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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Vata - pitta - kapha






2. Asteya






3. Pratyahara






4. Aparigraha






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






6. Niyama






7. Dhyana






8. Yoga of action






9. 5th






10. Science of life






11. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






13. 7th






14. Satya






15. Through teeth; cold






16. Activity - movement






17. Spirit






18. Higher intellectual body






19. Through teeth; cold






20. Inertia






21. Cool; through tongue






22. Energy/emo body






23. Yoga of mind






24. 2nd






25. Asana






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






27. Samadhi






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






29. Saucha






30. Purity






31. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






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






33. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






34. Svadhyaya






35. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






36. Bliss body






37. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






38. Rhythmic - increases auric body






39. 1930s-1986 philosopher






40. All prevading






41. Protector






42. Everything after Pantanjali






43. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






44. 6th






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






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






47. Santosha






48. Wisdom






49. Studied under Krisnamacharya






50. Restraints - observances