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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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1. All prevading






2. 1930s-1986 philosopher






3. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






4. Spirit






5. 5 winds






6. 6th






7. Protector






8. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






10. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






11. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






12. Inertia






13. Pratyahara






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






15. Dead fast resolve






16. Dead fast resolve






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






18. Santosha






19. Matter






20. Tamas - rajas - sattva






21. Abundance






22. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






23. Yoga of mind






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






25. Chakra mantra






26. Higher intellectual body






27. Pratyahara






28. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






29. Samadhi






30. 5th






31. Ishvarapranidhana






32. Everything after Pantanjali






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






34. Asana






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






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






37. Liberation of stagnant prana






38. Purity






39. Yoga of heart






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






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. Dharana






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






44. Margas






45. Aparigraha






46. 2nd






47. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






48. Yoga of action






49. Yoga of heart






50. Rhythmic - increases auric body