yogini
She does asanas
A yogini is a female practitioner of yoga, particularly one who has achieved a high level of spiritual advancement or mastery.
The term comes from Sanskrit and is the feminine form of yogi.
In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, yoginis may also refer to powerful female spiritual figures or deities associated with tantric practices.
She trained for years before being recognized as a yogini by her teacher.
Hindu spiritual force
- goddessFemale sacred being
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
sisterhood · moon · creativity · wisdom · nurturing · priestess · womb · cyclical
Profound spiritual awakening
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- pranaVital breath energy
- tantraEsoteric spiritual discipline
atman · moksha · samadhi · nirvana · mantra · chakras · ahimsa · samsara
Breath-synchronized yoga movements
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- savasanaSupine relaxation posture
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- chaturangaIndian precursor to chess
cobra · triangle · inversion · sequence · alignment · plank · pigeon · headstand
Awareness of the present
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- presenceState of being somewhere
awareness · breath · centering · introspection · silence · focus · calmness · grounding
shakti
Hindu spiritual force
- goddessFemale sacred being
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
intuition · sisterhood · moon · creativity · wisdom · nurturing · priestess · womb · cyclical · receptivity
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
tantra · atman · moksha · samadhi · nirvana · mantra · chakras · ahimsa · samsara · sutra
vinyasa
Breath-synchronized yoga movements
chaturanga · cobra · triangle · inversion · sequence · alignment · plank · pigeon · headstand · backbend
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
presence · awareness · breath · centering · introspection · silence · focus · calmness · grounding · surrender
instructor
One who teaches skills
master · mentor · student · devotee · seeker · adept · initiate · disciple · swami · sadhu
- yogaasana, asanas, pranayama, poses, postures
- religious womennun, sister, abbess, prioress, novice
- yoga teachersinstructor, certified instructor, studio owner, class leader, private instructor
- yoga peopleinstructor, teacher, guru, swami, student
- Pole Danceinvert, inversion, shoulder mount, climb, handspring
- Tantratantra, shakti, mandala, kundalini, chakra
yoginimaterialist
Values physical over spiritual
hedonist · sensualist · worldling · secularist · atheist
yoginihouseholder
Home's primary resident
layperson · novice · dilettante · dabbler
- Yogi BearAnimated basket-stealing bruin
- Yogi Berra