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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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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. Lion's breath






2. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






3. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






5. Higher intellectual body






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






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






8. Protector






9. Wisdom






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






11. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






12. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






14. Matter






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






16. Spinal chord






17. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






18. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






19. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






20. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






21. 6th






22. Ishvarapranidhana






23. Rhythmic - increases auric body






24. Abundance






25. Energy/emo body






26. Niyama






27. Chakra mantra






28. Wisdom






29. Sick in youth - lived with brother in law (Krishnamacharya) - wrote 'Light on Yoga' 1966 - in 1952 friend - violinist Menuhin - introduced to world - use of props






30. Yoga of mind






31. All prevading






32. Spinal chord






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






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






35. Yama






36. Margas






37. Brahmacharya






38. Vata - pitta - kapha






39. W/Swami Vivekananda






40. Lion's breath






41. Inertia






42. Everything after Pantanjali






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






44. Asana






45. Cool; through tongue






46. Activity - movement






47. Cool; through tongue






48. Spirit






49. Matter






50. Higher intellectual body