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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Father of yoga






2. Aparigraha






3. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


4. Inertia






5. Matter






6. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






7. 5 winds






8. Pratyahara






9. Yoga of heart






10. Studied under Krisnamacharya






11. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






12. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






14. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






15. Asteya






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






17. Svadhyaya






18. Creator






19. Asteya






20. Disillusion






21. Spirit






22. Dharana






23. Science of life






24. 3rd






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






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






27. Higher intellectual body






28. Protector






29. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






30. Santosha






31. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






32. Protector






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






34. Aparigraha






35. Higher intellectual body






36. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






37. Yoga of heart






38. Ishvarapranidhana






39. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






41. 5th






42. 2nd






43. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






44. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






45. 3rd






46. Uddiyana - moola - jalandhara (net - web); maha (all three)






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






48. Samadhi






49. All prevading






50. Creator