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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. Yoga of mind






2. Spinal chord






3. Yama






4. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






5. Ahimsa






6. Aparigraha






7. Ishvarapranidhana






8. All prevading






9. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






10. 1st chakra






11. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






13. Yoga of heart






14. Niyama






15. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






17. Vata - pitta - kapha






18. Energy/emo body






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






20. 7th






21. 6th






22. Cool; through tongue






23. Purity






24. Abundance






25. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






27. 5th






28. Energy/emo body






29. Yoga of mind






30. Matter






31. Activity - movement






32. Bliss body






33. Dharana






34. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






35. Spinal chord






36. Chakra mantra






37. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






38. Yoga of heart






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






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






41. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






42. 6th






43. 4th






44. Abundance






45. Saucha






46. Higher intellectual body






47. 5 winds






48. Father of yoga






49. Inertia






50. Protector