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Test your basic knowledge |

Yoga Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Restraints - observances






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






3. Yoga of physical and mental control






4. Through teeth; cold






5. Tamas - rajas - sattva






6. 1930s-1986 philosopher






7. Vata - pitta - kapha






8. Cool; through tongue






9. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






10. 2nd






11. Satya






12. Dhyana






13. Tapas






14. Bliss body






15. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






17. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






18. Yoga of action






19. Chakra mantra






20. Everything after Pantanjali






21. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






22. 7th






23. Spinal chord






24. Chakra mantra






25. Svadhyaya






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






27. 2nd






28. Margas






29. Ahimsa






30. Pranayama






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






32. 5th






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






34. 3rd






35. Yama






36. Protector






37. Creator






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






39. Spirit






40. Spinal chord






41. 1930s-1986 philosopher






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






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






44. 5th






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






46. Yoga of heart






47. 3rd






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






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






50. Father of yoga






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