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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rig-Veda: fountainhead of Hinduism ('praise of knowledge')






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






3. 5th






4. Pratyahara






5. Svadhyaya






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






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






8. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






9. Yoga of mind






10. Abundance






11. Dead fast resolve






12. Saucha






13. Ishvarapranidhana






14. 6th






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






16. Energy/emo body






17. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






18. Cool; through tongue






19. Pranayama






20. Margas






21. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






23. 2nd






24. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






25. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






26. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






27. 1st chakra






28. Physical body






29. Santosha






30. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






31. Father of yoga






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






33. Bliss body






34. 7th






35. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






37. Aparigraha






38. 1930s-1986 philosopher






39. Science of life






40. 4th






41. Cool; through tongue






42. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






43. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






45. Ahimsa






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






47. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






48. Dead fast resolve






49. Spinal chord






50. Vata - pitta - kapha