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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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1. Energy/emo body






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






3. 1st chakra






4. Inertia






5. W/Swami Vivekananda






6. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






7. Studied under Krisnamacharya






8. Lower mental body






9. Liberation of stagnant prana






10. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






11. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






12. Tamas - rajas - sattva






13. Vata - pitta - kapha






14. Activity - movement






15. Wisdom






16. Saucha






17. Spinal chord






18. All prevading






19. 1st chakra






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






21. Restraints - observances






22. Disillusion






23. Spirit






24. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






25. Pranayama






26. 5 winds






27. Science of life






28. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






29. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






30. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






32. Lower mental body






33. Pratyahara






34. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


35. Margas






36. Aparigraha






37. Higher intellectual body






38. Yoga of action






39. Yama






40. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






41. Asana






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






43. Chakra mantra






44. Rhythmic - increases auric body






45. Santosha






46. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






47. Santosha






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






49. Purity






50. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva