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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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1. 7th






2. 5 winds






3. Inertia






4. 2nd






5. Yoga of mind






6. Ahimsa






7. Brahmacharya






8. Aparigraha






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






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






11. Disillusion






12. Protector






13. Asana






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






15. 4th






16. Wisdom






17. Yama






18. Tapas






19. 1st chakra






20. 4th






21. Cool; through tongue






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






23. Yoga of heart






24. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






25. Yama






26. Liberation of stagnant prana






27. Studied under Krisnamacharya






28. Pratyahara






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






30. Wisdom






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






32. Matter






33. Satya






34. 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






35. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






36. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






37. Spinal chord






38. Activity - movement






39. 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






40. Dead fast resolve






41. Lion's breath






42. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






43. W/Swami Vivekananda






44. Margas






45. Science of life






46. Samadhi






47. Protector






48. Bliss body






49. Spirit






50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space