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






3. Asana






4. Disillusion






5. Spirit






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






7. 4th






8. Dhyana






9. Abundance






10. Samadhi






11. Abundance






12. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






13. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






14. Vata - pitta - kapha






15. Protector






16. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






18. Science of life






19. Spinal chord






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






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






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






23. Higher intellectual body






24. Ahimsa






25. W/Swami Vivekananda






26. 5 winds






27. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






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






29. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






30. Yoga of action






31. Dead fast resolve






32. Protector






33. Dead fast resolve






34. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






36. Energy/emo body






37. 3rd






38. Through teeth; cold






39. 2nd






40. Asteya






41. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






43. Brahmacharya






44. Santosha






45. Santosha






46. Yama






47. Tamas - rajas - sattva






48. 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






49. Saucha






50. Chakra mantra