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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy/emo body






2. Tapas






3. Asteya






4. Pranayama






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






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






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






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






9. All prevading






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






11. Tamas - rajas - sattva






12. Lion's breath






13. Higher intellectual body






14. Satya






15. Protector






16. Matter






17. Spirit






18. Yama






19. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


20. W/Swami Vivekananda






21. Asteya






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






23. Lower mental body






24. 4th






25. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






26. Cool; through tongue






27. Margas






28. 1st chakra






29. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






30. 1930s-1986 philosopher






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






32. Aparigraha






33. Wisdom






34. 2nd






35. Asana






36. 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






37. Ishvarapranidhana






38. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






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






41. 7th






42. Dharana






43. Dead fast resolve






44. W/Swami Vivekananda






45. Svadhyaya






46. Lower mental body






47. Liberation of stagnant prana






48. Rhythmic - increases auric body






49. Creator






50. Yoga of heart