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21 Cards in this Set
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YAMAS |
Eight Limbs: Limb One Moral compass. Self-control |
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NIYAMAS |
Eight Limbs: Limb Two Rules or laws to live by in relation to self and other people. |
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ASANAS |
Physical practice. Training and conditioning the body. |
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PRANAYAMA |
Breath Energy flow |
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PRATYAHARA |
Release of feelings |
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DHARANA |
Concentration. Ability to focus the mind. |
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DHYANA |
Focusing the mind on a singular point. |
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SAMADHI |
Deep meditation, focused on a single point. |
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Prana |
Forward movement/receptivity Asanas: Sun salutations |
Poses that create strength, alignment and activation through the upper body. |
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Apana |
Air that moves downward and outward/elimination, reproduction, Armenia, menstral fluid. Asanas: Standing poses- Tree, Eagle, etc Pelvic floor: Kegal |
Poses that stabilize the pelvic floor/standing poses |
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Samana |
Balancing air moving from the center to the periphery. Asana: Forward bends, twists, and abdominal strengtheners |
Air moving from the periphery to the center Poses that draw downward moving apana to the navel center and upward moving prana to the navel center. Uniting these opposing energies awakens samana. |
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Saucha |
Limb: Niyama Purity of mind and body. |
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Vyana |
Outward moving air Asana: Standing poses that allow us to connect movements of the arms, legs and core. |
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Udana |
Upward moving Air Poses: Head stands, Forward Fold |
Poses that direct energy to the chess, neck, and upper back and poses that turn the body upside down. |
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The Five Winds |
Pancha Vayus: Prana Apana Semana Vyana Udana |
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Yamas |
Ahimsa Satya Asteya Brahmacharya Aparigraha |
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Niyamas |
Ishvari Pranidhana Svadyaya Tapas Santosha Saucha |
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Ishvari Pranidhana |
Niyama: Trustful Surrender |
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Svadyaya |
Niyama: Self-study, inner exploration, reflection within yourself |
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Tapas |
Heat, Discipline, Austerities |
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Santosha |
Contentment |
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