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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lower mental body






2. Matter






3. Asteya






4. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






5. Father of yoga






6. Dharana






7. Yama






8. Wisdom






9. Disillusion






10. Yoga of action






11. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






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






13. Higher intellectual body






14. Purity






15. Chakra mantra






16. Asana






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






18. Yoga of mind






19. 4th






20. Creator






21. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






22. Wisdom






23. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






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






26. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






27. Asana






28. Pratyahara






29. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






30. Svadhyaya






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






32. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






34. 1st chakra






35. 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






36. Saucha






37. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






38. From base of throat to top of head; movement in throat and facial expressions






39. Physical body






40. 6th






41. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






42. Vata - pitta - kapha






43. Satya






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. Margas






46. Activity - movement






47. Tamas - rajas - sattva






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






49. Through teeth; cold






50. Rhythmic - increases auric body