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Yoga Vocab

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






2. Through teeth; cold






3. Physical body






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






5. Samadhi






6. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






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






9. Yoga of physical and mental control






10. Santosha






11. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






12. Satya






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






14. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






16. Svadhyaya






17. Pranayama






18. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






19. Yoga of heart






20. Spinal chord






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






22. Activity - movement






23. Ahimsa






24. Liberation of stagnant prana






25. Asana






26. Niyama






27. Abundance






28. Aparigraha






29. Saucha






30. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






31. Spirit






32. Spirit






33. Rhythmic - increases auric body






34. Higher intellectual body






35. 7th






36. Ishvarapranidhana






37. Through teeth; cold






38. Spinal chord






39. 2nd






40. 4th






41. Activity - movement






42. Purity






43. Creator






44. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






45. Physical body






46. Samadhi






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






48. Dhyana






49. Science of life






50. Navel to diaphragm; digestion