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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pratyahara






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






3. Svadhyaya






4. Father of yoga






5. Everything after Pantanjali






6. Vata - pitta - kapha






7. Liberation of stagnant prana






8. Pranayama






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






10. Wisdom






11. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago

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12. Margas






13. Disillusion






14. Margas






15. Satya






16. Yoga of physical and mental control






17. 7th






18. 4th






19. Santosha






20. Asteya






21. Purity






22. 3rd






23. Asana






24. Cool; through tongue






25. All prevading






26. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






27. Cool; through tongue






28. Ahimsa






29. Wisdom






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






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






32. Pranayama






33. Samadhi






34. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






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






37. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






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






40. Restraints - observances






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






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






43. 2nd






44. Abundance






45. Yoga of action






46. Lower mental body






47. Yoga of physical and mental control






48. 5th






49. Through teeth; cold






50. Dead fast resolve