Yoga Concepts and Principles

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Ahimsa

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Non-violence; one of the yamas

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Aparigraha

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Non-hoarding; one of the yamas

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Chitta vritti

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The fluctuations of consciousness

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Gunas

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The energetic forces that affect our lives and take us through the cycles of nature: rajas, tamas, and sattva

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Hatha yoga

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The art of leveraging the solar and lunar aspects of the human to bring balance

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Kleshas

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Obstacles to our practice; veils of illusion that begin with ignorance (avidya)

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Memory

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Derived from right knowledge, perception, verbalization, and the misconception that nothing exists

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Perceptions

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Judgments based on previous experiences that are shaped and molded from other people’s projected opinions and the experiences that go along with them

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Prana

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Breath of life

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Projection

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One’s perspective on reality