Health / Yoga Glossary

Ardha Dhanurasana : Half bow yoga pose.

Ardha Matsyendrasana : Half spinal twist yoga position.

Ardha Padmasana : Half lotus pose.

Asana : Yoga position or yoga pose, also called yogasana. A balanced position for smooth energy flow in specific areas of the body and mind.

Ashrama : Residential place of people living together in yogic tradition.

Ashtanga Yoga : The eight fold path of yoga as outlined by Patanjali: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi.

Ashwini Mudra : Practice of contracting the anal sphincter.

Atman : Yoga word for soul.

Avidya : Yoga word for ignorance.

Bahir : Yoga word for outside or external.

Bahir Kumbhaka : External breath retention. The stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation.

Bahiranga Trataka : Concentrating the attention (gaze) upon an external object such as a candle flame.

Bandha : A posture in which organs and muscles are contracted to create energy lock in a specific area.

Basti : A colon cleansing technique (shakarma), yogic enema.

Bhagvad Gita : A part of the famous Hindu epic 'Mahabharata'. Teachings of Lord Krishna to his disciple Arjuna at the commencement of the battle of Kurukshetra, with explanations on sannyasa yoga, karma yo . . . View Full Definition

Bhakti : Yoga word for Devotion

Bhakti Yoga : The yoga of devotion.

Bhastrika Pranayama : Bellows breathing technique in which the breath is forcibly drawn in and out through the nose in equal proportions, like the pumping action of the bellows.

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