Yogini: A female Yogi.

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Darshana:

Darshana ("seeing"): vision in the literal and metaphorical sense; a system of philosophy, such as the yoga-darshana of Patanjali; cf. drishti

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Deva:

Deva ("he who is shining"): a male deity, such as Shiva, Vishnu, or Krishna, either in the sense of the ultimate Reality or a high angelic being

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Granthi:

Granthi ("knot"): any one of three common blockages in the central pathway (sushumna-nadi) preventing the full ascent of the serpent power (kundalini-shakti); the three knots are known as brahma-granthi (at the lowest psychoenergetic center of the subtle body), the vishnu-granthi (at the heart), and the rudra-granthi (at the eyebrow center)

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Goraksha:

Goraksha ("Cow Protector"): traditionally said to be the founding adept of hatha yoga, a disciple of Matsyendra

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Gheranda-Samhita:

Gheranda-Samhita ("[Sage] Gheranda's Compendium"): one of three major manuals of classical hatha yoga, composed in the seventeenth century; cf. Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika, Shiva-Samhita

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Guna:

Guna ("quality"): a term that has numerous meanings, including "virtue"; often refers to any of the three primary "qualities" or constituents of nature (prakriti): tamas (the principle of inertia), rajas (the dynamic principle), and sattva (the principle of lucidity)

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Guru:

Guru ("he who is heavy, weighty"): a spiritual teacher; cf. acarya

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Guru-Gita:

Guru-Gita ("Guru's Song"): a text in praise of the guru, often chanted in ashramas

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Guru-bhakti:

Guru-bhakti ("teacher devotion"): a disciple's self-transcending devotion to the guru; see also bhakti

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Gayatri-mantra:

Gayatri-mantra: a famous Vedic mantra recited particularly at sunrise: tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah pracodayat,"

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Duhkha:

Duhkha ("bad axle space"): suffering, a fundamental fact of life, caused by ignorance (avidya) of our true nature (i.e., the Self or atman)

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Dharana:

Dharana ("holding"): concentration, the sixth limb (anga) of Patanjali's eight-limbed yoga

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Devi:

Devi ("she who is shining"): a female deity such as Parvati, Lakshmi, or Radha, either in the sense of the ultimate Reality (in its feminine pole) or a high angelic being

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Dharma:

Dharma ("bearer"): a term of numerous meanings; often used in the sense of "law," "lawfulness," "virtue," "righteousness," "norm"

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Dhyana:

Dhyana ("ideating"): meditation, the seventh limb (anga) of Patanjali's eight-limbed yoga

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Drishti:

Drishti ("view/sight"): yogic gazing, such as at the tip of the nose or the spot between the eyebrows; cf. darshana

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Diksha:

Diksha ("initiation"): the act and condition of induction into the hidden aspects of yoga or a particular lineage of teachers; all traditional yoga is initiatory

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Vishnu: Vishnu is one of divine trinity in Hinduism, also known as the preserver, Vishnu  has had nine incarnations, including Rama and Krishna.

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Vinyasa: The liquid movement from one posture to another.

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Surya Namakara: Sun salutations - a series of Yoga postures honoring the sun.

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Subhanga Karanam: True beauty, in which every aspect of the body is radiantly healthy.

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