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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Studied under Krisnamacharya






2. Spinal chord






3. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






4. Spinal chord






5. Wisdom






6. Disillusion






7. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






8. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






9. Through teeth; cold






10. 6th






11. Rhythmic - increases auric body






12. Asteya






13. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






14. Lower mental body






15. Higher intellectual body






16. Energy/emo body






17. Studied under Krisnamacharya






18. 5th






19. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






20. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






21. Chakra mantra






22. 6th






23. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






24. Father of yoga






25. Disillusion






26. Satya






27. Tamas - rajas - sattva






28. Activity - movement






29. Matter






30. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')






31. Saucha






32. Brahmacharya






33. Purity






34. Santosha






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. Dharana






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






38. 3rd






39. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






40. Yoga of physical and mental control






41. Margas






42. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






43. Tamas - rajas - sattva






44. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






45. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






46. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






47. Higher intellectual body






48. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






49. Cool; through tongue






50. Spirit






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