| Ahamkar | Ego - individual self |
| Ahimsa | Non-violence (Yama) |
| Akasha | Space/sky - one of the five elements |
| Ananda | State of bliss |
| Ananta | Without end |
| Apana | Negative energy (moves downward) |
| Aparigraha | Non-possessiveness (Yama) |
| Asana | >Physical postures |
| Asat | Anything unreal or untrue |
| Astanga | Eight limbs |
| Asteya | Non-stealing (Yama) |
| Atman | Spirit that lies within; source of true inner balance |
| Artha | Natural pursuit of wealth |
| Ayama | To master |
| Avidya | Incorrect knowledge; mis-understanding |
| Bandha | To bind or lock |
| Bhagavad Gita | A part of the classic Mahabharata - Krishna teaches Yoga to Arjuna |
| Bhakti Yoga | Yoga of Devotion - Power of Love |
| Bhastrika Pranayama | Bellows breathing - alternate nostril |
| Brahmacharya | Moderation (Yama) |
| Brahman | Consciousness |
| Bhutas | Elements - Space, Air, Light, Water, Earth |
| Buddha | The Awakened One - lived and taught in North India approximately 600 BCE |
| Buddhi | Intellect -Responsive - reacts to outside impressions |
| Chi | Life-force, energy |
| Chitt | The mind |
| Deva | Devine being |
| Dharana | State of mind where it is focused on only one point |
| Dharma | Alignment with what is right by universal laws |
| Dhyana | Meditation |
| Gunas | 3 Qualities of the mind |
| Ida Nadi | Nadi on one side of spinal cord - ends at left nostril |
| Ishwara-Pranidhana | Awareness of Divine - surrender and offer all actions to the Divine |
| Isvara | God or Lord |
| Japa | Repetition of a mantra |
| Jiva | Individual; self |
| Jnana Yoga | Yoga of Wisdom - self-realization |
| Kaivalya | Ultimate state of Yoga |
| Kama | Natural pursuit of pleasure |
| Kapalabhati Pranayama | Bellows breathing |
| Karma | Results of actions |
| Karma Yoga | Yoga of Action - Purifies heart |
| Kriya Yoga | Body purifications |
| Ksipta | Agitated mind |
| Kundalini | Union of Prana and Apana |
| Mahat | Great principle |
| Manas | Sensory -the part of us which gathers impressions from the outside world |
| Mantra | Sacred sound |
| Moksha | Liberation |
| Maya | Illusion |
| Mudha | Dull mind-state |
| Mudra | Symbol |
| Mulabhanda | Base of torso - perineal floor |
| Nada | Sound |
| Nadis | Body channels where Prana flows |
| Nadi Sodhana Pranayama | Alternate nostril breathing |
| Nidra | Sleep |
| Nirodha | Mind-state where the mind focuses on one thing |
| Nirvana | Spiritual liberation |
| Niyama | Observances Disciplines dealing with self (Saucha, Tapas, Santosha, Ishwara-Pranidhana, Swadhyaya) |
| Pingala Nadi | Nadi on one side of spinal cord - ends at right nostril |
| Prakriti | Elemental stuff found in all the universe |
| Pramana | Right perception |
| Prana | Life-force, energy (moves upward) |
| Pranayama | Controlled, regulated breathing techniques |
| Pratyahara | Withdrawal of the senses |
| Purusha | Spirit - source of consciousness Literally "Godhead that dwells within the body" |
| Rajas | One of the 3 Gunas - energy/activity |
| Raja Yoga | Yoga of Physical and Mental Control |
| Sadhana | Practice |
| Sakti | Power |
| Samadhi | Meditative state in which only the object being meditated on is in our awareness |
| Samsara | Cycle of birth and death |
| Samskara | Habitual movement of the mind |
| Sankhya | Theory / Philosophical system |
| Santosha | Contentment |
| Sattva | One of the 3 Gunas - Harmony/equilibrium |
| Satvada | The idea that everything that we see and experience is not illusion but real |
| Satya | Truthfulness (Yama) |
| Saucha | Purity, cleanliness (Niyama) |
| Shakti | Female - dynamic energy |
| Shraddha | Faith |
| Siddhi | Power that is given |
| Siva | Male - passive energy |
| Sodhana | Purification |
| Sthira | Alertness |
| Sushumna Nadi | Central Nadi running through the spinal cord |
| Swadhyaya | Education - Study of sacred texts |
| Tamas | One of the 3 Gunas - Inertia |
| Tanu | Mild |
| Tapas | Austerity |
| Trataka | Gazing at an object to promote meditation |
| Udana-Vayu | Aspect of Prana which is responsible for upward movement and energy |
| Ujjayi Pranayama | Breathing technique which uses the back of the throat (whisper breath, ocean breath) |
| Vairagya | Detachment |
| Vayu | Air, breath |
| Vedas | Hindu scriptures |
| Vidya | High level of knowledge |
| Viparya | False perception |
| Yama | Restraints - Disciplines dealing with others (Ahimsa, Asteyam, Aparigraha, Satya, Brahmacharya) |
| Yoga Sutra | Classic Yoga text created by Patanjali |
| Yogi | Practitioner of Yoga |