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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. Saucha






2. Rhythmic - increases auric body






3. Activity - movement






4. Tapas






5. 1st chakra






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






7. Ishvarapranidhana






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






9. Lower mental body






10. Physical body






11. Liberation of stagnant prana






12. 7th






13. Matter






14. Creator






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






16. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






17. Inertia






18. Saucha






19. Lion's breath






20. 1930s-1986 philosopher






21. Chakra mantra






22. 4th






23. 5th






24. Activity - movement






25. 5th






26. Creator






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






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






29. Studied under Krisnamacharya






30. Margas






31. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






32. 7th






33. 3rd






34. Abundance






35. Asteya






36. Purity






37. Originated in India 5 -000 + years ago


38. 1900 BC-200 AD; Upanishads






39. Energy/emo body






40. 5 winds






41. Yoga of mind






42. Spirit






43. Lakhski - saraswati - dourgha - kali






44. Asteya






45. Studied under Krisnamacharya






46. Yoga of heart






47. Asana






48. Ishvarapranidhana






49. Ahimsa






50. Science of life