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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Aparigraha






2. Tapas






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






4. Yoga of mind






5. Dead fast resolve






6. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






7. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






8. Liberation of stagnant prana






9. Tamas - rajas - sattva






10. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






11. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






12. Dharana






13. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






14. Samadhi






15. 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






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






17. Lion's breath






18. Abundance






19. Asana






20. Svadhyaya






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






22. Vata - pitta - kapha






23. Lower mental body






24. Samadhi






25. Satya






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






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






28. Physical body






29. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






30. 2nd






31. Niyama






32. Saucha






33. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






34. Creator






35. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






36. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






37. Science of life






38. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






39. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






40. Spirit






41. Saucha






42. Yama






43. Tamas - rajas - sattva






44. Yama






45. Inertia






46. Ishvarapranidhana






47. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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48. Abundance






49. Lower mental body






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