Astanga 8 limbs of yoga

1. Yama Social ethics, “restraints”, moral discipline
2. Niyama Personal ethics “internal or self restraints”
3. Asana seat, sitting, a physical posture
4. Pranayama breath regulation, breath control
5. Pratyahara withdrawing of the senses
6. Dharana focus, concentration
7. Dhyana meditation
8. Samadhi complete absorption 
   
   

Animals

• Baka Crane
• Garuda Eagle
• Go Cow
• Kapota Pigeon
• Matsya Fish
• Salabha Locust
• Svana Dog
• Ustra Camel 
  

Bandhas bindings or locks

• Jalandhara-bandha throat lock
• Mula-bandha root lock
• Uddiyana-bandha rising up lock 
  

Mudra Seal or gesture

• Anjali-mudra prayer gesture
• Jnana-mudra knowledge gesture
• Dhyana-mudra meditation gesture 
  
  

Bhagavad Gita “Divine Song”

Bhakti devotion

Cakra or Chakra “wheel” (energy center of the subtle body)

Dharma that which upholds

Drsti or Drishti Gaze

Guru teacher

Hatha force joining sun and moon

Jiva-mukta “he who is liberated while alive”

Karma action, effects and consequences of past actions

Kirtana telling, praising

Mandala circle

Mantra sacred sound

Namaste greeting, saluation.  The light within me honors the light within you.

Om the original mantra

Prana “life/breath” the life force that sustains the body

Sutra thread

Tapas a practice causing change, “heat”

Ujjayi “victorious uprising” breath referring to the upward movement of prana

Upanisads the source of the Vedanta philosophy

Vayus wind, primary components of breath

Vedas the original Sanskrit texts, forming the foundation of Indian philosophy and yoga

Vinyasa flowing sequence

Yoga union, connection, relationship