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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






2. Lower mental body






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






4. Yama






5. Cool; through tongue






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






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. Chakra mantra






9. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






10. Spirit






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






12. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






14. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






15. Saucha






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






17. Chakra mantra






18. 2nd






19. Cool; through tongue






20. Spinal chord






21. Pratyahara






22. Brahmacharya






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






24. Studied under Krisnamacharya






25. Studied under Krisnamacharya






26. 5th






27. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






28. Inertia






29. 6th






30. Asana






31. Science of life






32. Niyama






33. Through teeth; cold






34. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






35. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






36. Vata - pitta - kapha






37. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






38. Disillusion






39. Vata - pitta - kapha






40. Purity






41. Restraints - observances






42. Saucha






43. Everything after Pantanjali






44. Creator






45. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






46. 1st chakra






47. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






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






50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space