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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Rhythmic - increases auric body






2. Creator






3. Svadhyaya






4. Dharana






5. Protector






6. Pranayama






7. Energy/emo body






8. 5th






9. Lower mental body






10. Ishvarapranidhana






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






12. Vata - pitta - kapha






13. Science of life






14. Chakra mantra






15. Inertia






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






17. Through teeth; cold






18. 4th






19. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






20. Asteya






21. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






22. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






24. Asteya






25. Spinal chord






26. Higher intellectual body






27. Santosha






28. Dead fast resolve






29. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






30. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






31. Yoga of mind






32. Everything after Pantanjali






33. Cool; through tongue






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






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. 2nd






37. Matter






38. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






39. Dead fast resolve






40. Tapas






41. Through teeth; cold






42. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






43. Niyama






44. Ahimsa






45. W/Swami Vivekananda






46. Restraints - observances






47. Samadhi






48. Matter






49. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






50. Navel to diaphragm; digestion