Yama
Social contracts
Niyama
Personal behaviors
Chakra
Concentrated areas of energy aligned vertically in the body that relate to eachother as well as specific areas of the body/mind/spirit
Om
Sound of the entire universe
Ahimsa
Avoidance of violence
Asteya
Non-stealing
Santosha
Contentment
Bandha
Lock or bond
Vinyasa
Flow
Pranayama
Breath/Life Force
Saucha
Cleanliness
Samadhi
Enlightenment
Satya
Truth
Brahmacharya
Moderation of the senses (specifically sexuality)
Namaste
The divine in me recognizes the divine in you
Yoga
Practices for union with true self.
Svadhyaya
Self study
Ujjayi
Victorious breath
Uddiyana
Abdominal Lock (if Uddiyana Bandha)
Asana
A yogic posture
Aparigraha
Non-possessiveness and non-attachment
Dharana
Focus
Isvara-Pranidhana
A surrender for the small self to the higher self; Devotion
Dhyana
Meditation
Patanjali
Father of yoga; Wrote "The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali" (195 sutras to live ethical life and incorporate yoga into life)
Tapas
"Heat"; Self-Discipline
Pratyahara
Withdrawal from the senses
10 CorePower Yoga Principles
(1) Asana (2) Prana (3) Vinyasa (4) Tapas (5) Drishti and Dharana (6) Alignment and Safety (7) Uddiyana Bandha (8) Rhythm (9) Set students up for success (10) Have fun
8 Limbs of Yoga
(1) Yama (2) Niyama (3) Asana (4) Pranayama (5) Pratyahara (6) Dharana (7) Dyana (8) Samadhi
5 Yamas
(1) Ahimsa: Non-Violence (2) Satya: Truth (3) Asteya: Non-Stealing (4) Brahmacharya: Moderation of the Senses (5) Aparigraha: Non-Grasping / Non-Hoarding
5 Niyamas
(1) Saucha: Cleanliness (2) Santosha: Contentment (3) Tapas: "Heat"; Self-Discipline (4) Svadhyaya: Self-Study (5) Isvara-Pranidhana: Devotion
7 Chakras
(1) Muladhara: Base of the tailbone (2) Swadisthana: Sexual organs (3) Manipura: Solar plexus (4) Anahata: Heart, Upper back, Arms, hands (5) Vishuddha: Neck, Throat, Ears Mouth (6) Ajna: Third eye (7) Sahasrara: Top of the head
3 Nadis
(1) Sushumna: Base of spine to top of head (2) Ida: Left testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at left nostril; Feminine energy (3) Pingala: Right testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at right nostril; Masculine energy
Sushumna Nadi
Base of spine to top of head
Ida Nadi
Left testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at left nostril; Feminine energy
Pingala Nadi
Right testicle/ovary, coils around sushumna nadi, ends at right nostril; Masculine energy
Muladhara Chakra
"Root Place"; Tailbone; Red; Basic Needs Poses: Standing poses, sitting cross-legged, Mula Bandha
Swadisthana Chakra
"Her favorite standing place"; Sexual organs/sacrum; Orange; How we experience ourselves in relation to others Poses: Seated forward bends, Splits pose, Hero's pose
Manipura Chakra
"City of jewels"; Solar plexus/where ribs join; Yellow; Center of personal power Poses: Twisting poses, Core
Anahata Chakra
"Unstruck"; Heart/upper back/arms/hands; Green; Selflessness Poses: Backbends, Arm-Balances
Vishuddha Chakra
"Pure" or "Poison Removing"; Neck/throat/ears/mouth; Blue; Truth in communication Poses: Shoulder stand, Plow, Fish
Ajna Chakra
"Perceive" or "Command"; Third eye; Indigo; Intuition Poses: Child's pose, Kapalabhati (Cleansing breath)
Sahasrara Chakra
"Thousand Fold" or "Thousand Petals"; Top of the head; Golden-White; Link to the divine Poses: Twisting poses, Headstand