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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


2. 5th






3. Saucha






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






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






6. Science of life






7. Lower mental body






8. Inertia






9. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






10. Cool; through tongue






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






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






13. Through teeth; cold






14. Yoga of heart






15. 2nd






16. Santosha






17. Spinal chord






18. Satya






19. Niyama






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






21. 4th






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






23. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






24. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






25. Lower mental body






26. Through teeth; cold






27. Higher intellectual body






28. Yama






29. 5th






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






31. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






32. Svadhyaya






33. 5 winds






34. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






35. Yoga of action






36. Margas






37. 4th






38. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






40. Asteya






41. Purity






42. 6th






43. Creator






44. Wisdom






45. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






46. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






47. Purity






48. Niyama






49. Higher intellectual body






50. Father of yoga