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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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1. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






2. Dhyana






3. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






4. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






5. 1st chakra






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






7. Santosha






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






9. Restraints - observances






10. Dharana






11. Cool; through tongue






12. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






14. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






15. Pratyahara






16. 4th






17. Abundance






18. Pranayama






19. Protector






20. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






21. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






22. Asana






23. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






24. Purity






25. Physical body






26. Niyama






27. Protector






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






29. Aparigraha






30. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






31. Brahmacharya






32. Dhyana






33. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om






34. Yoga of action






35. Abundance






36. Yoga of physical and mental control






37. Spinal chord






38. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






40. 4th






41. Asteya






42. Satya






43. Spinal chord






44. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






45. Yoga of action






46. Santosha






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






48. Lower mental body






49. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






50. Svadhyaya