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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. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






2. Tamas - rajas - sattva






3. Inertia






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






5. Brought Hatha yoga to America in 40s; studied under Krishnamacharya






6. Liberation of stagnant prana






7. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






8. Rhythmic - increases auric body






9. Purity






10. Dharana






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






12. Yoga of action






13. Father of yoga






14. Father of yoga






15. Abundance






16. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






17. Pratyahara






18. Ishvarapranidhana






19. Physical body






20. Liberation of stagnant prana






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






22. Dead fast resolve






23. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






24. Ahimsa






25. 3rd






26. All prevading






27. Protector






28. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






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






30. Higher intellectual body






31. 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






32. 2nd






33. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






34. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


35. Spinal chord






36. Cool; through tongue






37. Tapas






38. Cool; through tongue






39. Spinal chord






40. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






41. Energy/emo body






42. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






43. Margas






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






45. Yoga of physical and mental control






46. Purity






47. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






48. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






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






50. Rhythmic - increases auric body