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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






2. Svadhyaya






3. Yama






4. Dhyana






5. Spirit






6. Lower mental body






7. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






8. Satya






9. Science of life






10. Pratyahara






11. Ishvarapranidhana






12. Abundance






13. Dhyana






14. 3rd






15. Cool; through tongue






16. Brahmacharya






17. Studied under Krisnamacharya






18. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






19. Yoga of heart






20. Purity






21. Protector






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






23. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






24. Rhythmic - increases auric body






25. Bliss body






26. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






27. Matter






28. Niyama






29. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






31. Matter






32. Everything after Pantanjali






33. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






34. Dead fast resolve






35. Pratyahara






36. Samadhi






37. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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38. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






39. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. Father of yoga






43. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot






44. Disillusion






45. Brahmacharya






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






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






48. Samadhi






49. 5 winds






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