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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. 4th






2. Santosha






3. Samadhi






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






5. Energy/emo body






6. Inertia






7. Wisdom






8. Pratyahara






9. Abundance






10. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






11. Chakra mantra






12. Asana






13. Pranayama






14. 6th






15. Physical body






16. Dead fast resolve






17. 3rd






18. Spinal chord






19. Niyama






20. 2nd






21. All prevading






22. Studied under Krisnamacharya






23. Ahimsa






24. Pranayama






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






26. Father of yoga






27. Yama






28. Activity - movement






29. Everything after Pantanjali






30. Pratyahara






31. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






32. Yoga of mind






33. Tamas - rajas - sattva






34. Through teeth; cold






35. Santosha






36. Yoga of heart






37. Creator






38. Protector






39. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






40. Disillusion






41. 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






42. Yoga of physical and mental control






43. Yoga of action






44. Rhythmic - increases auric body






45. Liberation of stagnant prana






46. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






47. Matter






48. Chakra mantra






49. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






50. Inertia