Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

Pranayama: yogic practice of manipulating and controlling the flow of prana in thesubtle
body by controlling the respiratory process.
Pranotthana: the impulses which pass up sushumna nadi to the higher centers of the brain
when a chakra is transiently aroused. These impulses purify the sushumna passage in
preparation for sustained kundalini awakening.
Pravritti marga: the path of expansion outwards into greater and greater manifestation,
further away from the source of our origin.
Psi: psychic phenomena.
Psyche: the total mental aspect of man.
Psychosis:' major mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality.
Purushai consciousness:; the spirit or pure self.
Raja yoga: eightfold path of yoga formulated by Patanjali. It begins with mental stability
and proceeds to the highest state of samadhi.
Rajo guna: the guna of prakriti characterized by restlessness, activity and ambition.
Rakshasa: demon; negative or self-defeating force.
Reticular activating system: (RAS) that part of the brain-stem especially concerned with
arousal from sleep and maintenance of the alert, waking state of consciousness.
Rishi: seer or sage; who realizes the truth directly.
Rolfing: structural integration. Deep massage to rebalance the body structures.
Rudra granthi: (also known as Shiva granthi) the knot of Shiva. This is the psychic knot
within ajna chakra, which symbolizes attachment to siddhis or higher mental attributes
which must be transcended before full awakening of kundalini can occur.
Sacral plexus: nerve plexus in the back wall of the pelvis associated with swadhisthana
and rnooladhara chakras, and responsible for the functioning of the urinary and
reproductive systems.
Sadhaka: a student of spiritual practices.
Sadhana: spiritual discipline or practice.
Sadhu: a holy man.