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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rhythmic - increases auric body






2. Asteya






3. Dharana






4. Everything after Pantanjali






5. Dhyana






6. Abundance






7. Vata - pitta - kapha






8. Creator






9. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






10. Satya






11. Spirit






12. Yoga of physical and mental control






13. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






14. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






16. Tamas - rajas - sattva






17. Higher intellectual body






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






19. Science of life






20. Yoga of mind






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






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






23. Vata - pitta - kapha






24. Chakra mantra






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






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






27. Samadhi






28. Wisdom






29. Saucha






30. Physical body






31. Yoga of action






32. 3rd






33. Abundance






34. Niyama






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






36. All prevading






37. Physical body






38. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






39. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






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






41. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






42. 1930s-1986 philosopher






43. Yama






44. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






45. Science of life






46. W/Swami Vivekananda






47. Asteya






48. Ishvarapranidhana






49. Activity - movement






50. Tapas