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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. Purity






2. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






3. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






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






6. Margas






7. 6th






8. 1930s-1986 philosopher






9. Pratyahara






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






11. Liberation of stagnant prana






12. 1930s-1986 philosopher






13. Physical body






14. 1st chakra






15. Santosha






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






17. Spirit






18. Activity - movement






19. Higher intellectual body






20. Chakra mantra






21. Creator






22. Dead fast resolve






23. Everything after Pantanjali






24. Satya






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






26. Niyama






27. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






29. Disillusion






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






31. Matter






32. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






33. Tapas






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






35. Aparigraha






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






37. Science of life






38. Santosha






39. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






41. Samadhi






42. Father of yoga






43. Abundance






44. Energy/emo body






45. Niyama






46. W/Swami Vivekananda






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






48. 6th






49. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






50. Wisdom