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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy/emo body






2. Pratyahara






3. Lion's breath






4. Yoga of heart






5. Asteya






6. Through teeth; cold






7. Asteya






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






9. Niyama






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






11. Yoga of heart






12. Brahmacharya






13. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






14. Saucha






15. 5th






16. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






17. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






18. Spirit






19. Disillusion






20. Dharana






21. Father of yoga






22. Samadhi






23. Yoga of action






24. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






25. Physical body






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






27. Satya






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






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






30. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






31. Lion's breath






32. Spirit






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






34. Abundance






35. Aparigraha






36. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






37. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






38. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






39. Lower mental body






40. Pratyahara






41. Vata - pitta - kapha






42. Dead fast resolve






43. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






44. Svadhyaya






45. Spinal chord






46. 1st chakra






47. Aparigraha






48. Asana






49. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






50. W/Swami Vivekananda