Yogini (Sanskrit: यो-िनी, yogin", IPA: [ˈjoɡiniː]) is the complete form source word of the masculine yogi- and neutral/plural "yogin.
Yogini : 1) One who practices yoga. 2) One who has attained perfection through yogic practices.
Yogini Staying Power
Vigorous, shake-the-headboard sex is a strenuous workout.
Yogini: A female Yogi.
In March of 2002 my heart beat increased to 200 beats per minute. The electrical current in my heart malfunctioned due to the scar tissue from my 1985 heart attack. My good health from practicing Bikram yoga kept me alive.
Yogi or Yogini
One who follows the path of yoga.
Note: Some of this glossary is from the book Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar.
Yogini Unknown
Demonstrated by Anna "Amba" Winkler
International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers™ ...
Yogin - a male practitioner of Yoga
Yogin- a female practitioner of Yoga
Yoni ("womb") - the perineum or female genitals, but also the source of the universe; cf. linga ...
''Yoginahah karma kurvanti sangam tyaktwa dhananjaya"
(The people who are aware, the yogis, do Karma yoga without attachment, with the purpose of internal purification.) ...
The yogin's assiduously nurtured capacities disallow the emergence of fresh karma, the results of which could adhere to him because he is no longer subject to vasana, the force of craving and the unchecked impulse for life in form, ...
The Yogin who practises this for three hours daily conquers death. As the gastric fire is increased, those who practise this Mudra for a long time should take some light refreshment such as milk, etc., as soon as the Kriya is over.
rajayogin [one who practises rajayoga].
rajoguna [the quality (guna) of rajas], the quality of vital passion, impulsion or drive of propensity.
rajogunasamudbhavah which has its native point of origin in the rajasika guna [Gita 3.37] ...
The Yogin who works for liberation does so through Kundalini Yoga which gives both enjoyment and liberation. At every centre to which he rouses Kundalini he experiences special form of bliss and gains special powers.
"The Yogin desirous of obtaining 'Siddhi' should keep the Hatha Yoga very secret. For it is potent when kept secret and ineffective when injudiciously revealed." (I:11) ...
These Yogins by persistent effort in concentration get different Yogic powers that are known as 'Siddhis'. Those who acquire these Siddhis, are known as Siddhas. The process through which they obtain Siddhis, is called Sadhana.
When a yogin thus cultivates friendliness, the thinking substance becomes serene.
"When a yogin becomes qualified by practicing Yama and Niyama, then the yogin
can proceed to asana and the other means." -- Yoga Bhashya Vivarana (II.29) ...
The Starving Yogini
LOVE this sequence. Perfect post-holiday yoga, I think
Frank F ...
Karma = action; asukla = not white (bad); akrsnam = not black (good); Yoginah = in the case of a yogi; tri-vidham = threefold; itaresam = for others.
Guru: A spiritual teacher or advisor who helps direct the yogi or yogini toward enlightenment. Hatha Yoga: A branch or path of yoga.
So during this period preceding Sivaratri prayer is to be, offered to Lord Siva, as the Master of Yogin, as the incarnation of all virtues and powers, as a facet of the Almighty Lord.
Unfortunately many yogis and yoginis, especially in the Western world, feel uncomfortable with the concept of worshiping God. Worship is necessary for the great majority of aspirants because it is an essential psychological need.
Many practicing yogis/yoginis follow a yogic diet, which can also help to prevent and cure the common cold.
For the yogi and yogini, the hamsa breath reduces greatly from 21,600 due to increased depth of each breath, retention, and cultivating a slower breath. In yogic thought, our normal breath cycle in a day is approximately 21,600 breaths.
pranayama srigurum natham svatmaramena yogina kevalam rajayogya hathavidyopadisyate - I.2
"After having saluted his guru, the yogi Svatmarama, (the author) expounds Hatha vidya only for the practice of Raja Yoga. " ...
Since July's focus is on standing poses, I will concentrate on that essential prop in many Yoginis' standing practice: the block. Wood, cork, or foam, the block can be a useful and surprisingly versatile tool in your practice.
an early Tantric master who founded the Yogini-Kaula school and is remembered as a teacher of Goraksha
Matsyendrasana
a spine twisting pose ...
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
Unmani Avastha - Mindless state of Yogins. Impression of action that remains in the mind.
The goal of all Yoga is to achieve samadhi. Samadhi is a trance state in which the separation between the yogin, the practice of Yoga, and the focus of concentration merge into one, a state of bliss.
The guru-shishya (teacher-student) relationship that exists without need for sanction from non-religious institutions, and which gave rise to all the great yogins who made way into international consciousness in the 20th century, ...
Without credos or congregations, the practice can't be regarded as religion-unless we say that each yogi or yogini comprises a religion of one.
By Phil Catalfo ...
3. Every yoga class I attend seems to be a big thong show. Why is the thong the undergarment of choice for yoginis?
In addition, one may find more bandhas listed by modern yogins such as hasta bandha and pada bandha that is described in Orit Sen-Gupta's and Dona Holleman's book,.
similar to a rising bud of a flower full of fickleness, smiling, jumping, rising up, a stream of fresh water! Oh, mother! When you are sitting with a rosary in your hands, you look like a shining Yogini! ...
Fire is consuming
So, what is the true nature of a human being - your true nature? Someone searching for this, someone trying to be one with their own true nature, is a yogi (male) or yogini (female). ...
Keep the knees quite close. Sit like this keeping the trunk, neck and head in one straight line. This is the most common Asana. You can sit in this Asana for a very long time comfortably. Yogins generally sit in this Asana.
 See also: Yoga, Body, Mind, Spirit, Spiritual
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