| Shavasana | Lit. corpse posture. One of the over six hundred asanas in the classical yogic tradition. Practiced intermittently between other asanas, it is known for its rejuvenating effect on the system.
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| Shishya | Lit. pupil or disciple. One who has submitted himself to a teacher or a Guru. |
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| Shiva | Lit. that which is not. The Great Lord; the Destroyer in the trinity. |
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| Shiva Linga | Symbol of Shiva traditionally used in worship. |
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| Shivayogi | A name borne by Sadhguru in one of his previous lifetimes. |
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| Shoonya | Lit. emptiness. An effortless process of conscious non-doing, Shoonya meditation is an extremely powerful and unique form of meditation taught by Sadhguru in a live form in the Isha Yoga programs. |
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| Shrimath | Short for Shrimath, a respectful title for a man. |
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| Shuddhi | Lit. purification A basic component of spiritual life. |
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| Shudra | Member of the fourth and lowest Hindu caste, that of menial laborers. |
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| Siddha | One who has attained perfection or mastery over a certain mystical aspect of life. |
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| Siddhi | Power; paranormal or supernormal accomplishment. |
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| Smaran | Remembrance, usually, of the Divine. One of the aspects of bhakthi yoga. |
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| Spandana | To resonate; empathic vibration. |
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| Subramanya | Son of Shiva. Also refers to Kukke Subramanya, a town at the Foothills of Kumara Parvat, in the coastal region of Karnataka state. |
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| Suka | A well known sage of the yogic lore. |
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| Sukha Pranayama | A yogic practice of balancing the prana in the Ida and the Pingala nadis. |
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| Surya | The Sun. |
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| Sushumna | The central channel in the energy body which conducts the Kundalini, or spiritual force. |
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| Swadisthana Chakra | Lit. abode of the self, the second of the seven chakras of the human body. Situated just above the genitalia. |
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| Swami | He who knows or is master of himself. A respectful title for a Hindu monk, usually a sanyasi, an initiate dedicated wholly to spiritual life. |
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| Tantra | The science of using mantra, the sound, and yantra, the form. Refers to an esoteric Indian spiritual tradition. |
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| Tantric | Of Tantra; a practitioner of Tantra. |
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| Tapovan | A place above Gomukh, on the banks of Gangotri, the glaciatic origin of the river Ganga. |
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| Tathwa | Element, as in the five elements; principle or philosophy. |
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| Thai Poosam | An important festival held on the day of pushya nakshatra of the Tamil month of Thai (near the full moon day of January-February). Celebrated with great intensity and fervor, it is a day on which many South Indian sages have chosen to leave their body. |
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