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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Father of yoga






2. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


3. Creator






4. Tamas - rajas - sattva






5. Tapas






6. Creator






7. Everything after Pantanjali






8. Yama






9. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






10. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






11. Margas






12. Saucha






13. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






14. Yoga of action






15. Purity






16. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






17. Dharana






18. Dharana






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






20. Abundance






21. Purity






22. Rhythmic - increases auric body






23. Protector






24. Inertia






25. 1st chakra






26. Through teeth; cold






27. 3rd






28. 4th






29. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






30. Brahmacharya






31. Asteya






32. Pratyahara






33. Yoga of heart






34. Lower mental body






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






36. Everything after Pantanjali






37. 1930s-1986 philosopher






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






39. 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






40. Dead fast resolve






41. Spirit






42. Inertia






43. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






44. Physical body






45. Aparigraha






46. 5 winds






47. Matter






48. Satya






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






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