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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Svadhyaya






2. Higher intellectual body






3. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






4. 4th






5. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






6. Spirit






7. Bliss body






8. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






9. Disillusion






10. Spirit






11. All prevading






12. Pratyahara






13. Yoga of heart






14. Asteya






15. Physical body






16. Disillusion






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






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






19. Everything after Pantanjali






20. Niyama






21. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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22. Father of yoga






23. Asana






24. Science of life






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






26. 2nd






27. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






28. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






30. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






31. Energy/emo body






32. Activity - movement






33. Dead fast resolve






34. Lion's breath






35. Santosha






36. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






37. Liberation of stagnant prana






38. Asana






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






40. Yoga of mind






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






42. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






43. Tamas - rajas - sattva






44. Brahmacharya






45. Dharana






46. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






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






48. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






49. Tamas - rajas - sattva






50. 2nd