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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1st chakra






2. W/Swami Vivekananda






3. 4th






4. Santosha






5. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






6. Inertia






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






8. Energy/emo body






9. Margas






10. Asteya






11. 6th






12. Wisdom






13. 7th






14. Protector






15. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


16. Niyama






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






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






19. Abundance






20. Aparigraha






21. Physical body






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






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






24. Niyama






25. Spinal chord






26. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






27. Yoga of action






28. Purity






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Yoga of heart






31. Yoga of mind






32. 6th






33. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






35. Studied under Krisnamacharya






36. 5th






37. Rhythmic - increases auric body






38. Ahimsa






39. Dhyana






40. 1930s-1986 philosopher






41. Saucha






42. Rhythmic - increases auric body






43. Ishvarapranidhana






44. Ishvarapranidhana






45. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






46. Taught father's (Krishnamacharya) system of yoga






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






48. Father of yoga






49. 1st chakra






50. Tamas - rajas - sattva