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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. Samadhi






2. Creator






3. Yoga of heart






4. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






5. Protector






6. 1st chakra






7. Dead fast resolve






8. Yama






9. Asteya






10. Lion's breath






11. Yoga of physical and mental control






12. Father of yoga






13. Niyama






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






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






16. Svadhyaya






17. 4th






18. Liberation of stagnant prana






19. 3rd






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






21. 6th






22. Samadhi






23. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






24. Tamas - rajas - sattva






25. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






26. Chakra mantra






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






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






29. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






31. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






32. Dharana






33. Dhyana






34. Ahimsa






35. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






36. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






37. Pratyahara






38. 5th






39. W/Swami Vivekananda






40. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






41. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






42. Tamas - rajas - sattva






43. Everything after Pantanjali






44. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






45. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






46. Activity - movement






47. Saucha






48. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






49. Creator






50. Yoga of physical and mental control