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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Samadhi






2. Purity






3. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






4. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






6. Lion's breath






7. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






9. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






11. Dhyana






12. Pratyahara






13. W/Swami Vivekananda






14. Vata - pitta - kapha






15. Physical body






16. Spirit






17. Lower mental body






18. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


19. Yoga of action






20. All prevading






21. Matter






22. Protector






23. Asana






24. Ishvarapranidhana






25. Creator






26. Restraints - observances






27. Saucha






28. Yama






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






30. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






31. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






32. Disillusion






33. Yoga of heart






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






35. 7th






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






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






38. Studied under Krisnamacharya






39. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






40. Protector






41. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






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






43. Asteya






44. Matter






45. 7th






46. 5th






47. Vata - pitta - kapha






48. Higher intellectual body






49. Liberation of stagnant prana






50. 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