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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spinal chord






2. Protector






3. Asana






4. Yoga of action






5. Vata - pitta - kapha






6. Vata - pitta - kapha






7. Higher intellectual body






8. Liberation of stagnant prana






9. Niyama






10. 2nd






11. Studied under Krisnamacharya






12. Spinal chord






13. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






14. Wisdom






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






16. Ishvarapranidhana






17. 5th






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






19. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






20. Samadhi






21. Creator






22. Ishvarapranidhana






23. Science of life






24. Satya






25. Lower mental body






26. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






27. Asteya






28. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






29. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






31. 7th






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






33. W/Swami Vivekananda






34. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






35. 5 winds






36. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






37. Yoga of physical and mental control






38. Restraints - observances






39. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath






40. Lion's breath






41. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






42. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






43. Niyama






44. Science of life






45. Abundance






46. Higher intellectual body






47. 3rd






48. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






49. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






50. Matter