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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ahimsa






2. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






3. 4th






4. 2nd






5. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






6. Tamas - rajas - sattva






7. Energy/emo body






8. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






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






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






12. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






14. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






16. Lion's breath






17. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






18. Everything after Pantanjali






19. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






20. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






21. Spinal chord






22. Wisdom






23. Spinal chord






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






25. Yama






26. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






27. Vata - pitta - kapha






28. Protector






29. Saucha






30. Saucha






31. Matter






32. Samadhi






33. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






34. Physical body






35. Lion's breath






36. Pranayama






37. Pratyahara






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






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






40. Samadhi






41. Margas






42. Cool; through tongue






43. Rhythmic - increases auric body






44. Aparigraha






45. Physical body






46. 1930s-1986 philosopher






47. Creator






48. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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






50. Father of yoga