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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






2. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






3. Physical body






4. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






5. 4th






6. Niyama






7. Higher intellectual body






8. Chakra mantra






9. Yoga of physical and mental control






10. Ishvarapranidhana






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






12. Asteya






13. Tapas






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






15. Brahmacharya






16. 6th






17. Pratyahara






18. Cool; through tongue






19. Pranayama






20. Bliss body






21. Science of life






22. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






23. Saucha






24. Svadhyaya






25. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






26. Wisdom






27. Matter






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






29. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






30. Dharana






31. Vata - pitta - kapha






32. Dharana






33. Aparigraha






34. Restraints - observances






35. Energy/emo body






36. Cool; through tongue






37. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






38. Vata - pitta - kapha






39. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






40. W/Swami Vivekananda






41. Inertia






42. Spirit






43. Brahmacharya






44. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






45. Physical body






46. Abundance






47. Creator






48. Through teeth; cold






49. Satya






50. Niyama