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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dead fast resolve






2. Svadhyaya






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






4. Physical body






5. Satya






6. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






8. Pranayama






9. W/Swami Vivekananda






10. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






11. Activity - movement






12. Samadhi






13. All prevading






14. Studied under Krisnamacharya






15. Protector






16. Liberation of stagnant prana






17. Svadhyaya






18. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






19. Asana






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






21. Margas






22. Lower mental body






23. 6th






24. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






25. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






26. Chakra mantra






27. Yoga of physical and mental control






28. Lion's breath






29. 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






30. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






31. Yoga of mind






32. Science of life






33. Tamas - rajas - sattva






34. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






36. Disillusion






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






38. Abundance






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






40. Saucha






41. Rhythmic - increases auric body






42. Brahmacharya






43. Yoga of action






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






45. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






46. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






47. 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






48. Purity






49. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






50. 7th






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