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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






2. Wisdom






3. Energy/emo body






4. Dead fast resolve






5. Creator






6. 2nd






7. Yama






8. Asteya






9. Everything after Pantanjali






10. Purity






11. Saucha






12. Ishvarapranidhana






13. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






14. Tapas






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






16. Cool; through tongue






17. Saucha






18. Through teeth; cold






19. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






21. To strike through solar channel; IN right - OUT left






22. Dhyana






23. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






24. Father of yoga






25. Bliss body






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






27. Asana






28. 5th






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






30. Rhythmic - increases auric body






31. Activity - movement






32. 6th






33. Everything after Pantanjali






34. Studied under Krisnamacharya






35. 7th






36. Yoga of physical and mental control






37. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






38. Tamas - rajas - sattva






39. Ahimsa






40. Asteya






41. Studied under Krisnamacharya






42. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






43. Niyama






44. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






45. Through teeth; cold






46. 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






47. Santosha






48. Tapas






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






50. 7th