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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Diaphragm to base of throat; pranic absorption






2. Svadhyaya






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






4. Physical body






5. 7th






6. Ahimsa






7. 2nd






8. Bliss body






9. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






10. Creator






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






12. Yoga of heart






13. Asana






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






15. Purity






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






17. Yoga of action






18. Yoga of mind






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






20. Disillusion






21. Margas






22. Pratyahara






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






24. Yoga of mind






25. Father of yoga






26. Spinal chord






27. Cool; through tongue






28. 6th






29. Brahmacharya






30. Vata - pitta - kapha






31. Liberation of stagnant prana






32. Rhythmic - increases auric body






33. 5th






34. Satya






35. Asana






36. W/Swami Vivekananda






37. Inertia






38. 7th






39. Tamas - rajas - sattva






40. Wisdom






41. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






42. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






43. Yoga of physical and mental control






44. Matter






45. Energy/emo body






46. 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






47. Through teeth; cold






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






49. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






50. Earth - wind - water - fire - space