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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






2. Ahimsa






3. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






5. Higher intellectual body






6. Cool; through tongue






7. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






8. 2nd






9. Dharana






10. Pranayama






11. Abundance






12. Creator






13. Father of yoga






14. Protector






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






16. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






18. Creator






19. Liberation of stagnant prana






20. Dead fast resolve






21. Physical body






22. Pratyahara






23. Studied under Krisnamacharya






24. Niyama






25. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






26. Wisdom






27. Lion's breath






28. Through teeth; cold






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






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






31. Energy/emo body






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






33. 2nd






34. Everything after Pantanjali






35. Restraints - observances






36. Liberation of stagnant prana






37. Yoga of mind






38. Activity - movement






39. Samadhi






40. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






41. Purity






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






43. Pratyahara






44. Father of yoga






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






46. Studied under Krisnamacharya






47. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






48. Svadhyaya






49. Spinal chord






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