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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. Saucha






2. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






3. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






4. Margas






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






6. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






7. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






8. Restraints - observances






9. 5th






10. Abundance






11. Lion's breath






12. Cool; through tongue






13. Ahimsa






14. Disillusion






15. Rhythmic - increases auric body






16. Yoga of mind






17. Asteya






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






19. Yoga of action






20. Lower mental body






21. Purity






22. Vata - pitta - kapha






23. Asana






24. Through teeth; cold






25. Creator






26. Studied under Krisnamacharya






27. Yoga of action






28. Aparigraha






29. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






30. Spinal chord






31. Science of life






32. All prevading






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






34. Abundance






35. 7th






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






37. 6th






38. Pranayama






39. Pratyahara






40. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






41. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






42. Satya






43. Spinal chord






44. 3rd






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






46. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






47. 2nd






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






49. Samadhi






50. Ahimsa