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| Pada |
The
foot or leg; also part of a book. |
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| Parigha |
A
beam or a bar used for bolting or shutting
a gate. |
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| Parighasana |
Lateral
side stretch. |
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| Paripurna |
Entire,
complete. |
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| Parivrtta |
Turned
around, revolved. |
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| Parivrtta
Trikonasana |
Twisting
triangle. |
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Parsva |
The
side, flank; lateral. |
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| Pasa |
A
fetter, trap, noose. |
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| Paschima |
West;
the back side of the body. |
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| Paschimottana |
Intense
stretch of the back side of the body from
the nape to the heels. |
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| Patanjali |
The
author of the yoga sutras. The propounder
of Astanga yoga. He put it on paper,
so the world could experience it. |
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| Pida |
Pain,
suffering, pressure. |
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| Prajna |
Intelligence,
wisdom. |
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| Prana |
Breath,
respiration, life, vitality, wind, energy,
strength. It also connotes the soul. |
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| Pranayama |
Rhythmic
control of the breath. The fourth stage
of yoga. |
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| Prasarita |
Spread
out, stretched out. |
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| Pratyahara |
Withdrawal
and emancipation of the mind from the
domination of the senses and sensual
objects. The fifth stage of yoga. |
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| Purva |
East,
the front of the body. |
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| Purvottana |
The
intense stretch of the East, front side
of the body. |
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| Purvottanasana |
Pose
of the intense stretch of the front
side of the body. |
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