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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 30 minutes.
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1. Asteya






2. Dharana






3. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






5. Through teeth; cold






6. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






7. 6th






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






9. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






10. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






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






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






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






15. Purity






16. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






17. Science of life






18. Pratyahara






19. Activity - movement






20. Everything after Pantanjali






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






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






23. Tamas - rajas - sattva






24. Yoga of physical and mental control






25. Spinal chord






26. Satya






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






28. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






30. Asana






31. Spirit






32. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






33. Vata - pitta - kapha






34. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






35. Chakra mantra






36. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






37. All prevading






38. Ahimsa






39. Margas






40. Cool; through tongue






41. Samadhi






42. Cool; through tongue






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






44. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






45. 3rd






46. 4th






47. Physical body






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






49. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






50. Activity - movement