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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yoga of heart






2. Lower mental body






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






4. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






5. Physical body






6. Bliss body






7. Svadhyaya






8. Tapas






9. Svadhyaya






10. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






11. Disillusion






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






13. Brahmacharya






14. 1930s-1986 philosopher






15. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






16. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






17. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






18. Cool; through tongue






19. Saucha






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






21. Inertia






22. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






23. Pratyahara






24. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






25. 2nd






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






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






28. 5th






29. Chakra mantra






30. Yoga of action






31. Ishvarapranidhana






32. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






34. Spirit






35. Dharana






36. Inertia






37. Everything after Pantanjali






38. Vata - pitta - kapha






39. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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






41. Liberation of stagnant prana






42. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






43. All prevading






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






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






46. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






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






48. Margas






49. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






50. Lion's breath