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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Asteya






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






3. Inertia






4. Creator






5. 4th






6. Through teeth; cold






7. Activity - movement






8. 7th






9. Bliss body






10. Father of yoga






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






12. 2nd






13. Tapas






14. Pratyahara






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






16. Brahmacharya






17. All prevading






18. Purity






19. Spirit






20. Energy/emo body






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






22. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






23. Vata - pitta - kapha






24. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


25. 5 winds






26. Creator






27. Matter






28. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






31. Lion's breath






32. 1930s-1986 philosopher






33. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






34. Asteya






35. Rhythmic - increases auric body






36. 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






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






38. Pranayama






39. Higher intellectual body






40. 5 winds






41. 1st chakra






42. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






43. Activity - movement






44. Samadhi






45. Yoga of mind






46. Ishvarapranidhana






47. Ishvarapranidhana






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






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






50. Studied under Krisnamacharya