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Yoga Vocab
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health-and-fitness
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lam - vam - ram - yam - ham - om - silent om
bija mantras in order
non stealing
breath control; cultivation of prana
purusha
2. Wisdom
meditation
saraswati
lakhski
bhakti yoga
3. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
vinyasa
Brahma
raja yoga
chandra bhedana
4. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting
bija mantra
bandha
asana
ayurvedic healing techniques
5. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)
devotion
Classical
yamas
meditation
6. 5th
vishuddha
paths of yoga
Indra Devi
types of meditation
7. Inertia
pingala nadi
anipura
tamas guna
ida nadi
8. Higher intellectual body
Swami Vivekananda
vijnanamaya
goddesses
tamas guna
9. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha
jnana yoga
pranamaya kosha
tamas guna
nadi shodana
10. Liberation of stagnant prana
manomaya kosha
asana
non stealing
breath control; cultivation of prana
11. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
discipline
marma points
T.K.V. Desikachar
pingala nadi
12. To place or arrange in a special way with the breath
niyamas
muladhara
yamas
vinyasa
13. W/Swami Vivekananda
Modern
contentment
apana vayu
B.K.S. Iyengar
14. Strike through lunar channel; IN left - OUT right: cooling
chandra bhedana
marma points
observance
yoga's origins
15. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga
types of meditation
paths of yoga
ajna
T.K.V. Desikachar
16. 2nd
aitkari
swadhisthana
simhasana
5 elements
17. Science of life
types of meditation
ayurveda
bandha
prana vayu
18. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
discipline
5 elements
raja yoga
manomaya kosha
19. Tapas
karma yoga
vishuddha
sitali
discipline
20. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya
bandha
antanjali
Indra Devi
self restraint
21. Downward from navel to feet; elimination
lakhski
surya bhedana
apana vayu
lakhski
22. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat
jnana yoga
anandamaya
types of meditation
self restraint
23. Dead fast resolve
nnamaya kosha
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
dourgha
observance
24. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads
Brahma
urity
Preclassical
study of self
25. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali
pingala nadi
muladhara
goddesses
kali
26. Dhyana
surya bhedana
B.K.S. Iyengar
vijnanamaya
meditation
27. Santosha
god triad
ujjayi
contentment
prana vayu
28. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga
xperience of the true self (atman); the big picture
abstinence
Sri Krishnamacharya
vinyasa
29. Chakra mantra
bija mantra
surya bhedana
tamas guna
meditation
30. Protector
Vishnu
muladhara
Jiddu Krishnamurti
dourgha
31. 1930s-1986 philosopher
lakhski
vishuddha
Jiddu Krishnamurti
raja yoga
32. 6th
Pattabhi Jois
non stealing
ajna
surya bhedana
33. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
non stealing
bandha
swadhisthana
yoga's origins
34. Margas
anandamaya
paths of yoga
Jiddu Krishnamurti
truthfulness
35. Ahimsa
bhastrika
Vedic
non harming
purusha
36. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)
bandha
vinyasa principles
Indra Devi
T.K.V. Desikachar
37. 3rd
vishuddha
gunas (qualities of matter in prakriti)
Modern
anipura
38. Rhythmic - increases auric body
Indra Devi
bhastrika
purusha
ayurvedic healing techniques
39. Yoga of heart
pranamaya kosha
types of meditation
bhakti yoga
jnana yoga
40. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath
Pancha Koshas
Preclassical
discipline
vinyasa principles
41. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions
Swami Vivekananda
niyamas
niyamas
anandamaya
42. Energy/emo body
pranamaya kosha
Vishnu
Brahma
Classical
43. W/Swami Vivekananda
pranamaya kosha
Modern
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
manomaya kosha
44. Creator
bhakti yoga
anahata
Brahma
swadhisthana
45. Svadhyaya
Vedic
study of self
abstinence
saraswati
46. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana
marma points
nnamaya kosha
bija mantras in order
Indra Devi
47. Earth - wind - water - fire - space
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
5 elements
Indra Devi
ajna
48. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi
Classical
yoga's origins
types of meditation
vinyasa principles
49. Chakra mantra
karma yoga
bija mantra
simhasana
sense withdrawal; mental cleansing - fasting
50. Abundance
kali
asana
Jiddu Krishnamurti
lakhski