2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

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GLOSSARY A adho mukha = having the face downward agni = fire ahimsa = nonviolence; the word has not merely the negative and rest ...

avatara = divine manifestation, descent, advent or incarnation of God. There are ten avataras of Vishnu: Matsya (the Fish), Kurm ...

for the creation of the world, he is the first being to appear at the dawn of each universe to create it based on its subconscio ...

chitta = consciousness that comprises mind, intellect, the restraint of consciousness; a mind in its total or collective sense, ...

garbha kosha = uterus garbha pinda (garbha-pinda) = fetus, embryo in the womb Garuda = Hindu deity, half-man half-eagle, fierce ...

1000–1100 CE, emphasizing the physical aspects of the transformative path, notably postures (asana), cleansing techniques (shodh ...

Kamala = Hindu Goddess of Wealth, “One of the Lotus” Kamalamuni = one of the 18 Siddhars believed to be over 4,000 years old kan ...

krakacha = a saw krounch (krouncha, krauncha) = heron kukkuta = rooster, cock kulpa = ankle kundalini = a coiled female serpent; ...

manipuraka = a nervous plexus situated in the region of the navel; the third chakra, the navel chakra, the fire energy center, s ...

inner light nantum = to bow with respect nara = a man Narasimha = an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in his fourth incarnation, o ...

parigraha = hoarding, possessiveness paripurna = full, entire, complete parivartana = turning around, revolving parivartana-pada ...

sensual objects; withdrawal of the mind, mental detachment from the external world prishta = back Punakeesar (Punnakeesar) = one ...