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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Energy/emo body






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






3. Inertia






4. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






5. 4th






6. Pranayama






7. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






8. Yoga of action






9. Satya






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






11. 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






12. Wisdom






13. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


14. Ahimsa






15. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






17. Santosha






18. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






19. Ishvarapranidhana






20. All prevading






21. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






22. Santosha






23. Svadhyaya






24. Purity






25. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






26. Yoga of action






27. Higher intellectual body






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






29. 6th






30. Spinal chord






31. Aparigraha






32. Margas






33. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






35. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






36. Liberation of stagnant prana






37. Saucha






38. Matter






39. Asana






40. Purity






41. 5 winds






42. 4th






43. Yoga of heart






44. Dhyana






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






46. Disillusion






47. Higher intellectual body






48. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






50. Studied under Krisnamacharya