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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Abundance






2. Svadhyaya






3. 6th






4. Tapas






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






6. Science of life






7. 7th






8. Vata - pitta - kapha






9. Lower mental body






10. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






11. Svadhyaya






12. Aparigraha






13. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






15. Abundance






16. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






17. Ahimsa






18. Yoga of physical and mental control






19. Tapas






20. Yama






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






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






23. Energy/emo body






24. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






26. Samadhi






27. Wisdom






28. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






30. Dhyana






31. Studied under Krisnamacharya






32. Father of yoga






33. Higher intellectual body






34. Bliss body






35. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






36. Aparigraha






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






38. 5th






39. 7th






40. Rhythmic - increases auric body






41. Protector






42. 1st chakra






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






44. Tamas - rajas - sattva






45. Dharana






46. Lion's breath






47. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






48. Margas






49. 5th






50. Navel to diaphragm; digestion