RELG 254: Hatha Yoga and Nath Yogis

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The Hathayogapradipika is a ___, ___th-century ___ manual on ___ Yoga, composed by Swami ___. Hatha Literally means "___". However, in a yogic context, it refers to a system of ___ techniques designed to ___ the body into a state of ___. It is often interpreted as the union of ___ (___) and ___ (___), representing the balancing of ___ and ___ energies in the body. Pradipika means "___," "___," or to illuminate". Therefore, Hathayogapradipikã means "___ on Hatha Yoga" or

"Illuminating the Path of Hatha Yoga." It is one of the ___ classic texts of Hatha Yoga, along with the Gheranda Samhita and the Shiva Samhita. The text serves as a ___ for using ___ ___ (___, ___, ___) to ___ the body and ___ the ___ for ___ states of ___ and, ultimately, ___ Yoga (___). The text teaches ___ asanas, ___ varieties of ___ (breath retention,) and ___ mudras.

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Nath translates to "___" or "___. The Näth ___ is a ___-based tradition of Hindu and Buddhist mystics, yogis, householders, and ascetics, largely credited with ___ and ___ ___ Yoga, despite not ___ it. Founded on the teachings of the ___ (___ ___) —with ___ ___ (___) at the head, followed by ___ (9th century) and his disciple ___ (11th-12th century) . Earliest references to Näth ascetic order as ___ entity is from early 17th century. ___ naths greatly outnumber ___ and consist of a broad variety of mainly ___ ___. They are best known for ___ their ___ in ___, ___ ___, wearing their hair in ___, their distinctive, "___" ___ of wearing ___, ___ earrings through the ___ of both ears, rather than the ___ (often made of rhinoceros horn, wood, crystal, or gold,) and the ___, a long black ___ ____ around their ___ with a ___.

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Hatha yoga

Hatha literally means "___" as well as ___ ("___") and ___ ("___",) which symbolizes the ___ between ___/___ (___/___ energy). Hatha yoga emerged in the ___th century CE, rooted in ___ traditions to manipulate ___ ___ for ___ (___) and ___ (___). Early texts, often linked to the ___ ___, focused on ___ (___), ___ (___), and ___ (___) to force ___ ___ (___) into the ___ ___.

Key texts of hatha yoga include the ___ and ___ ____. Hatha Yoga is used as a ___ system to ___ and ___ the ___ body through what is called "___" ("___"). Hatha yoga also involves ___ ("___" including ___ ones,) ___ (to ___ and ___ ___, and later to ___ ___ and cause her to ___ the ___ ___.) and to achieve the ___ ___ of ___ ___ (___ and ___). Hatha Yoga practices became the ___ for many aspects of ___ ___ ___, however, it also received much scrutiny from ___ ___ and ___ ___ such as ___ ___ who deemed the practice as ___ and sometimes ___.

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Asana means ___. In early yoga, it primarily meant a ___ ___ ___ position. In the ___, ___ is one limb of the ___ path (___), ___ the body for ___ ___. In ___ and ___ traditions, āsana expands into numerous ___ ___ intended to ___/___ the body, ___ it, and regulate +++. They are thought to lead to ___, ___ and ___. Hatha sources further include, for the first time, ___ sets of ___ ___ ___, which are not organized into complex ___ or ___. In the ___, asanas (___ of them) are said to be the ___ ___ of yoga among its ___ ___. An example of an asana described is the ___, or the ___ pose, which involves lying on the ___ on the ___.