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143 Cards in this Set
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Ananta
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Infinite
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Anantasana
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Ardha
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Half
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Ardha Chandrasana
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Eka
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One
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Eka Hasta Bhujasana
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Dwi
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Two
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Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
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Tri
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Three
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Supta Trivikramasana
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Chatur
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Four
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Chaturanga Dandasana
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Panca
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Five
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San
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Six
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Laghu
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Little, small, easy, lovely
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Laghu Vajrasana
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Sarva
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All, whole, entire
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Sarvangasana
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Ubhaya
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Both
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Ubhaya Padangusthasana
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Anahata
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Heart
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Anahata Chakra
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Anga
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Limb, body
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Chaturanga Dandasana
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Bhuja
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Arm or shoulder
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Bhujapidasana
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Ganda
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Cheek, the whole side of the face
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Ganda Bherundasana
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Hasta
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Hand
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Eka Hasta Bhujasana
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Janu
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Knee
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Janu Sirsasana
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Jathara
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Stomach, belly
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Jathara Parivartanasana
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Kapala
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Skull
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Kapalabhati
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Karna
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Ear
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Akarna Dhanurasana
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Kundalini
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The divine cosmic force in our bodies
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Loma
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Hair, (grain, natural order)
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Anuloma Pranayama
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Manipura
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Naval
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Manipuraka Chakra
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Meru-danda
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Spine
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Mukha
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Mouth
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Adho Mukha Svanasana
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Nadi
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Energy channel in the body
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Nadi Shodhana
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Pada
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Foot
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Eka Pada Sirsasana
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Padangustha, angustha
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Big toe
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Padangusthasana
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Parsva
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Side or flank
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Parsvakonasana
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Pinda
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Embryo
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Pinda Sirsasana
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Prana
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Life force energy, breath
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Pranayama
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Sava
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Corpse
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Savasana
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Sirsa
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Head
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Janu Sirsasana
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A
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Sense of near to, towards
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Akarna Dhanurasana
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Adho
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Having the face downward
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Adho Mukha Svanasana
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Baddha
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Bound, caught, restrained
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Baddhakonasana
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Bahya
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Restraint following exhalation
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Bahya Kumbhaka
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Kona
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Angle
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Baddha Konasana
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Kumbhaka
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Retention of breath
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Antara Kumbhaka
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Mudra
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Closing, sealing
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Yoga Mudrasana
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Paripurna
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Entire
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Paripurna Navasana
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Parivartana
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Turning or rolling about
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Jathara Parivartanasana
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Parivrtta
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Revolved, turned round or back
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Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
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Parsva
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Sideways, side, flank
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Parsvakonasana
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Paschima
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West, backside
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Paschimottanasana
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Prasarita
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Expanded, spread, extended
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Prasarita Padottanasana
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Puraka
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Inhalation
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Purva
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East, front
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Purvottanasana
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Rechaka
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Exhalation
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Sa
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Together with, accompanied by
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Salamba Sarvangasana
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Salamba
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Supported
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Salamba Sirsasana
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Sama
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Same
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Samakonasana
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Supta
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Lying down
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Supta Virasana
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Tan
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To stretch out, extend
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Uttanasana
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Uddiyana
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Flying up
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Uddiyana Bandha
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Upavistha
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Seated
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Upavistha Konasana
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Urdhva
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Upright, above, mouth upwards
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Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
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Uttihita
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Extended
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Utthita Trikonasana
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Vikrama
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Step, or a stride
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Supta Trivikramasana
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Viparita
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Reverse, contrary, inverted
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Viparita Karani
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Anuloma
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With the grain (hair), in regular gradation
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Anuloma Pranayama
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Bandha
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Fetter, bond, or posture
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Mulabandhasana
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Bhairava
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Terrible
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Bhairavasana
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Bhati
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Light, luster
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Kapalabhati
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Bherunda
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Terrible, formidable, type of bird
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Ganda Bherundasana
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Jaya
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Conquest, victory, success
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Ujjayi Pranayama
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Lola
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Tremulous, dangling
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Lolasana
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Mula
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Root, cause, source
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Muladhara Chakra
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Nidra
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Sleep
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Yoga Nidrasana
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Pida
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Pain or pressure
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Karnapidasan
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Pratiloma
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Opposite grain (hair)
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Pratiloma Pranayama
