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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brahmacharya






2. Everything after Pantanjali






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






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






6. Yoga of mind






7. Matter






8. Energy/emo body






9. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






10. Tamas - rajas - sattva






11. Asteya






12. Ishvarapranidhana






13. Svadhyaya






14. Restraints - observances






15. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






16. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






17. Dharana






18. 2nd






19. Spinal chord






20. Yoga of heart






21. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






23. Pratyahara






24. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






25. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






26. Dhyana






27. Saucha






28. Wisdom






29. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






31. Yama






32. 5th






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






34. Pranayama






35. Yoga of action






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






37. Creator






38. 5 winds






39. Higher intellectual body






40. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






41. 6th






42. Dharana






43. Physical body






44. 4th






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






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






47. Wisdom






48. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


49. Energy/emo body






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