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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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1. Protector






2. Vata - pitta - kapha






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






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






5. Restraints - observances






6. 2nd






7. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






8. W/Swami Vivekananda






9. Samadhi






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






11. Yama






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






13. Yoga of mind






14. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






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






16. Pranayama






17. Activity - movement






18. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






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






20. Saucha






21. Pratyahara






22. 6th






23. 1st chakra






24. 2nd






25. Disillusion






26. Father of yoga






27. 4th






28. Science of life






29. Wisdom






30. 7th






31. Asteya






32. Vata - pitta - kapha






33. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






34. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






35. Aparigraha






36. Science of life






37. Ahimsa






38. Wisdom






39. Margas






40. Brahmacharya






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. Dharana






43. Studied under Krisnamacharya






44. Matter






45. Higher intellectual body






46. Niyama






47. Bliss body






48. 1930s-1986 philosopher






49. Satya






50. Downward from navel to feet; elimination