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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






2. Energy/emo body






3. 7th






4. Asteya






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






6. 6th






7. Vata - pitta - kapha






8. Brahmacharya






9. Restraints - observances






10. 4th






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






12. Physical body






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






14. Niyama






15. Father of yoga






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






17. Dharana






18. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






20. Aparigraha






21. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






22. Creator






23. Disillusion






24. Yama






25. Margas






26. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






27. Yoga of heart






28. Purity






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






30. Through teeth; cold






31. Activity - movement






32. Satya






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






34. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






35. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






36. Abundance






37. Father of yoga






38. 3rd






39. 1st chakra






40. Liberation of stagnant prana






41. Wisdom






42. Niyama






43. Chakra mantra






44. Spinal chord






45. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






46. Bliss body






47. Bliss body






48. Liberation of stagnant prana






49. Disillusion






50. Vata - pitta - kapha