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Yoga Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Diet and nutrition - herbs - massage/marma pt therapy - asana/pranayama - lifestyle changes - mantra - mediation - purification/fasting






2. Spinal chord






3. Samadhi






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






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






6. Female - left - lunar - water - yin






7. W/Swami Vivekananda






8. Brahmacharya






9. Abundance






10. Physical body






11. Eightfold Yoga (Raja Yoga) by Pantanjali






12. Santosha






13. 5th






14. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






15. 3rd






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






17. 2nd






18. Yoga of action






19. Margas






20. Male - right - solar - fire - yang






21. Saucha






22. Ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigrahal; refinement of outer behavioral Karmas via healthy relationship to others (thus true Self)






23. Science of life






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






25. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






27. Studied under Krisnamacharya






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






29. Pranayama






30. Brahma - Vishnu - Shiva






31. 108 points; energy amplification points - lie along nadis - boost flow of prana






32. 4th






33. Through teeth; cold






34. Pratyahara






35. Wisdom






36. Tamas - rajas - sattva






37. Studied under Krisnamacharya






38. Asana






39. Restraints - observances






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






41. Purity






42. Vata - pitta - kapha






43. Downward from navel to feet; elimination






44. Navel to diaphragm; digestion






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






46. Cool; through tongue






47. Margas






48. Santosha






49. Dhyana






50. Dhyana







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