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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Yoga of mind






2. Inertia






3. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


4. Lower mental body






5. W/Swami Vivekananda






6. Studied under Krisnamacharya






7. Chakra mantra






8. Abundance






9. Dharana






10. Father of yoga






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






12. Tamas - rajas - sattva






13. 3rd






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






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






16. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






17. Through teeth; cold






18. Matter






19. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






20. Satya






21. Yoga of physical and mental control






22. Through teeth; cold






23. Purity






24. 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






25. Pratyahara






26. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






27. Pranayama






28. Asana






29. All prevading






30. 5th






31. Yama






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






33. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






35. Higher intellectual body






36. Spinal chord






37. 5th






38. Vata - pitta - kapha






39. Aparigraha






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






41. 2nd






42. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






43. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






44. Dead fast resolve






45. Tamas - rajas - sattva






46. Science of life






47. Yoga of action






48. Protector






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






50. 2nd