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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






2. Yoga of physical and mental control






3. Matter






4. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






5. Yoga of physical and mental control






6. Dharana






7. Cool; through tongue






8. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






9. Spinal chord






10. Yoga of action






11. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






12. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






13. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






14. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






15. 5th






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






17. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






18. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






19. 7th






20. 6th






21. Yoga of mind






22. Through teeth; cold






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






24. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






25. Spirit






26. Lower mental body






27. All prevading






28. Spirit






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






30. Bliss body






31. Pranayama






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






33. Cool; through tongue






34. Liberation of stagnant prana






35. Pratyahara






36. Chakra mantra






37. Brahmacharya






38. Aparigraha






39. Yoga of action






40. Restraints - observances






41. Wisdom






42. Asteya






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






44. Dharana






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






46. Purity






47. Dead fast resolve






48. Wisdom






49. Creator






50. Asana