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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yoga of action






2. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






3. Svadhyaya






4. Yoga of physical and mental control






5. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






7. Protector






8. Yoga of mind






9. Cool; through tongue






10. Pratyahara






11. Asana






12. Dead fast resolve






13. Wisdom






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






15. Science of life






16. Through teeth; cold






17. Asteya






18. Pranayama






19. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






20. Yama






21. 1930s-1986 philosopher






22. Protector






23. Ahimsa






24. Activity - movement






25. Lion's breath






26. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






27. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






28. Disillusion






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






30. Physical body






31. Creator






32. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






33. Father of yoga






34. Yoga of heart






35. Higher intellectual body






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






37. Lion's breath






38. Pratyahara






39. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')






40. 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






41. Bliss body






42. Purity






43. Chakra mantra






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






45. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






46. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






47. 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






48. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






50. Santosha