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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. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






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






4. Lion's breath






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






6. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






8. Energy/emo body






9. Science of life






10. Purity






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






12. Activity - movement






13. Yoga of action






14. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






15. Creator






16. Wisdom






17. Santosha






18. Aparigraha






19. Yama






20. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






21. Spirit






22. Dead fast resolve






23. Yama






24. Yoga of physical and mental control






25. Matter






26. Spinal chord






27. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






28. Purity






29. Physical body






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






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






32. Dhyana






33. Liberation of stagnant prana






34. Svadhyaya






35. Abundance






36. Studied under Krisnamacharya






37. W/Swami Vivekananda






38. 7th






39. 1st chakra






40. Yoga of mind






41. 4th






42. Creator






43. All prevading






44. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






45. Yoga of physical and mental control






46. 3rd






47. Yoga of heart






48. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






50. Activity - movement