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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Satya






2. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






3. Yoga of physical and mental control






4. Aparigraha






5. Ishvarapranidhana






6. 4th






7. Yoga of action






8. Activity - movement






9. Wisdom






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






11. Through teeth; cold






12. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






13. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






15. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






16. Purity






17. Dharana






18. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






20. Asana






21. Yama






22. Pranayama






23. Higher intellectual body






24. Energy/emo body






25. Science of life






26. Wisdom






27. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






28. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling






29. Lower mental body






30. Creator






31. 5 winds






32. Pranayama






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






34. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






35. Father of yoga






36. Margas






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






38. Disillusion






39. Aparigraha






40. Disillusion






41. Inertia






42. Matter






43. Liberation of stagnant prana






44. Santosha






45. Protector






46. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






48. 5th






49. 6th






50. Creator