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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Linking breath to movement - breath / ujjayi - locks / bhandas - gaze / dhristi






2. Dead fast resolve






3. Bliss body






4. Creator






5. Yama






6. Vata - pitta - kapha






7. 5th






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






9. Yoga of mind






10. Niyama






11. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






12. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






13. 7th






14. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






15. Purity






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






17. Everything after Pantanjali






18. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






19. Energy/emo body






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






21. 1st chakra






22. Rhythmic - increases auric body






23. Inertia






24. Pratyahara






25. Tamas - rajas - sattva






26. Protector






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






28. Yoga of action






29. Matter






30. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






31. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






32. 1930s-1986 philosopher






33. 4th






34. Chakra mantra






35. Yoga of action






36. Chakra mantra






37. Rhythmic - increases auric body






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






39. Svadhyaya






40. 1st chakra






41. Liberation of stagnant prana






42. 5 winds






43. Brahmacharya






44. Satya






45. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






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






47. Santosha






48. Science of life






49. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






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