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Yoga Vocab

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






2. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






3. Inertia






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






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






6. 7th






7. Cool; through tongue






8. All prevading






9. Aparigraha






10. Creator






11. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






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






13. Lower mental body






14. Niyama






15. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






17. 1st chakra






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






19. Dhyana






20. Brahmacharya






21. Through teeth; cold






22. Samadhi






23. Dead fast resolve






24. 6th






25. Spirit






26. Dhyana






27. Ahimsa






28. Inertia






29. 3rd






30. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






31. Spinal chord






32. Yoga of heart






33. Father of yoga






34. Higher intellectual body






35. Studied under Krisnamacharya






36. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






37. All prevading






38. Yoga of heart






39. Asana






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






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






42. Purity






43. Niyama






44. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






45. Margas






46. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






47. Yoga of mind






48. Restraints - observances






49. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


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