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Yoga Vocab

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  • 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. Abundance






2. Dead fast resolve






3. Yoga of physical and mental control






4. 2nd






5. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






6. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






7. Science of life






8. 1930s-1986 philosopher






9. 3rd






10. Inertia






11. Asana






12. Activity - movement






13. Studied under Krisnamacharya






14. Ishvarapranidhana






15. Lower mental body






16. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






17. Father of yoga






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






19. Abundance






20. 4th






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






22. Purity






23. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






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






25. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






26. 1930s-1986 philosopher






27. Energy/emo body






28. Saucha






29. Physical body






30. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






31. Through teeth; cold






32. Spinal chord






33. Liberation of stagnant prana






34. Purity






35. 6th






36. Pratyahara






37. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






39. Saucha






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






41. Disillusion






42. W/Swami Vivekananda






43. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






44. Santosha






45. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


46. Protector






47. Ishvarapranidhana






48. Bliss body






49. Tapas






50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space