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Yoga Foundations - Terms familiar to yoga, relative to yoga therapy

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Tanmatra
subtle element
Bhuta
gross element
Indriya
senses
Purusha
consciousness
Prakriti
material world
Pancamaya kosha
dimensions of the human system
Gunas
fundamental forces of nature (sattya, rajas, tamas)
Sattva
point of balance between rajas and tamas
Rajas
energy of activity, change, evolution, and development
Tamas
inertia, or a lack of movement
Duhkha
suffering/discomfort
Drashtr
seer
Drashya
seen
Antahkarana citta
consciousness
Buddhi
intellect
Ahamkara
ego
Manas
mind
Citta Vritti
activities of the mind
Citta Pariama
structural changes in the mind
Vyutthana
mind's potential for distraction
Nirodha
focus enveloped/held/restrained
Artha
cognition
Bhava
mood
Svabhava
inborn nature
Vasana
residue of experience
Samskara
conditioned pattern of thinking and behavior
Mudha
stupefied/dull
Kshipta
disturbed
Vikshipta
alternating between distraction and focus
Ekagrata
one-pointed
Vaishvanara
waking
Taijasa
dream
Prajna
deep sleep
Turiya
beyond
Klesha
affliction
Lobha
greed
Krodha
anger
Moha
attachment
Duhkha
suffering/discomfort
Daurmanasya
negative attitude/thinking
Sarupyam
identification with the contents of the mind or seer taking the same form as the mind
Antaraya
obstacles to progress in yoga
Doshas
(vata, pitta, kapha, relating to the five elements earth, water, fire, air, space)
Vata
A dosha, relating to air, and space
Pitta
A dosha, relating to fire, and some water
Kapha
A dosha relating to earth, and water
Prakriti
constitution at birth (Prakriti as considered as dosha)
Vikriti
imbalance of the dosha currently expressed in the body
Ama
undigested food, emotions, etc. accumulated in the body
Agni
internal fire(s) and other contributions to health
Prana vayu
(as in the 5 Vayus of Prana: Prana, Apana, Vyana, Udana, Samana vayus) the Prana vayus are the "winds" of prana, the universal energy and the energy that circulates through the body
Prana vayu
(as one of the Prana vayus) centered in the heart, the upward movement of energy
Apana vayu
centered below the navel, the downward flowing movement of energy
Vyana vayu
moves prana from the core of the body out to the extremities
Udana vayu
centered in the throat and head, a circular energy moving clockwise
Samana vayu
centered in the abdomen, associated with Agni, or digestive fire
Prana prakopa
disturbance of the vayu
Surya
sun
Chandra
moon
Brmhana
expansion
Langhana
contraction
Heya
the symptoms (as in vyuha model)
Hetu
the causes (as in vyuha model)
Hana
the goal (as in vyuha model)
Upaya
the tools (as in vyuha model)
Samprapti
pathogenesis, development/evolution of the disease, including but not limited to direction, intensity, onset, and duration and their influence on the ease or difficulty of healing and disease management
Shamana
short term; setting priorities: symptoms/pacification and purification/strengthening
Shodhana
long term; setting priorities: symptoms/pacification and purification/strengthening
Asana
yogic postures of the body
Pranayama
yogic breathing practices, regulated breathing
Bhavana
visualization (meditation and relaxation technique)
Mantra
recitation (meditation and relaxation technique)
Nyasa
placing hands on various part of the body, combined with mantra (meditation and relaxation technique, ritualized)
Mudra
hand gestures (meditation and relaxation technique, ritualized)
Vihara
lifestyle modifications
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