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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. Energy/emo body






2. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






3. Abundance






4. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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






6. Yoga of heart






7. Chakra mantra






8. Cool; through tongue






9. Samadhi






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






11. Aparigraha






12. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






13. 7th






14. Svadhyaya






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






16. Father of yoga






17. Activity - movement






18. Yoga of mind






19. Restraints - observances






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






21. Vata - pitta - kapha






22. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






24. Spinal chord






25. Studied under Krisnamacharya






26. Physical body






27. Cool; through tongue






28. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Tapas






31. Yoga of physical and mental control






32. Abundance






33. Rhythmic - increases auric body






34. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






37. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






38. Saucha






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






40. Matter






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. Physical body






43. Yama






44. 4th






45. Tapas






46. Disillusion






47. Margas






48. Yoga of mind






49. 5th






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