Glossary
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Padahastaasana(Pa-da-has-taa-sa-na) | Standing head to knee pose |
| Padmasana (Pad-maa-sa-naa) | Lotus Pose. Highly recommended for breathing( pranayama) meditation |
| Pancha Makara | The five tantric practices : mansa(meat), madhya(wine), matsya(fish), mudra(grain), and maithuna(sexual intercourse) |
| Pancha tattwa | The five elements - earth, water, fire, air and ether |
| Param | Highest, supreme, God |
| Parampara (Pa-ram-paa-ra) | Guru lineage-a chain of oral teachings |
| Parashakti (Pa-raa-shak-ti) | The highest energy-Kundalini |
| Paschimotanasana ( Pas-chi-mot-aa-sa-na) | Sitting forward bend pose |
| Patanjali (Pa-tan-ja-li) | Author of the Raja Yoga Sutras-Sacred text – Sutras –Threads of wisdom |
| Payaswini nadi | Energy channel terminating at the right big toe, between poosha and pingala channels |
| Pingala ( Pin ga-laa) | The nadi to the right side of Sushumna.Its nature: aggressive,logical,analytical-outer directed,rational,objective,hot,masculine,directing left brain activities |
| Plavini (Plaa-vi-ni) | A variety of yoga breathing exercise- gulping of air |
| Prakasha | Inner light |
| Prakriti (Prak-ri-tee) | Mother Nature. Causal matter. Shakti |
| Prana (Praa-na) | The vital force.Prana one of five major forms of energy-it governs the cervical portion,the verbal mechanism ,the vocal apparatus,the respiratory system.The seat of prana is in the heart. It is the colour of a red gem |