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Abhaya -
freedom from fear
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Ādhāra -
a support
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Adho -
(AH-doh) -
downward
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Ajna-chakra -
(आज्ञा, ājňā) -
the sixth primary chakra - meaning 'command' or 'summoning' - positioned in the brain, directly behind the eyebrow centre, in the position of the 'third eye'. Considered as the eye of intuition it's color is purple.
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Akarna -
near the ear, towards the ear
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Anahata-chakra -
(अनाहत, Anāhata) -
the fourth primary chakra - positioned in the heart region - higher mind, compassion for self and others, associated with the element of air, it's color is green.
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Anga -
the body; a limb or a part of the body; a constituent part
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Ardha -
(are-dah) -
half
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Asana -
(āsana) -
posture. The third stage of Yoga. Literally 'seat' or 'sitting'
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Asmita -
egotism
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Baddha -
(BAH-dah) -
bound, caught, restrained, firm
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Baka -
(bahk-A) -
a crane, a wading bird.
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Bandha -
(bahn-dah) -
bondage or fetter. a posture where certain organs or parts of the body are contracted and controlled.
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Bhakti -
worship, adoration, devotion/love
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Bhaya -
fear
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Bhedana -
(beh-DAH-na) -
piercing, breaking through, passing through.
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Bhuja -
the arm or the shoulder
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Bone -
(\ˈbōn\) -
one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate.
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Buddhi -
intellect, reason, discrimination, judgement
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Cartilage -
(\ˈkär-tə-lij, ˈkärt-lij\) -
a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
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Chakra -
(ˈchä-krə, ˈshä-, ˈchə-) -
a wheel or circle. seven main channels that energy flows through the human body.
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Chandra -
(chan-DRA चन्द्र) -
the moon
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Danda -
(don-DAH) -
a staff
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Duhkha -
(doo-kuh) -
pain, sorrow, grief
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Dwi -
(DWEE) -
two, both
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Eka -
(aa-KAH) -
one, single, alone, only
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Ekāgratā -
one pointed focus
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Fascia -
(ˈfa-sh(ē-)ə) -
a sheet of connective tissue covering or binding together body structures (as muscles)
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Gu -
first syllable in the word 'Guru', meaning darkness
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Guru -
(goo-roo गुरु)) -
spiritual preceptor, one who illuminates the darkness of spiritual darkness
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Hala -
(hah-LA हला) -
a plow
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Isometric -
(\ˌī-sə-ˈme-trik\) -
of, relating to, involving, or being muscular contraction (as in isometrics) against resistance, without significant shortening of muscle fibers, and with marked increase in muscle tone
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Isotonic -
(\ˌī-sə-ˈtä-nik\) -
of, relating to, or being muscular contraction in the absence of significant resistance, with marked shortening of muscle fibers, and without great increase in muscle tone
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Japa -
a repetitive prayer
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Jivana -
life
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Kama -
(काम) -
desire, lust. Name of the god of Passion.
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Karma -
(ˈkərmə कर्म) -
action
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Karna-pida -
pressure around the ear
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Kona -
(cone-AH) -
angle
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Krishnamacharya -
(Kerish-nama-Sharya) -
(Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya) - was an Indian yoga teacher, ayurvedic healer and scholar. Often referred to as "the father of modern yoga,"
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Ksipta -
distracted, neglected
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Kukkuṭā -
a cock
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Ligament -
(\ˈli-gə-mənt\) -
a tough fibrous band of tissue connecting the articular extremities of bones or supporting an organ in place
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Maitri -
friendliness coupled with a feeling of oneness
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Manipura-chakra -
(मणिपूर, Maṇipūra) -
the third primary chakra - positioned directly on the navel (or solar plexus) - the centre of control, power and achievement, manipulating self and others - Fire is the element, it's color is yellow.
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Marga -
a way, road, path.
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Matsya -
(mot-see) -
A fish. The first Avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism.
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Mayura -
(my-yer-a मयूर) -
a peacock
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Moha -
delusion, infatuation
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Mudha -
perplexed, confounded, foolish, dull, stupid
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Mukha -
(MOO-kah मुख) -
face
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Mukta -
liberated
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Mula -
(Moola) -
the root base.
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Muladhara-chakra -
(मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra) -
the first of the primary chakras - positioned on the perineum - the 'root' or 'foundation' chakra, and is the transcendental basis of physical nature - element of earth, it's color is red.
