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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. Lion's breath






2. Pratyahara






3. Saucha






4. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






5. Yama






6. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






7. Inertia






8. Tamas - rajas - sattva






9. Science of life






10. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






11. 5th






12. Abundance






13. 2nd






14. 1930s-1986 philosopher






15. Brahmacharya






16. Physical body






17. Aparigraha






18. Everything after Pantanjali






19. 4th






20. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






21. Ishvarapranidhana






22. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






24. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






25. Protector






26. Cool; through tongue






27. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






28. Pratyahara






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






30. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






31. Restraints - observances






32. 5th






33. Wisdom






34. Energy/emo body






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






36. 6th






37. Satya






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






39. Higher intellectual body






40. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






41. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






42. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






43. Matter






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






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






46. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






47. Margas






48. Disillusion






49. Everything after Pantanjali






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