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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Everything after Pantanjali






2. Protector






3. Margas






4. Yoga of action






5. 2nd






6. Yoga of heart






7. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






8. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






9. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






11. Dhyana






12. Niyama






13. Liberation of stagnant prana






14. Spirit






15. Science of life






16. Everything after Pantanjali






17. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






18. Tamas - rajas - sattva






19. Aparigraha






20. All prevading






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






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






23. 5 winds






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






25. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






26. Physical body






27. Tapas






28. 5 winds






29. Tamas - rajas - sattva






30. Dead fast resolve






31. Wisdom






32. Bliss body






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






35. Studied under Krisnamacharya






36. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






37. Dhyana






38. Inertia






39. Spinal chord






40. Chakra mantra






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






42. Purity






43. 4th






44. Yoga of action






45. Inertia






46. Lower mental body






47. Cool; through tongue






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






49. Restraints - observances






50. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga