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






2. Wisdom






3. Yama






4. Yoga of action






5. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






6. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






7. Saucha






8. Higher intellectual body






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






10. Dharana






11. Santosha






12. Lower mental body






13. Vata - pitta - kapha






14. Purity






15. Higher intellectual body






16. 4th






17. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






18. 1930s-1986 philosopher






19. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






21. Ishvarapranidhana






22. Activity - movement






23. Aparigraha






24. Energy/emo body






25. Santosha






26. Yoga of action






27. Margas






28. Aparigraha






29. W/Swami Vivekananda






30. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






31. Creator






32. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






33. Father of yoga






34. Yama






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






36. Energy/emo body






37. Disillusion






38. Through teeth; cold






39. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






40. Niyama






41. 4th






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






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






44. 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






45. Pratyahara






46. 3rd






47. Saucha






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






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






50. Female - left - lunar - water - yin