GLOSSARY

Aditya Hridaya – it is a Sanskrit text related to god Hridayakash – space of the heart
of Sun.
Hydrotherapy – water therapy
Ajapa japa – continuous, spontaneous repetition of
mantra Ida – lunar force

Angula – finger’s breadth Inflammation – painful red and swollen

Antar kumbhaka – internal breathe retention Insomnia – sleeplessness

Antar mouna – inner silence Jyothirmaya – consisting of light

Antaranga – internal practices Karma – action

Ardha – half Kriya – action
Artha – padasana Manolaya – loss of consciousness
Astanga – 8 fold path Moola – root
Bahir kumbhaka – external breathe retention Mudra – psychic gesture
Bahiranga – external practices
Nadi – pranic flow or channel
Bhasya – commentary
Nadi shodhan – purification of nadi Nasagra mudra
Chakshushopanishad – ancient document of
knowledge related to eyes. Nirguna – without gunas or qualities

Chitta Shakti – mental force governing the subtle Palpitations – rapid heartbeat
force Perspiration – the process of sweating
Darshana – sight; vision
Pingala – dynamic force
Dharana – concentration
Pooraka – inhalation
Dhatu – bodily tissues
Prana Shakti – dynamic solar force governing the
Ekagrata – undisturbed attention dimension of matter
Gatastha yoga – body based yoga Pranayama – expansion of range of vital energy
Gurukul – ancient system of education Pratyahara – withdrawl of mind from the senses
Gyana/jnana – intuitive knowledge Purush – totality of consciousness
Hatha – combination of two mantras; ‘Ha’ representing
Rechaka – exhalation
solar force and ‘tha’ representing lunar force
Rig veda – ancient veda
Hatha yoga – yoga of attaining physical and mental
purity, and challenging of the pranas in the body Sadhana – spiritual practice

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Saguna dhyana – to develop awareness of the Tatva – element
transcendental qualities
Trataka – dharana practice of gazing steadily at one
Samhita – ancient text in the vedas point to focus the mind.
Shatchakra – group of six purificatory techniques. Utthana padasana – stretched leg pose
Shatkarma – group of six purificatory practices
Vamana – vomiting
Shavasana – corpse pose
Vedic – relating to vedas
Sheetakari – hissing breath
Vijatiya dravya – metabolic wastes
Sheetali – cooling breath
Vishaya – object
Sthula – gross
Sudarshan kriya – breathing technique Yoga sutra – first yogic text by sage Patanjali

Sukhasana – easy pose Yogabhyasa – practice of yoga

Sukshma vyayama – subtle exercices Yogasadhaka – spiritual aspirants in the path of yoga
Sushumna – spiritual force from mooladhara to Yogic flying – lifting the body in short hops from the
sahasra ground
Svara vigyan – science of breathing Yognidra – psychic sleep

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