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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Activity - movement






2. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






3. Ishvarapranidhana






4. Asteya






5. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






6. Dhyana






7. Yoga of mind






8. Yoga of action






9. Tamas - rajas - sattva






10. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






11. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






12. Cool; through tongue






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






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






15. Matter






16. Creator






17. 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






18. Spinal chord






19. Abundance






20. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






21. Yama






22. 2nd






23. 5th






24. Spirit






25. Yoga of heart






26. Satya






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






28. Samadhi






29. Saucha






30. Yama






31. Physical body






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






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






34. Vata - pitta - kapha






35. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






37. Matter






38. Wisdom






39. Restraints - observances






40. Yoga of action






41. Dharana






42. Ahimsa






43. Restraints - observances






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






45. Aparigraha






46. Everything after Pantanjali






47. Asana






48. Wisdom






49. Chakra mantra






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