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| Sacral/coccygeal plexus |
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Group of nerves intersecting at the end of the spinal cord in the lower pelvis corresponding to swadisthana chakra |
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| Sacrum |
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Base of the spine |
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| Sadhana |
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Spiritual practice for spiritual illumination and total health. |
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| Sahasrara |
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The crown chakra. |
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| Samahdi |
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Meditation, enlightenment. State of being in which ego disappears and all becomes one a state of absolute bliss. |
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| Samatva or samata |
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The mental condition of harmony, balance. |
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| Santosha |
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Equinamity, contentment. One of the niyamas. |
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| Sartoria |
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The muscle that twists the thigh and bends the hip and knee. |
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| Sattva |
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The first of the gunas: the pure life force clarity, balance. |
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| Satya |
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Always speaking the truth. Satya is the fourth of five rules of conduct called yamas. |
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| Scapula |
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Shoulder blade. |
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| Sciatic nerve |
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A long nerve that originates in the hip and runs down the leg. |
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| Shambhavi mudra |
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A yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre. |
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| Shatkarma |
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The six yogic techniques of purification of the body: viz. neti, dhauti, nauli, basti, trataka, kapalbhati. |
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| Shauca |
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Inner and outer purity. Shauca is the first of five rules of conduct called niyamas. |
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| Sheetali pranayama |
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'Cooling breath' - a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue. |
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| Solar plexus |
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Intersection of a group of nerves in the abdominal region the physical manifestation of the manipura chakra. |
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| Sternum |
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The breastbone, a flat bone to which the ribs are attatched. |
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| Sun Salutations |
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A series of poses (asanas) which build heat in the body. A worship of the sun. |
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| Sushumna nadi |
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Main energy channel in yoga, in the centre of the spinal cord through which kundalini shakti flows. |
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| Sutra neti |
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Yogic technique to cleanse the nasal passage using aspecial thread. |
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| Swadhisthana chakra |
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Second chakra in the spinal column, above the mooladhara. |
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