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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Brahmacharya






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






3. Yoga of physical and mental control






4. 6th






5. Liberation of stagnant prana






6. Santosha






7. Creator






8. Physical body






9. Yoga of mind






10. 7th






11. All prevading






12. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






13. Earth - wind - water - fire - space






14. Niyama






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






16. Ahimsa






17. 1893 World's Fair at Parliment off religions






18. Dhyana






19. 1888-1989; taught viniyoga system of Hatha-Yoga






20. Abundance






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






22. 1st chakra






23. Lower mental body






24. Bliss body






25. Abundance






26. Protector






27. Cool; through tongue






28. Restraints - observances






29. Father of yoga






30. Activity - movement






31. 2nd






32. Svadhyaya






33. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






34. Purity






35. Ishvarapranidhana






36. Asana






37. Bliss body






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






39. 4th






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






41. Pratyahara






42. Chakra mantra






43. 6th






44. Dhyana






45. Pancha: 5 - kosha: sheath






46. 7th






47. Niyama






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






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






50. Wisdom