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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. All prevading






2. Lion's breath






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






4. Inertia






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






6. Dharana






7. Spinal chord






8. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






10. Physical body






11. Disillusion






12. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






13. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






15. Saucha






16. Protector






17. Vata - pitta - kapha






18. Vata - pitta - kapha






19. Chakra mantra






20. Asteya






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






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






23. Yoga of mind






24. Activity - movement






25. Pranayama






26. Tapas






27. Spirit






28. Niyama






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






30. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






32. Spirit






33. Liberation of stagnant prana






34. Matter






35. Wisdom






36. 2nd






37. Higher intellectual body






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






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






40. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






41. 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






42. Svadhyaya






43. Energy/emo body






44. Purity






45. Matter






46. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






47. 5th






48. Lion's breath






49. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






50. 2nd