2,100 Asanas: The Complete Yoga Poses

parigraha = hoarding, possessiveness
paripurna = full, entire, complete
parivartana = turning around, revolving
parivartana-pada = with one leg turned around
parivid = twined, twisted around
parivritta = revolved, turned around
parivritti = crossed or with a twist, turning, rolling
parshva = the side, flank, lateral
parshvaika = parsva (side) + eka (one)
parshvaika-pada = with one leg turned sideways
parvata = mountain
paryanka = a bed, a couch
pasa (pasha) = snare, trap, noose, fetter
paschima = the back of the whole body from head to heels, west side, western
paschimatana = intense stretch of the back side of the body from the nape to the heels
pakshya = being in or belonging to the wings
patan = to collapse
Patanjali = a sage, the author of the Yoga Sutras, a treatises on Sanskrit and Ayurveda; the founder of
yoga, most likely lived between 200 BCE and 300 CE; a manifestation of the serpent of infinity
pavanamuktasana = wind release pose
perineum = the area between the thighs, behind the genitals, and in front of the anus
pichamayura = peacock with stretched feathers
pid = squeeze
pida = pain, discomfort, pressure
pincha = a feather of a tail, the chin
pinda = a fetus, an embryo in an early stage of gestation, ball, the body
pingala = a channel on the right side of the spine through which prana moves, associated with
reddish color, a nadi or channel of masculine energy starting from the right nostril, then moving to
the crown of the head and then downward to the base of the spine; as the solar energy flows
through it, it is also called surya-nadi
pitam = stool, chair
plavana = jump through
pliha = the spleen
poorna = full
prana = breath, life, vitality, wind, energy, strength; connotes the soul, life force or inner breath;
sometimes refers to anatomical or outer breath; vital upward energy current
pranayama = breath control, energy control through breathing, consisting of conscious inhalation
(puraka), retention (kumbhaka), and exhalation (rechaka), breath extension, breathing exercises to
harmonize the flow of life force; the fourth stage or limb of Ashtanga Yoga
prapada = tip of the feet
prasarita = spread, stretched out
pratyahara = internalization of the senses, independence from sensory stimuli; the fifth stage or limb
of Ashtanga Yoga, withdrawal and emancipation of the mind from the domination of the senses and