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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tamas - rajas - sattva






2. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






3. Yama






4. Asana






5. Ahimsa






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






7. Yoga of action






8. Satya






9. 1930s-1986 philosopher






10. Saucha






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






12. Ishvarapranidhana






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






14. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






15. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






16. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






17. Matter






18. Abundance






19. Energy/emo body






20. Higher intellectual body






21. Dhyana






22. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






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






25. Restraints - observances






26. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






27. Yoga of physical and mental control






28. Bliss body






29. Satya






30. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






32. Spinal chord






33. Spinal chord






34. 4th






35. Creator






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






37. Asteya






38. Yoga of action






39. Higher intellectual body






40. Rhythmic - increases auric body






41. Pratyahara






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






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






44. 5 winds






45. Niyama






46. Through teeth; cold






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






48. Studied under Krisnamacharya






49. W/Swami Vivekananda






50. Physical body