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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. Santosha






2. Satya






3. Disillusion






4. Studied under Krisnamacharya






5. Ishvarapranidhana






6. 2nd






7. Dhyana






8. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






9. Niyama






10. Energy/emo body






11. Bliss body






12. Vata - pitta - kapha






13. Lower mental body






14. Restraints - observances






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






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






17. Activity - movement






18. Saucha






19. 1930s-1986 philosopher






20. Through teeth; cold






21. Studied under Krisnamacharya






22. Abundance






23. Satya






24. Tapas






25. 5th






26. Spirit






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






28. Brahmacharya






29. Through teeth; cold






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






31. Father of yoga






32. 7th






33. 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






34. 5th






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. 3rd






37. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






39. Yoga of mind






40. Higher intellectual body






41. 5 winds






42. Rhythmic - increases auric body






43. Inertia






44. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






45. Disillusion






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






47. Pranayama






48. Yoga of heart






49. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






50. Saucha