Yoga Glossary
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Satya : Truth-one of the yamas.
Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana): A seated pose. Sit in Rod or Staff pose. Extend your body forward. Flatten the back and bring your hands down to your feet.
Seated Spinal Twist (Maricyasana): A twist pose. Sit in Rod or Staff pose. Bend one leg into your thigh and rotate your upper body against the leg.
Seated-Wide Leg Forward Bend (Upavista Konasana): A seated pose. Sit and spread your legs wide apart. Keep your buttocks on the floor. Extend and stretch your body, bringing your abdomen, chest and chin down onto the floor between your legs.
Seetkari Pranayama : Breathing technique which involves hissing leading to a cooling effect upon the whole body.
Shabda Brahman : Cosmic causal state.
Shakti : Yoga word for vital force or energy.
Shambhavi Mudra : A yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre.
Shashankasana : Moon pose.
Shatkarma : The six yogic techniques of purification of the body, viz. Neti, dhauti, nauli, basti, trataka, kapalbhati.
Sheetali Pranayama : Cooling breath' - a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue.
Shishya : Yoga word for disciple or student.
Shoulder Lifts: A warm-up pose. Lift the shoulder and let it down gradually.
Shoulder Stand (Sarvangasana): A balance pose. Lie down straight on the floor. Raise your legs and buttocks together towards the ceiling. Keep your spine straight. Place your palms behind your back.
Shoulder Stretches: A seated pose. Sit straight with your feet under your buttocks. Holding a strap in both hands, straighten your arms behind your back.
Siddha Yoni Asana : The female counterpart of the siddhasana meditative posture, in which the left heel presses the entrance to the vagina.
Siddhasana : A meditative seating posture in which the left heel presses the perineum (stimulating the mooladhara chakra); also called as the adept's pose or the 'pose of perfection'.
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