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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. All prevading






2. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






3. Saucha






4. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






5. Yoga of action






6. 5 winds






7. Spinal chord






8. Rhythmic - increases auric body






9. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






11. 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






12. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






13. Vata - pitta - kapha






14. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


15. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






16. Spirit






17. Niyama






18. Brahmacharya






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






20. 7th






21. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






22. Father of yoga






23. Lower mental body






24. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






25. Cool; through tongue






26. Brahmacharya






27. Asana






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






29. Yoga of physical and mental control






30. Restraints - observances






31. Tamas - rajas - sattva






32. Energy/emo body






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






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






36. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






38. Satya






39. Dharana






40. Higher intellectual body






41. Niyama






42. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






43. Dhyana






44. Saucha






45. Yoga of physical and mental control






46. Restraints - observances






47. Physical body






48. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






49. Pratyahara






50. 5th