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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. Science of life






2. Spinal chord






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






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






5. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






6. Purity






7. Purity






8. Disillusion






9. Yoga of action






10. Disillusion






11. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






12. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






13. Asteya






14. Tamas - rajas - sattva






15. 6th






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






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






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






19. Bliss body






20. Samadhi






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






22. Everything after Pantanjali






23. Activity - movement






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






25. Liberation of stagnant prana






26. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






27. 5 winds






28. Creator






29. Pranayama






30. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






31. Santosha






32. Svadhyaya






33. 1st chakra






34. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






35. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






36. 2nd






37. Yama






38. Ishvarapranidhana






39. Rhythmic - increases auric body






40. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






41. Through teeth; cold






42. Lion's breath






43. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






44. 3rd






45. 4th






46. Pratyahara






47. Chakra mantra






48. 4th






49. Abundance






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