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Test your basic knowledge |

Yoga Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Disillusion






2. 5 winds






3. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






4. Santosha






5. 4th






6. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






7. Ishvarapranidhana






8. Everything after Pantanjali






9. Spirit






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






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






12. Asana






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






14. Creator






15. Through teeth; cold






16. Disillusion






17. Studied under Krisnamacharya






18. Dhyana






19. Dharana






20. Asteya






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






22. Brahmacharya






23. Yoga of mind






24. 4th






25. Satya






26. 7th






27. Satya






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






29. Rhythmic - increases auric body






30. Dhyana






31. Energy/emo body






32. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






33. Concentrative - tactile - integrative - contemplative - off-mat






34. Yoga of physical and mental control






35. Samadhi






36. Cool; through tongue






37. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






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






40. 1st chakra






41. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






43. Tapas






44. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






45. 3rd






46. Abundance






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






48. Spinal chord






49. 3rd






50. Purity






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