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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Samadhi






2. Pratyahara






3. Chakra mantra






4. Yoga of mind






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






6. Santosha






7. Dead fast resolve






8. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






9. Physical body






10. Pranayama






11. Through teeth; cold






12. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






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






14. 5th






15. Father of yoga






16. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






17. Svadhyaya






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






19. Yoga of heart






20. Ishvarapranidhana






21. Studied under Krisnamacharya






22. Saucha






23. 1930s-1986 philosopher






24. Ahimsa






25. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






26. 1st chakra






27. Purity






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






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






30. 3rd






31. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






32. Activity - movement






33. Vata - pitta - kapha






34. Dead fast resolve






35. Saucha






36. Energy/emo body






37. Higher intellectual body






38. Through teeth; cold






39. Studied under Krisnamacharya






40. Tamas - rajas - sattva






41. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






42. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






44. 5 winds






45. W/Swami Vivekananda






46. Matter






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






48. Abundance






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






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