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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. Spirit






2. Physical body






3. Cool; through tongue






4. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






5. Ishvarapranidhana






6. Lower mental body






7. Yoga of heart






8. Brahmacharya






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






10. Pratyahara






11. Purity






12. 7th






13. Inertia






14. Ahimsa






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






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






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






18. Aparigraha






19. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






20. 1st chakra






21. Chakra mantra






22. All prevading






23. Asana






24. Samadhi






25. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






26. Studied under Krisnamacharya






27. Yoga of heart






28. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






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






30. 2nd






31. Aparigraha






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






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






34. Dharana






35. Everything after Pantanjali






36. Spinal chord






37. Physical body






38. 5th






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






40. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






41. Tamas - rajas - sattva






42. Liberation of stagnant prana






43. Dead fast resolve






44. Restraints - observances






45. 5 winds






46. Svadhyaya






47. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






48. Yoga of action






49. Wisdom






50. 6th