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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Restraints - observances






2. Asana






3. Yoga of action






4. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






5. Ahimsa






6. Dhyana






7. Spirit






8. Yoga of action






9. Physical body






10. Through teeth; cold






11. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






12. Higher intellectual body






13. Matter






14. Bliss body






15. Abundance






16. W/Swami Vivekananda






17. Protector






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






19. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






20. 1st chakra






21. Dharana






22. Dhyana






23. Asteya






24. 1st chakra






25. 1930s-1986 philosopher






26. Spinal chord






27. Asteya






28. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Science of life






31. Wisdom






32. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






33. Santosha






34. Abundance






35. Satya






36. Yama






37. Activity - movement






38. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






39. Purity






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






41. Svadhyaya






42. Niyama






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






44. Ishvarapranidhana






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






46. Tapas






47. Dead fast resolve






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






49. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






50. Ishvarapranidhana