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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






2. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






3. Brahmacharya






4. Asteya






5. 5th






6. Lower mental body






7. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






8. Restraints - observances






9. Aparigraha






10. Niyama






11. Wisdom






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






13. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






15. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






16. Higher intellectual body






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






18. Ishvarapranidhana






19. Yoga of heart






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






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






22. Yoga of action






23. 2nd






24. Pratyahara






25. Through teeth; cold






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






27. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






29. 1930s-1986 philosopher






30. Disillusion






31. Tapas






32. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






33. Tapas






34. Spirit






35. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






36. Dead fast resolve






37. Pratyahara






38. Energy/emo body






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






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






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






42. Disillusion






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






44. Physical body






45. Pranayama






46. Abundance






47. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






48. Dharana






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






50. Bliss body