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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pratyahara






2. Abundance






3. Saucha






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






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






6. Santosha






7. Disillusion






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






9. 5 winds






10. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






12. Yama






13. Higher intellectual body






14. 1930s-1986 philosopher






15. 3rd






16. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






17. Energy/emo body






18. Yoga of physical and mental control






19. Protector






20. Dharana






21. Asteya






22. Pranayama






23. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






25. Asana






26. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






28. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






29. 7th






30. Bliss body






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






32. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


33. All prevading






34. Purity






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






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






37. Niyama






38. Tapas






39. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






40. Disillusion






41. 1st chakra






42. Aparigraha






43. Pratyahara






44. Santosha






45. 4th






46. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






47. W/Swami Vivekananda






48. Ahimsa






49. Satya






50. Tapas