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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Svadhyaya






2. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






3. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






4. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






6. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






7. Lower mental body






8. Dhyana






9. Lion's breath






10. Father of yoga






11. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






12. Energy/emo body






13. W/Swami Vivekananda






14. Energy/emo body






15. Yoga of heart






16. Asana






17. Yoga of mind






18. Dharana






19. Matter






20. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






22. Inertia






23. Ahimsa






24. Cool; through tongue






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






26. 1930s-1986 philosopher






27. Purity






28. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






29. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






30. W/Swami Vivekananda






31. Spinal chord






32. Matter






33. Abundance






34. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






35. Disillusion






36. Through teeth; cold






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






38. Satya






39. Purity






40. Brahmacharya






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






44. Aparigraha






45. 3rd






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






47. Tamas - rajas - sattva






48. Disillusion






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






50. Ahimsa