Svadyaya: A Niyama. Self study which includes the study of spiritual books

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Swastikasana: auspicious pose

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Tamas: an energy, its principle of solidity, immobile resistance and inertia; one of the gunas

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Tanmatras: which are the subtle inner essences of sound feel, aspect, flavour and odor.

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Tapas: is the practice of conserving energy and directing it toward the goal of yoga, toward union with the atman.

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Tat: thou

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Sattwa: represents an energy; that is pure, ideal and tranquil; one of the gunas

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Satya: A yama. Truthfulness in the thought, word & deed. Ramakrishna would say ‘true spirituality consists in making the heart and lips the same.’ Speaking your truth or staying mute are both powerful ways to practice.

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Savasana: corpse pose

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Samprajnata Samadhi- Consciousness of the triad of Knower /Knowledge/Known.

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Sattvapatti- Attainment of Sattwa. (Purity)

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Savichara - reflective

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Savitarka: with deliberation

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Shakti: vital energy force, creative, potential force, vehicle of consciousness. The female aspect of the Ultimate Principle; the kinetic agent of consciousness, symbolized as the wife of Siva.

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Shatkarma: cleansing techniques; the six yogic techniques of purification: dhauti, vasti, neti, trataka, nauli, kapalabhati

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Siddhasana: pose of perfection; classical meditative posture in which sustained pressure is exerted on the mooladhara chakra by the left heel pressing the perineum. Others call it vajrasana, muktasana or guptasana.

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Rudra granthi - Within the sushumna there are three granthis or psychic/pranic knots which prevent the passage of kundalini shakti. The third granthi is located in ajna chakra and is associated with attachment to siddhis, psychic phenomena and experiences. It is called rudra granthi.

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Sahita pranayama: connected Samadhi in which there is a flow of consciousness from the witness, witnessing and witnessed.

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Samadhi: The mind when it is cleared of thought-waves, achieves sameness or identity with the object of its concentration. This may be a gross object, or the organ of perception, or the sense of ego. This achievement of sameness or identity with the object of concentration is known as samadhi.

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Samadhi: absorption in the Atman; When, in meditation the true nature of the object shines forth, not distorted by the mind of the perceiver, that is absorption. Samadhi is much more than perception; it is direct knowledge.’

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Samana: pranic air current in the middle region of body facilitates assimilation of prana and food.

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Samyama: is simply a convenient technical term which describes the three-fold process by which the true nature of an object is known: concentration, meditation and absorption.

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