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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yama






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






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






4. Cool; through tongue






5. Ahimsa






6. 7th






7. Ahimsa






8. Tapas






9. Dead fast resolve






10. 1st chakra






11. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






12. Ishvarapranidhana






13. 5 winds






14. Rhythmic - increases auric body






15. Pratyahara






16. Yoga of heart






17. Spinal chord






18. Abundance






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






20. Pratyahara






21. All prevading






22. Dhyana






23. Vata - pitta - kapha






24. Everything after Pantanjali






25. Yama






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






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






28. 6th






29. 1930s-1986 philosopher






30. Energy/emo body






31. Purity






32. 3rd






33. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






34. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






35. Wisdom






36. Disillusion






37. Physical body






38. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






39. Yoga of physical and mental control






40. Spirit






41. Lower mental body






42. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






44. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






45. Father of yoga






46. Disillusion






47. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






49. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






50. Samadhi