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Yoga Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






2. Abundance






3. Lion's breath






4. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






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






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. Satya






9. Spirit






10. Asana






11. Spinal chord






12. Spirit






13. 5 winds






14. Activity - movement






15. 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






16. Energy/emo body






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






18. Studied under Krisnamacharya






19. Purity






20. Yoga of heart






21. Energy/emo body






22. Lion's breath






23. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






24. Chakra mantra






25. Yoga of physical and mental control






26. 4th






27. Bliss body






28. Cool; through tongue






29. Asteya






30. Inertia






31. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






32. Rhythmic - increases auric body






33. Tapas






34. Pranayama






35. Abundance






36. Yama






37. Tapas






38. 6th






39. Chakra mantra






40. Liberation of stagnant prana






41. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






43. Svadhyaya






44. Vata - pitta - kapha






45. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






46. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






47. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






49. Asana






50. Dharana