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Yoga Vocab

Instructions:
  • 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. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






2. Yama






3. 5 winds






4. All prevading






5. Spirit






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






7. Activity - movement






8. Svadhyaya






9. Vata - pitta - kapha






10. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






11. 1st chakra






12. Lower mental body






13. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






14. Asana






15. Physical body






16. Spirit






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






18. Asana






19. Brahmacharya






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






21. Satya






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






23. Tapas






24. Samadhi






25. Yama






26. 5th






27. Restraints - observances






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






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






30. 6th






31. Lion's breath






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






33. Chakra mantra






34. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






35. Activity - movement






36. All prevading






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






38. Rhythmic - increases auric body






39. Santosha






40. Abundance






41. 5 winds






42. Pratyahara






43. Santosha






44. Dhyana






45. Spinal chord






46. Ahimsa






47. Energy/emo body






48. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






50. Creator