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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bliss body






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






3. Abundance






4. Tamas - rajas - sattva






5. Svadhyaya






6. Yoga of physical and mental control






7. Rhythmic - increases auric body






8. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






9. Physical body






10. Santosha






11. Everything after Pantanjali






12. Activity - movement






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






14. Science of life






15. Science of life






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






17. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






19. Ishvarapranidhana






20. Abundance






21. Ahimsa






22. Chakra mantra






23. Yama






24. Svadhyaya






25. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






26. Purity






27. Spirit






28. Dead fast resolve






29. Father of yoga






30. Restraints - observances






31. Inertia






32. Yoga of heart






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






34. Asana






35. Vata - pitta - kapha






36. Pranayama






37. Satya






38. Spinal chord






39. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






40. W/Swami Vivekananda






41. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






43. Lion's breath






44. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






46. All prevading






47. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






49. Yoga of physical and mental control






50. Through teeth; cold