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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. Pranayama






2. 3rd






3. Matter






4. Activity - movement






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






6. Disillusion






7. Brahmacharya






8. Inertia






9. Tamas - rajas - sattva






10. Dead fast resolve






11. Ishvarapranidhana






12. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






14. 4th






15. Satya






16. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






17. Yoga of action






18. Dhyana






19. Activity - movement






20. Samadhi






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






22. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






23. Santosha






24. Pranayama






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






26. Wisdom






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






28. Yama






29. Asteya






30. Asana






31. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






32. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






33. 6th






34. Restraints - observances






35. W/Swami Vivekananda






36. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






38. 3rd






39. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






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






42. Ahimsa






43. Purity






44. Pratyahara






45. Saucha






46. Aparigraha






47. Physical body






48. Ahimsa






49. Niyama






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