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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






3. Cool; through tongue






4. Vata - pitta - kapha






5. 5 winds






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






7. Ishvarapranidhana






8. Pratyahara






9. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






10. Cool; through tongue






11. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






13. 5th






14. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






15. Margas






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






17. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






19. Yama






20. Matter






21. Samadhi






22. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






23. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






24. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






26. Chakra mantra






27. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






28. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






29. 6th






30. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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31. Asana






32. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






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






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






36. Disillusion






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






38. Asteya






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






40. Lion's breath






41. Studied under Krisnamacharya






42. 1930s-1986 philosopher






43. Inertia






44. Chakra mantra






45. Pranayama






46. Everything after Pantanjali






47. Spinal chord






48. Svadhyaya






49. Brahmacharya






50. 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