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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Spirit






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






3. Physical body






4. Saucha






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






6. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






8. Dead fast resolve






9. Brahmacharya






10. Tapas






11. Bliss body






12. Svadhyaya






13. Dharana






14. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






15. Vata - pitta - kapha






16. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






18. Yoga of physical and mental control






19. Alt nostril; IN left - OUT right w/bandha






20. Niyama






21. Father of yoga






22. Wisdom






23. 5th






24. Cool; through tongue






25. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






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






27. Spinal chord






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






29. 6th






30. Dhyana






31. Yoga of action






32. Ishvarapranidhana






33. Spirit






34. Asana






35. Liberation of stagnant prana






36. 4th






37. Abundance






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






39. 2nd






40. Asteya






41. 1st chakra






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






43. All prevading






44. 3rd






45. Protector






46. Chakra mantra






47. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






48. W/Swami Vivekananda






49. Tamas - rajas - sattva






50. 6th