Health / Yoga Glossary

Makarasana : Crocodile' pose.

Manas Chakra : The energy center above the ajna chakra - is depicted with six petals.

Manipura Chakra : The energy centre in the spinal column located behind the navel - corresponding to the solar plexus.

Mantra : Subtle sound vibration, which through repetition aims at expanding one's awareness or consciousness.

Mantra Shakti : The power of mantra

Matsyendrasana : A spine twisting pose

Mayur : Yoga word for peacock.

Mayurasana : Peacock' pose - advanced pose aims at strengthening the arms and stimulating the manipura chakra.

Moksha : Liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Moola : Yoga word for root.

Moola Bandha : Energy lock created by the contraction of the perineum in the male and the cervix in the female.

Mooladhara Chakra : Lowest energy centre in the human body where the kundalini shakti (serpent power) resides - situated in the perineal floor in men and the cervix in women.

Moorchha Pranayama : Fainting or swooning breath' in which the breath is inhaled slowly and retained for an extended period.

Mouna : Silence - the practice of silence.

Mountain (Tadasana): A standing pose. Stand straight with your feet together and flat on the floor. Fan out your toes so that your weight is even. Relax your shoulders and lift and rotate the thighs inward to op . . . View Full Definition

Mudra : Literally means 'gesture' - mudra expresses and channelizes cosmic energy within the mind and body.

Nadi : Energy channels in the body, similar to the meridians in acupuncture.

Nadi Shodhana Pranayama : Breathing technique - is the 'alternate nostril breathing' or 'balanced breathing' - balances the energy flow in the channels and purifies the energy channels (nadi) by balancing the flow of . . . View Full Definition

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