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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yoga of physical and mental control






2. Abundance






3. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






4. Yoga of action






5. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






6. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






7. Ishvarapranidhana






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






9. Brahmacharya






10. Studied under Krisnamacharya






11. Yama






12. Samadhi






13. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






14. Pranayama






15. Liberation of stagnant prana






16. 5 winds






17. Creator






18. Cool; through tongue






19. Aparigraha






20. Satya






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






22. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






23. 1st chakra






24. Matter






25. Physical body






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






27. Yoga of mind






28. 5th






29. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






30. Vata - pitta - kapha






31. 7th






32. Lower mental body






33. Asana






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






35. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






37. Science of life






38. Dead fast resolve






39. Cool; through tongue






40. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






42. Yoga of heart






43. Samadhi






44. All prevading






45. Through teeth; cold






46. Ahimsa






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






48. Niyama






49. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






50. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath