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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Matter






2. W/Swami Vivekananda






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






4. Restraints - observances






5. Dhyana






6. Abundance






7. Asteya






8. Abundance






9. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






11. Saucha






12. Yoga of heart






13. Spinal chord






14. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






15. 7th






16. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






18. Aparigraha






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






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






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






22. Lower mental body






23. Cool; through tongue






24. Purity






25. Saucha






26. Yoga of action






27. Studied under Krisnamacharya






28. Physical body






29. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






30. Through teeth; cold






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






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






33. Wisdom






34. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






36. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






37. 2nd






38. Pratyahara






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






40. 7th






41. Samadhi






42. Satya






43. Everything after Pantanjali






44. 5 winds






45. Yoga of action






46. 1st chakra






47. Creator






48. Protector






49. Spinal chord






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