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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. 4th






2. Creator






3. Bliss body






4. Abundance






5. Yoga of physical and mental control






6. Santosha






7. All prevading






8. Wisdom






9. Dhyana






10. Dead fast resolve






11. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






12. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






13. Yoga of heart






14. Spinal chord






15. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






16. 1st chakra






17. Tapas






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






19. Chakra mantra






20. Through teeth; cold






21. 1930s-1986 philosopher






22. 2nd






23. Lion's breath






24. Liberation of stagnant prana






25. Ahimsa






26. Protector






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






28. Father of yoga






29. Spirit






30. Aparigraha






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






32. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






33. Dead fast resolve






34. 7th






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. Abundance






37. W/Swami Vivekananda






38. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






39. 6th






40. Ishvarapranidhana






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






42. Yoga of action






43. Svadhyaya






44. Studied under Krisnamacharya






45. Higher intellectual body






46. Purity






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






48. Pranayama






49. Physical body






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