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Yoga Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Energy/emo body






2. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






4. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






5. Creator






6. Studied under Krisnamacharya






7. Energy/emo body






8. Margas






9. Lower mental body






10. Father of yoga






11. Rhythmic - increases auric body






12. Samadhi






13. Spinal chord






14. Creator






15. Yoga of heart






16. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






17. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






19. Protector






20. Everything after Pantanjali






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






22. Abundance






23. 7th






24. Restraints - observances






25. Science of life






26. Lion's breath






27. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






28. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






29. Cool; through tongue






30. Tamas - rajas - sattva






31. 4th






32. Pranayama






33. Purity






34. Matter






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


37. Ahimsa






38. Vata - pitta - kapha






39. Brahmacharya






40. Yoga of heart






41. Higher intellectual body






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






43. 2nd






44. Yoga of mind






45. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






46. 1st chakra






47. Dead fast resolve






48. Pranayama






49. 1st chakra






50. 6th