A yawn is a reflex of deep inhalation and exhalation associated with being tired, with a need to sleep, or from boredom. The word "yawn" has evolved from the Middle English word yanen, an alteration of yonen, or yenen, which in turn comes from the Old English geonian. Pandiculation is the term for the act of stretching and yawning. Yawning is a powerful non-verbal message with several possible meanings, depending on the circumstances: An indication of tiredness, stress, over-work or bore ...

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• Yawn - Causes of yawning
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Yawn, Yawn - Causes of yawning, Yawn - Notes

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Yawning

• If you yawn in your dreams, you will search in vain for health and contentment.
• To see others yawning, foretells that you will see some of your friends in a miserable state. Sickness will prevent them from their usual labors.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Yawning, Meaning of Dreams about Yawning, Dream Interpretation Yawning)

To suit the different constitutions, temperament and purpose, in Pranayama there are many varieties of exercises, viz., deep breathing exercise, Sukha Purvaka (easy comfortable) Pranayama during walking, Pranayama during meditation, Rhythmical breathing, Suryabheda, Ujjayi, Sitkari, Sitali, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Murchha, Plavini, Kevala Kumbhaka, etc. Of all the above exercises only the last eight are described in the Hatha Yogic texts.

From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Chaos derives from the Greek Χαος and typically refers to unpredictability. In the metaphysical sense, it is the opposite of Law and Order: unrestrictive, both creative and destructive. The word χαος did not mean "disorder" in classical-period Ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, Space". It is derived from the Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek), and Anglo-Saxon gānian (= "yawn"), geanian, ginian (= "gape wide"); see also Old N ...

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A chine is a steep-sided river valley where the river flows through coastal cliffs to the sea. Typically these are soft eroding cliffs such as sandstone or clays. The word chine originates from the Saxon "Cinan" meaning a gap or yawn. The word is in use in central southern England; in Hampshire, Dorset and particularly the Isle of Wight. In Dorset, west of Bournemouth is found Branksome Chine and Alum Chine, and east towards Boscombe, Honeycombe Chine. There are nineteen chines on the Isle of Wight including the p ...

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In Greek mythology, Chaos or Khaos is the primeval state of existence from which the first gods appeared. In Greek it is Χαος, which is usually pronounced similarly to "house", but correctly in ancient Greek as "kh-a-oss"; it means "gaping void", from the verb χαινω "gape, be wide open", Indo-European *"ghen-", *"ghn-"; compare English "chasm" and "yawn", Anglo-Saxon geanian = "to gape". Chaos mythology - Theogonia. According to Hesiod's Theogonia (The origin of the Gods), Chao ...

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• Chaos mythology - Characteristics
• Chaos mythology - Primal Chaos

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Burping, also known as belching, ructus or eructation, is the release of gas from the digestive tract (mainly esophagus and stomach) through the mouth. It is often audible. Burping - Physiology. Burping is typically caused by eating or drinking too fast, and thereby swallowing (aerophagia) and subsequently expelling air, in which case the expelled gas is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. Burps can also be caused by imbibing carbonated drinks such as beer, soft drinks, or champagne, in w ...

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• Burping - Social context and etiquette
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• Burping - Burped speech
• Burping - In animals

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Reflexology, or zone therapy, is the practice of stimulating points on the feet, hands, or ears (termed reflex zones), in the hopes that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body, or will improve general health. The most common form is foot reflexology, in which the reflexologist applies pressure to points on a person's foot. The foot is believed by practitioners and participants to be divided into a number of re ...

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• Reflexology - Practice
• Reflexology - Reflexology treatment
• Reflexology - Alleged long-term effects
• Reflexology - Reduced stress and induced relaxation
• Reflexology - Feeling of increased energy
• Reflexology - Alleged benefits
• Reflexology - Current status
• Reflexology - Other applications
• Reflexology - Reflexology used on children
• Reflexology - Skeptics' views

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A whirlpool is a large, swirling body of water produced by ocean tides. In popular imagination, but only rarely in reality they can have the dangerous effects of destroying boats. In the 8th century, Paul the Deacon, who had lived among the Belgii, described tidal bores and the maelstrom for a Mediterranean audience, unused to such violent tidal surges: Not very far from this shore... toward the western side, on which the ocean main lies open without end, is that very deep whirlpool of waters which we call by it ...

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The Lorelei (originally written as Loreley) is a rock in the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, which soars some 120 meters above the water line. It marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea. A very strong current and rocks below the waterline caused many boat accidents in former times. The name comes from the ancient German words "luren" (look, lurk) and "ley" (rock). The translation of the name woul ...

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Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that is one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable deaths. There are 30–50 million cases per year, and about 300,000 deaths per year. Virtually all deaths occur in children under one year of age. Ninety percent of all cases occur in developing countries. It is caused by certain species of the bacterium Bordetella—usually B. pertussis, but s ...

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• Pertussis - Vaccines
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An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound waves. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and early processing of sound (the beginning of the auditory system), or merely the externally-visible part. Not all animals have ears in the same part of the body. Ear - Non-mammalian hearing organs. Spiders have hairs on their legs which are used for detecting sound. Reptilian ears only have one bone — the columella (stapes) (see below).

Ekam-The Ultimate Oneness Vethan-The Creator Thirumal-The Maintainer Sivan-The Destroyer Vaikundar-The Incarnation The Trinity Akilattirattu Ammanai Vinchai to Vaikundar Thirukkalyana Ekanai Arul Nool Thalaimaippathi Pathis Nizhal Thangals Ayyavazhi Publications Ayyavazhi movements Mai ...

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• Tatvas - Kanmendriya - 5
• Tatvas - Thanmaathrai - 5
• Tatvas - Anthakarana - 4
• Tatvas - Naadi - 10
• Tatvas - Aatara - 6
• Tatvas - Thathu - 7
• Tatvas - Vayu - 10
• Tatvas - Kosa - 5
• Tatvas - Navaduwaram - 9
• Tatvas - Vikara - 8
• Tatvas - Mandala - 3
• Tatvas - Pini - 3
• Tatvas - Guna - 3
• Tatvas - Mala - 3
• Tatvas - Avastha - 5

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Pranayama is the fourth limb of Raja Yoga expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Prana is the source of which energy evolves from. It is the universal substrate. Pranayama is the knowledge and control of Prana. In a systematic manner Patañjali proceeds from the external sheath of man and slowly proceeds to the subtler and subtler sheaths. Breath and mind are closely interdependent and interpenetrating. Pranayama - Control of breath. Control of breath means the cessation of the outgoing and ingo ...

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Waltz is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley. He is also past President of the American Political Science Association (1987-1988) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is currently a member of the faculty of Columbia University. YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN HE IS SO BORING YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN IF HE HAS A BEARD IT WILL ADD TO THE ITENSITY OF WHAT I'M EXPRESSING. He wrote the following books: Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis (1959). This book proposed ...

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 Devadatta:

one of the vital airs, which causes yawning

(See also:  Devadatta, Body Mind and Soul)

devadatta:

devadatta - one of the vital airs, which causes yawning

(See also: devadatta, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

deva-datta:

deva-datta (dheva-dhattha). Vital air that causes yawning.

(See also: deva-datta, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Ginnungagap (Scandianvian Norse). The "cup of illusion" literally ; the abyss of the great deep, or the shoreless, beginningless, and endless, yawning gulf; which in esoteric parlance we call the "World’s Matrix", the primordial living space. The cup that contains the universe, hence the "cup of illusion".

(See also: Ginnungagap, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dictionary, )