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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. Father of yoga






2. Ahimsa






3. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






5. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






6. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






7. Tapas






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






9. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






10. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






11. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






13. Dead fast resolve






14. Yoga of physical and mental control






15. Restraints - observances






16. Creator






17. Tapas






18. 5 winds






19. Pranayama






20. Energy/emo body






21. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






22. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






23. Through teeth; cold






24. Vata - pitta - kapha






25. Cool; through tongue






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






27. Cool; through tongue






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






29. Matter






30. Purity






31. Santosha






32. Satya






33. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






34. Lion's breath






35. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






36. Ishvarapranidhana






37. Aparigraha






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






39. Protector






40. Science of life






41. Higher intellectual body






42. Rhythmic - increases auric body






43. Restraints - observances






44. Everything after Pantanjali






45. Dharana






46. Samadhi






47. Abundance






48. Science of life






49. Saucha






50. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption