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Basic Yoga WordsBody Parts  niku tai   肉体  |  Action Words

8 Limbs of Yoga  |   8Limbsヨガ

Basic Yoga Words
acceptance (of self, of others, of the situation, of life)  jyudaku, jyuyou   受諾、受容
alternate nostril breathing   小鼻の呼吸
asanas poses, postures used to help quiet the mind (asan=posture, being)  asana    アーサナ
balance   balance    バランス
continuous breath   間をおかない呼吸
don't judge others  tanin wo handan shinai   他人を判断しない
don't judge self  jibun wo handan shinai   自分を判断しない
equanimity   heisei  平静
focus... (on your breath, on your thoughts, on your body)  syucyu   集中する
Hatha Yoga Ha= sun, tha= moon  Hata Yoga   ハタヨガ
inner balance   uchinaru balance   内なるバランス
intention  mokuteki  目的
judgment  handan   判断
meditation   meisou   瞑想
Pranayama control of breathing (prana=life force, yama=control) pranayama    プラナヤマ
release  kaihou   開放
release of judgment  handan shinai   判断をしない
Ujjiya Breathing (Yoga Breath - complete breath)
Vinyasa (the use of breath with movements) Vinyasa   ビンヤーサ

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Body Parts  niku tai   肉体
ankle ashikubi   足首
arm ude   うで
buttock shiri   しり
chin ago   あご
elbow hiji   ひじ
feet ashi  
fingers (thumb, index, middle, ring, pinky) yubi (oyayubi, hitosashi-yubi, naka-yubi,kusuri-yubi, koyubi)   指
hand(s) te 
hips koshi / shiri  腰 ・しり
inside of the foot (outside of the foot) uchikurubushi   うちくるぶし
inside of the knee (outside of the knee) uchimomo   うちもも
kidney jinnzo   腎臓 (気質)
knee hiza   ひざ
leg ashi  
neck kubi  
nose hana  
nostril bikuo  鼻孔、小鼻
palms (of hands) tenohira  手の平
pancreas suizou   すい臓
pelvis kotsuban   骨盤
shin (shin bone) keikotsu   頚骨
sit bones   
soles (of feet) ashi no ura   足の裏
spine sekikyu   脊柱
spleen hizou   脾臓
thigh bones daitai-kotsu   大腿骨
thighs daitai (momo)   だいたい (もも)
toes tsumasaki   つまさき
vertebra sekitsui   脊椎
waist waisto, koshi   ウエスト・腰
wrist tekubi   手首
bicep nitoukin   二頭筋
triceps santoukin   三頭筋
hamstring momonoushiro   後脚節の腱(ももの裏、おしりのつけね)
calf (muscle) fukurohagi   ふくろはぎ

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Action Words
45 degree angle yonnjyu-go do   45度
back bend   ushironi soru   うしろにそる
behind  ushiro   うしろ
to bend   mageru   曲げる
bend your knees   hiza wo magete 
bend your wrists up and down   
beneath   ~no ushironi  ___ の下に
breath (deep breath)  kokyu (shinkokyu)   呼吸(深呼吸)
breathe in (inhale)   sutte   すって
breathe out (exhale)   haku   はく
bring your knee to your chest   hiza wo mune ni mottekuru   ひざを胸にもってくる
chest opener  
close your eyes (slowly open your eyes)   me wo shimete (yukuri me wo shimete)   目を閉めて
create a flat back  sesuji wo massuguni   背筋をまっすぐに
directly beneath/under your shoulders (knee, hands)  
engage your shoulders (shoulders engaged)   kata wo ushiro ni   肩を後ろに
elongate the spine  sesuji wo nobasu   背筋を伸ばす
firmly plant your feet (foot)  shikkari to tatsu   しっかりと立つ
forward bend   mae ni mageru   前に曲げる
in front of   ~no mae   ___ の前
interlace your fingers  
keep a straight back (spine)   massugu na sesuji wo tamotsu   まっすぐな背筋を保つ
lift your chest   mune wo hatte   胸を張って
lunge   tsukidasu   つきだす
look up   ue wo mite    上を見て
make a fist (close your hands)   te wo shimete   手を閉めて
next to (your foot)  tsugi  
on (on top of)   ~no ue ni   ___ の上に
over / above   ~no ue ni, ~ wo koete   ___ の上に、___ を超えて
raise your arms ude wo agete   腕を上げて
raise (lower) your heels   ashi wo agete  足を上げて
relax   rirakkusu (relax)  リラックス
relax your face   ganmen wo relax   顔面をリラックス
release your spine  sesuji wo relax  背筋をリラックスさせて(開放させる)
release (relax) your neck  kubi wo relax   首をリラックスさせて(開放させる)
rotate your wrists to the left  
rotate your knees to the right   hiza wo migi ne kudasai   ひざを右ね下さい
shoulder width apart   katahagba, kata no hirosa   肩幅 肩の広さ
sitting forward bend  suwatte zenkutsu   座って前屈
slowly bring your hands together   yukkuri to ryoute wo mochiageru   ゆっくりと両手を持ち上げて(合わせ)
spinal (hip) rotation  
spread your arms (legs, feet)  ryoute wo hanasu(ashi)   両手を離す(足)
square your hips  koshi wo syoumen ni mukeru   腰を正面に向ける
straighten your leg (s)  ashi wo massugu ni suru   足をまっすぐにする(膝を曲げない)
straight back sesuji wo massuguni  背筋をまっすぐに
standing forward bend  tatte zenkutsu  立って前屈
to the left  hidari e   左へ
to the right  migi e   右へ
turn your foot in   tsumasaki wo uchigawa e   つま先を内側へ
turn your foot out   tsumasaki wo sotogawa e   つま先を外側へ
under / below   ~no shita ni   ___ の下に

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