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Yoga Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Everything after Pantanjali
Postclassical
pranamaya kosha
muladhara
rajas guna
2. Samadhi
simhasana
dourgha
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
surya bhedana
3. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
types of meditation
goddesses
marma points
Postclassical
4. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
god triad
Sri Krishnamacharya
vyana vayu
Indra Devi
5. Dharana
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
anandamaya
concentration
truthfulness
6. Svadhyaya
pingala nadi
concentration
apana vayu
study of self
7. 5th
self restraint
Pattabhi Jois
marma points
vishuddha
8. Asteya
anandamaya
devotion
types of meditation
non stealing
9. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')
ayurvedic healing techniques
marma points
Vedic
yamas
10. Tamas - rajas - sattva
study of self
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
5 elements
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
11. Psychic breathing; 'upward + success'; energy: mind - cold; body - hot
ujjayi
saraswati
5 elements
Brahma
12. 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
B.K.S. Iyengar
antanjali
rajas guna
vinyasa
13. Samadhi
non-greed
aitkari
meditation
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
14. Energy/emo body
pranamaya kosha
saraswati
purusha
sushumna nadi
15. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
ayurvedic healing techniques
manomaya kosha
Sri Krishnamacharya
marma points
16. Abundance
rajas guna
lakhski
posture
ayurveda
17. Yoga of physical and mental control
raja yoga
niyamas
vinyasa principles
saraswati
18. Activity - movement
ayurvedic healing techniques
5 elements
rajas guna
devotion
19. Matter
rajas guna
niyamas
prakriti
non harming
20. Through teeth; cold
B.K.S. Iyengar
aitkari
samana vayu
self restraint
21. Chakra mantra
Pancha Koshas
bija mantra
muladhara
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
22. Margas
pancha vayus
swadhisthana
paths of yoga
marma points
23. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
antanjali
prakriti
bandha
dourgha
24. Protector
Vishnu
Classical
manomaya kosha
pancha vayus
25. 6th
muladhara
niyamas
ajna
tamas guna
26. Yoga of mind
goddesses
jnana yoga
anandamaya
swadhisthana
27. Navel to diaphragm; digestion
Vishnu
chandra bhedana
saraswati
samana vayu
28. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
Indra Devi
dourgha
devotion
apana vayu
29. Through teeth; cold
Jiddu Krishnamurti
abstinence
aitkari
marma points
30. Father of yoga
udana vayu
aitkari
antanjali
anahata
31. Yama
pranamaya kosha
Sri Krishnamacharya
vyana vayu
abstinence
32. 3rd
anipura
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
anahata
yamas
33. Dead fast resolve
meditation
dourgha
sushumna nadi
bandha
34. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
vishuddha
meditation
ayurvedic healing techniques
ida nadi
35. Activity - movement
vijnanamaya
rajas guna
vinyasa principles
study of self
36. 5 winds
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
chandra bhedana
pancha vayus
apana vayu
37. Yoga of heart
ajna
study of self
anipura
bhakti yoga
38. Ahimsa
bija mantra
contentment
Indra Devi
non harming
39. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath
Sri Krishnamacharya
Sri Krishnamacharya
Pancha Koshas
observance
40. Santosha
samana vayu
contentment
god triad
pranamaya kosha
41. Inertia
vinyasa principles
doshas
tamas guna
Pattabhi Jois
42. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago
43. Saucha
karma yoga
urity
T.K.V. Desikachar
pancha vayus
44. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
karma yoga
sattva guna
ujjayi
Indra Devi
45. Yoga of physical and mental control
raja yoga
Classical
vyana vayu
self restraint
46. W/Swami Vivekananda
antanjali
pancha vayus
doshas
Modern
47. Wisdom
bija mantra
bija mantras in order
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
saraswati
48. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
vinyasa principles
asana
rajas guna
Vedic
49. Santosha
sushumna nadi
dourgha
Brahma
contentment
50. Pranayama
breath control; cultivation of prana
anipura
Pattabhi Jois
chandra bhedana