- OR -

Advanced Search

 Learn

•	Our Learning Center
•	Energy & Healing Principles
•	Meditate & Meditations
•	Daily Routines for Longevity
•	Glossary

Learn

Glossary

A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z

Vaccination
A antigen injected into the body for the purpose of stimulating antibodies to create immunity against a disease

Vedas
4 ancient Hindu scriptures documented in archaic Sanskrit

Vedic Period
The period when the famous 4 Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, were documented in archaic Sanskrit

Vegetarianism
A diet that excludes all meat and fish (including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products)

Venous Blood
Unoxygenated blood which is returning to the heart to pick up oxygen

Vis Medicatrix Naturae
Derived from the Latin words "the healing power of nature"

Volatile Essence
The constituent (often the main constituent) of a plant or drug which possesses special qualities in concentrated form

Waichi Sugiyama
Blind acupuncturist Waichi Sugiyama (1610-1694) developed the insertion tube, a small cylindrical tube through which the Acupuncture needle is inserted. This insertion method is still used today by practitioners worldwide, and in Japan by over 90% of the acupuncturists in Japanese Acupuncture

Yoga
Yoga is a Sanskrit word derived from the Sanskrit root "yuj" which means to "unite" or "integrate."

Yoga is a way of life aimed at the union of a person's own consciousness and the universal consciousness, achieved through balancing the body, mind and spirit. In the western world, it is traditionally thought of in more limiting terms as a set of exercises composed of various poses, some of which are performed in flowing sequences.

Yogi
A person who practices various and intensive forms of Yoga and meditation to achieve spiritual insight and tranquility. This designation is usually reserved for advanced practitioners