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Muscle -
(\ˈmə-səl\) -
a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion
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Namaste -
'I bow to you' or 'the divinity in me bows to the divinity in you'
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Nava -
(nah-VA ) -
a boat
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Niralamba -
(near-ah-LOM-bah) -
without supported
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Nirodha -
restraint, suppression
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Osteoarthritis -
(\ˌäs-tē-ō-är-ˈthrī-təs\) -
arthritis marked by degeneration of the cartilage and bone of joints
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Pada -
(pah-DAH) -
leg or foot
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Padangustha -
the big toe
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Padma -
(pod-MA) -
a lotus
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Paripurna -
(par-ee-POOR-nah) -
entire, complete, full
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Parivṛtta -
(par-ee-vrt-tah) -
revolved or twisted
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Pasa -
(posh-AH पाश, pāśa) -
a noose
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Pida -
pain, suffering, pressure
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Prasarita -
(pra-sa-REE-tah) -
stretched out, expanded, spread, with outstretched limbs
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Raga -
love, passion, anger
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Rheumatoid Arthritis -
a usually chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized especially by pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of joints
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Ru -
the second syllable in the word 'guru', meaning light.
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Sahasrara-chakra -
(सहस्रार, Sahasrāra) -
the seventh primary chakra - located at the top of the head, or a little way above it. Symbolizes detachment from illusion; an essential element in obtaining supramental higher consciousness of the truth that one is all and all is one. 1,000 multi-coloured petals.
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Salamba -
(sah-LOM-bah) -
with support
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Sarva -
(sar-va) -
all, whole
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Sattva -
(suht-vuh) -
the illuminating, pure & good quality of everything in nature
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Saucha -
purity, cleanliness
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Sava -
(shah-VA) -
a corpse, a dead body
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Sayana -
(Sāyaṇa सायण) -
a bed, a couch
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Setu -
(SET-too) -
a bridge
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Setu-Bandha -
(SET-too BAHN-dah) -
the construction of a bridge
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śīrsa -
the head
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Soka -
anguish, distress, grief, sorrow
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Sthiti -
stability
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Sukha -
happiness, delight, joy, ease, pleasure, comfort or bliss.
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Supta -
(soup-tah) -
supine or reclining, lying down
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Surya -
(soor-yah) -
the sun
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Svadhisthana-chakra -
(स्वाधिष्ठान, Svādhiṣṭhāna) -
the second primary chakra - positioned at the tailbone, two finger-widths above Muladhara at the pubic bone - associated with the unconscious, and with emotion - element of water, the sense of taste, and the action of reproduction, it's color is orange.
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Svana -
(shvah-NA श्वान, śvāna) -
dog
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Svasa -
inspiration
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Synovial Joint -
articulation that permits free movement, a freely movable joint
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Tamas -
(tuhm-uhs) -
darkness or ignorance. one of the three qualities or constituents of everything in nature.
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Tap -
to burn, to blaze, to shine, to suffer pain, to be consumed by heat.
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Tendon -
(\ˈten-dən\) -
a tough cord or band of dense white fibrous connective tissue that unites a muscle with some other part (as a bone) and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
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Tittibha -
(टिट्टिभ, Ṭiṭṭibha) -
a firefly
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Tola -
(toe-LA तुला) -
a balance
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Tri -
Three
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Ubhaya -
(oub-HA-ya) -
both
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Unmani -
the state if Samadhi
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Upaviṣṭha -
(oo-pah-VEESH-tah) -
seated
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Ūrdhva -
(OORD-vah) -
upward
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Ut -
a particle, denoting intensity
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Utkata -
(OOT-kah-TA उत्कट, utkaṭa) -
powerful, fierce
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Uttāna -
(OOH-tah-NAH) -
intense Stretch, straight or stretched
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Utthita -
(oo-TEE-tah) -
extended
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Vasiṣṭhā -
(vah-sish-TA) -
a celebrated sage author of several Vedic hymns
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Viksipta -
agitated state of mind
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Vishuddha-chakra -
(विशुद्ध, Viśuddha) -
the fifth primary chakra - positioned at the neck region near the spine in the pit of the throat - Communication and self expression - Space and Either are the elements, it's color is blue.
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Vriksa -
(vrik-SHA) -
a tree
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