Yoga
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 4 traditional yoga systems | Jnana- path of knowledge Bhakti- path of devotion Karma- path of selfless work Raja- the royal path |
| Hatha Yoga | path of force or will; path of sun/moon; physical practices |
| 4 sections of spine | cervical (neck thoracic (upper-mid back) lumbar (mid-lower back) sacral/coccygeal (back of pelvis and tailbone) |
| history of yoga and significant time periods (7) | can be predicted to have existed in 25000 BCE post-Vedic Epic pre-Classical Classical post-Classical Medieval Modern |
| male practitioner | yogi |
| Eight Limbs (ashtanga) of Yoga | Yama-restraints Niyama-personal observances asanas- posture/pose pranayama- science of energy control pratyahara- withdrawal of mind from sensory objects dharana- concentration dhyana-contemplation samadhi-absorptive state of meditation |
| 5 afflictions | avidya-ignorance asmita- ego(ism) raga- desire dvesa-aversion abhinivesa-will to live; fear of death |
| female practitioner | yogini |
| Yoga Citta Vritti Nirodha | Yoga is the Cessation of Mental Fragmentation |
| yoga | yuj=union/yoke/integration |
| drushti | concentrated gaze in order to balance |
| Balasana | child's pose |
| 2 types of muscular activity | isometric- holding still under max. resistance isotonic- movement under min-moderate resistance |
| 2 types of natural spine curvatures | lordosis- inward at cervical and lumbar regions kyphosis- outward at thoracic and sacral |
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