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Sama
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Same, identical
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Sama Vrtti Pranayama
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Sodhana
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Purifying or cleansing
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Nadi Sodhana
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Sukha
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Easy
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Sukhasana
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Swastika
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Auspicious
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Swastikasana
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Ut
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Deliberation or intensity
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Utkatasana
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Utkata
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Powerful, fierce, uneven
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Utkatasana
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Uttana
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Intense or deliberate stretch
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Uttanasana
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Viloma
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Against the grain (hair)
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Viloma Pranayama
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Visama
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Irregular, difficult
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Visama Vrtti Pranayama
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Visuddha
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Pure
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Visuddha Chakra
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Vrtti
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Action, movement
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Sama Vrtti Pranayama
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Asva
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Horse
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Asvini Mudra
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Baka
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Crane
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Bakasana
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Bheka
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Frog
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Bhekasana
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Bhujanga
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Serpent, cobra
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Bhujangasana
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Chakora
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Partridge
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Chakorasana
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Garuda
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Eagle
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Garudasana
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Go
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Cow
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Gomukhasana
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Hamsa
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Swan
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Hamsasana
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Kapinjala
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A kind of partridge
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Kapinjalasana
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Kapota
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Dove, or pigeon
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Kapotasana
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Krouncha
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Heron
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Krounchasana
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Kukkuta
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Cock
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Kukkutasana
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Kurma
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Tortoise
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Kurmasana
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Matsya
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Fish
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Matsyasana
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Mayura
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Peacock
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Mayurasana
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Nakra
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Crocodile
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Nakrasana
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Nara
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Man
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Salabha
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Locust
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Salabhasana
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Simha
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Lion
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Simhasana 1
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Svana
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Dog
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Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
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Tittibha
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Firefly-like insect
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Tittibhasana
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Ustra
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Camel
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Ustrasana
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Vatayana
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Horse
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Vatayanasana
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Vrschika
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Scorpion
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Vrschikasana
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Padma
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Lotus
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Padmasana
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Vrksa
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Tree
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Vrksasana
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Alamba
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Prop, a support
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Salamba Sarvangasana
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Bhastrika
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Bellows
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Bhastrika Pranayama
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Chakra
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Wheel, nerve center
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Chakrasana
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Chandra
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Moon
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Ardha Chandrasana
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Danda
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Staff
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Chaturanga Dandasana
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Dhanu
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Bow
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Dhanurasana
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Hala
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Plow
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Halasana
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Jala
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Net, web, latice or mesh
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Jalandhara Bandha
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Kanda
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Bulbus root, knot
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Kandasana
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Mala
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Garland
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Maalasana
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Mandala
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Wheel, ring, circumference
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Mandalasana
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Mula
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Root, base, beginning
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Mulabandhasana
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Nava
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Boat
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Navasana
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Parigha
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Beam, or gate latch
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Parighasana
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Paryanka
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Bed, couch, sofa
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Paryankasana
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Pasa
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Noose or cord
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Pasasana
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Pincha
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Feather, chin
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Pincha Mayurasana
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Setu
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Bridge
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Setu Bandhasana
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Siddha
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Sage
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Siddhasana
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Surya
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Sun
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Surya Namaskar
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Tada
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Mountain
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Tadasana
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Tola
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Pair of scales
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Tolasana
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Vajra
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Thunderbolt
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Laghu Vajrasana
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Marichi
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The son of Brahma
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Marichyasana 1
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Matsyendra
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Lord of the Fishes
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Matsyendrasana
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Nataraja
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Siva, Lord of the Dance
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Natarajasana
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Ruchika
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A Sage
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Ruchikasana
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Siddha
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Semi-divine being, inspired sage
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Siddhasana
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Skanda
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Kartikeya, the god of war
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Skandasana
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Vamadiva
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A name for Shiva
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Vamadevasana
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Vamanavatar
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The dwarf incarnation of Visnu
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Vasisthasana
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Author of several Vedic hymns
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Vasisssthasana
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Vira
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Hero
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Virasana
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Virabhadra
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One of Shiva’s hero warriors
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Virabhadrasana I
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Visvamitra
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King of Kanyakubja, father of Sakuntala
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Visvamitrasana
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