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






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






3. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






4. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






5. Chakra mantra






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






7. Asteya






8. Restraints - observances






9. Lion's breath






10. 4th






11. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






12. Liberation of stagnant prana






13. Margas






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






15. Satya






16. Purity






17. Brahmacharya






18. Yama






19. 3rd






20. Tamas - rajas - sattva






21. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






22. Science of life






23. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






25. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






26. 5th






27. Physical body






28. 7th






29. Yoga of heart






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






31. Spirit






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






33. Wisdom






34. Santosha






35. Svadhyaya






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






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






39. 2nd






40. Pratyahara






41. Inertia






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






43. Restraints - observances






44. Studied under Krisnamacharya






45. Samadhi






46. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






48. Vata - pitta - kapha






49. Energy/emo body






50. 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