -

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Common Yoga Terms - Sanskrit words and terms you might hear in a yoga class. Ahimsa: Non-harming or non-violence. An important moral discipline. Ananda: Bliss. Asana: Physical posture. Ayurveda: Ancient Indian traditional systems of medicine. Bandha: Internal lock. There are several types, the most common ones are mula bandha (root lock), uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock) and jalandhara bandha (chin lock). Chakra: "Wheel". Often refers to the energy centres. Dhyana: Meditation.The seventh limb of Patanjali's eight-limbed yoga. Drishti: Yogic gazing, such as at the tip of the nose or the spot between the eyebrows. Gayatri-mantra: A famous Vedic mantra recited particularly at sunrise. Guru: A spiritual teacher. Karma Yoga: "Discipline of action", a selfless service unto humanity, without any attachment or egoism. Kriya: "Deed, operation, effort", a technique or practice within a yoga discipline, or more generally any practice with the goal of attaining higher knowledge. Mantra: A sacred sound or phrase, that has a transformative effect on the mind of the individual reciting it. Mudra: A seal or sealing posture made with the hands or fingers or whole body. Nadi-shodhana: Alternate nostril breathing or balanced breathing - balances the energy flow in the channels and purifies the energy channels (nadi) by balancing the flow of breath through the right and left nostrils. Namaskar: "Salutations" in Sanskrit. Can be used as a greeting. Namaste: "The light in me honours the light in you" in Sanskrit. Traditionally said as a greeting and said at the end of a yoga practice. Om: The original mantra symbolizing the ultimate Reality, which is prefixed to many mantric utterances. Patanjali: Compiler of the Yoga Sutra (the most authoritative book on yoga), who lived c. 150 C.E. Prana: A Sanskrit word meaning 'breath' and is understood as the vital, life-sustaining force of living beings and the vital energy in all natural processes of the universe. It is called Qi in Chinese and Ki in Japanese. Pranayama: Control of breath. It is the fourth part of the eight-fold Yoga described in the Yogasutra of Patanjali. Satsanga: "Company of Truth", to be in the company of saints, sages, gurus and yogis. Shodhana: Cleansing or purification.

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