Yoga: Section One Vocabulary

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Ahimsa

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None-violence; one of the yamas

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Aparigraha

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Non-hoarding; one of the yamas

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Asana

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Physical practice of yoga

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Aspirant

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The practitioner who seeks truth and an end to suffering

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Asteya

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Non-stealing; one of the yamas

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Avidya

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Ignorance; one of the kleshas

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Ayurveda

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System of medicine that’s based on the belief that dis-ease begins as an imbalance or stress in a person’s consciousness (Johns Hopkins University)

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Brahmacharya

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Moderation; one of the yamas

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Chitta vritti

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The fluctuations of consciousness

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Dharana

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Concentration; the first state of being before reaching the state of meditation (dhyana)