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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. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






2. Ahimsa






3. Science of life






4. Ahimsa






5. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






6. Yama






7. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






8. Dhyana






9. Aparigraha






10. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






11. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






12. Restraints - observances






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






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






15. Pranayama






16. Niyama






17. Dead fast resolve






18. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






19. Protector






20. 3rd






21. Vata - pitta - kapha






22. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






23. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






24. 4th






25. 5 winds






26. Yoga of mind






27. 1st chakra






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






29. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






30. Yoga of heart






31. Pranayama






32. W/Swami Vivekananda






33. Aparigraha






34. Wisdom






35. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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36. Spinal chord






37. Liberation of stagnant prana






38. Abundance






39. Matter






40. Dhyana






41. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






42. Yoga of physical and mental control






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






44. Svadhyaya






45. Studied under Krisnamacharya






46. Tamas - rajas - sattva






47. 5th






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






49. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






50. Science of life